Epilogue of the strike

[zesty_pinto]

Strike still going on. The strikers are getting fined 100 million per day. I still feel bad for them though, especially knowing that the NY Metro is making loads of revenue off their property. And, on a bright note I probably now have buns of titanium. Still, with that said, I saw the most amazing thing.

Above Penn Station was a helicopter. At first, I didn't understand its purpose. Then I noticed a line that travelled along Madison Square Garden (right above Penn Station). I thought there was a concert, right? Then I stepped to the entrance OF Penn Station and found this huge massive bubble of people that were standing there trying to go downstairs, at least a thousand people were gathered around the station, and I almost thought it was because of a bomb scare in the station. Police officers, construction workers, everything, were there keeping guard and when I came around, I heard a voice on a mike that was trying to get people's attention. It didn't really work. Finally, someone else took the amp and told us the entrance was closed. In fact, two entrances were closed. A massive "aww" could be heard in reaction to that, like something out of a live studio audience. We walked around to yet another entrance, and stood around the NJ Transit terminal, where it was damn sparse; usually the waiting area is 2-3 dozen people even on a normal day. Today, there were half a dozen.

Now if only I didn't leave my phone at home. If I didn't, then I could have shared to you some of the things I saw. If the strike continues tomorrow, then expect photos. At least, of where I walked in Central Park.

Comments

[polianarchy.livejournal.com]

wow, i thought philly's strike was bad! dig it! (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/galleries/340-1.html?SITE=WNYC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)

[zesty-pinto.livejournal.com]

You never realize how many people rely on those mass transit systems until you see those crowds of people cattle-herded together like a giant exodus of white collar humanity packed into a mosh-pit density all just to grab a train. And that was for Long Island alone.