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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 “first class subw… https://t.co/ZjXbUYK5v4— 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 😂— 𝑀𝒾𝓈𝑔𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 (@𝑀𝒾𝓈𝑔𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈)1557434297.0
@korshawilson Eddie Murphy was right!!!!! https://t.co/iL9g4T6jJS— Sandy Alexandre 👩🏿🏫 (@Sandy Alexandre 👩🏿🏫)1557430869.0
@kkearns @korshawilson Art.— 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 😂— em mil (@em mil)1557432951.0
@korshawilson @nycsouthpaw They need to get on the damn A at 6pm to Ozone Park!!— 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 – $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 something— Ryan Don (@Ryan Don)1557434201.0
@RyanDonCCF @korshawilson @AliBaumanTV Exactly! This is some Toronto-as-NYC 🐮💩 No self-respecting NYer is accepti… https://t.co/RGf5FUnbMq— maisany (@maisany)1557461927.0
@korshawilson Why do I never get on those trains? My trains are steady “Showtime” or armpit-to-armpit crowded— LPM (@LPM)1557438165.0
@korshawilson @benphillips76 Meh, I would be hesitant to accept an unidentified drink in a solo cup from two guys t… https://t.co/S3cbeiS5lw— Smartacus (@Smartacus)1557474599.0
@korshawilson i want to know so much more. is this performance art? transit activism? a branding exercise on behalf… https://t.co/bjFaHwf7Om— 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 Why’d I take the m today— prufrock shakur (@prufrock shakur)1557539217.0
@korshawilson Maybe it’s the Jersey in me, but I wouldn’t take the drink— 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.— Ayush Bikram Khadka (@Ayush Bikram Khadka)1557466171.0
@korshawilson @WeekendTwitr Awesome. Classy.👍— Unread Datum🤨✌🏽🏳️🌈 (@Unread Datum🤨✌🏽🏳️🌈)1557446836.0
The men reportedly got on at first avenue and got off at Lorimer—meaning only people who lived in Williamsburg were treated to the "first-class subway experience."
@korshawilson https://t.co/03o3kmIFlH— 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.