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Every NYC subway rider's dream is to make enough money to no longer ride the subway.
Most of the time, we are just subjected to crazy things on the subway.
Loud yellers, gospel readers, general inconsideration, others in our space, etc...
But what if we could book first class rides on the train?
In the most L train thing to ever happen, two men in shirts and ties were serving sparkling cider and hot towels to L train passengers on Thursday night in Brooklyn.
Check it out.
Hello from the L where two men are serving sparkling cider and warm towels to riders as part of a โfirst class subwโฆ https://t.co/ZjXbUYK5v4โ korsha wilson (@korsha wilson) 1557428496.0
There is no such thing as a first class subway experience.
In fact, for the most part, the subway is a nexus for craziness.
But these guys went the extra mile to put on a full show.
@korshawilson The gloves are a nice touch ๐โ ๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐ (@๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐) 1557434297.0
@korshawilson Eddie Murphy was right!!!!! https://t.co/iL9g4T6jJSโ Sandy Alexandre ๐ฉ๐ฟโ๐ซ (@Sandy Alexandre ๐ฉ๐ฟโ๐ซ) 1557430869.0
@kkearns @korshawilson Art.โ Art Or Not Art (@Art Or Not Art) 1557439598.0
@korshawilson Totally hoped they were LDS missionaries but nope, no name tags! That would be a very Mormon missionary thing to do ๐โ em mil (@em mil) 1557432951.0
@korshawilson @nycsouthpaw They need to get on the damn A at 6pm to Ozone Park!!โ MSancler (@MSancler) 1557434819.0
The next most Brooklyn thing to ever happen was the $100 tab that came with the "first class experience."
According to Patch:
"Those who did indulge in the first-class treatment were given tabs, like those given at a restaurant, at the end of their ride, Wilson said. Inside a check book was a bill that read 'First Class Subway Car Experience โ $100'."
"They then repeatedly asked everyone to pay their tab," Korsha Wilson, the Tweeter of the event, said.
"No one did."
@korshawilson @AliBaumanTV um...if you see something, say somethingโ Ryan Don (@Ryan Don) 1557434201.0
@RyanDonCCF @korshawilson @AliBaumanTV Exactly! This is some Toronto-as-NYC ๐ฎ๐ฉ No self-respecting NYer is acceptiโฆ https://t.co/RGf5FUnbMqโ maisany (@maisany) 1557461927.0
@korshawilson Why do I never get on those trains? My trains are steady โShowtimeโ or armpit-to-armpit crowdedโ LPM (@LPM) 1557438165.0
@korshawilson @benphillips76 Meh, I would be hesitant to accept an unidentified drink in a solo cup from two guys tโฆ https://t.co/S3cbeiS5lwโ Smartacus (@Smartacus) 1557474599.0
@korshawilson i want to know so much more. is this performance art? transit activism? a branding exercise on behalfโฆ https://t.co/bjFaHwf7Omโ Tracie McMillan (@Tracie McMillan) 1557429041.0
The two men were also reportedly being filmed by a third party, but they would not divulge for what.
@korshawilson @robkschulte Whyโd I take the m todayโ prufrock shakur (@prufrock shakur) 1557539217.0
@korshawilson Maybe itโs the Jersey in me, but I wouldnโt take the drinkโ Roya Rafei (@Roya Rafei) 1557496248.0
@korshawilson @poisonaavi I had to take the L everyday to get to work and back. Where was this back then? Haha.โ Ayush Bikram Khadka (@Ayush Bikram Khadka) 1557466171.0
@korshawilson @WeekendTwitr Awesome. Classy.๐โ Unread Datum๐คจโ๐ฝ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (@Unread Datum๐คจโ๐ฝ๐ณ๏ธโ๐) 1557446836.0
The men reportedly got on at first avenue and got off at Lorimerโmeaning only people who lived in Williamsburg were treated to the "first-class subway experience."
@korshawilson https://t.co/03o3kmIFlHโ Javier First of His Name (@Javier First of His Name) 1557439123.0
So, for those of you who live in New York and recognize the names of the neighborhoods, you know it was only the "wealthy hipsters" subject to this.
We'll keep you posted if it shows up online somewhere else.