Today on the Park Slope Parents blog, a pregnant Park Sloper decided to figure out what happens when you’re hugely pregnant on the subway. Does the big bump get you a seat or not? The results may shock you.
The writer heard from friends two conflicting reports about pregnancy and subway travel. She writes: “I got one of two responses: “New Yorkers are so nice; I was always offered me a seat.” Alternately, “New Yorkers are so rude; no one ever offered me a seat.” One friend, a problem-solver, said, “I was never offered a seat until I wore a t-shirt that said ‘Future Yankees Fan’, then I always got a seat.” I was tempted to buy a commuting t-shirt but came up with a different idea to figure out how nice New Yorkers really are. My last two weeks of work I’d log how often and who would offer me a subway seat.”