New York Minute 81 - Icy Morning Walk

When I left home for the office yesterday morning, the bomb cyclone had deposited an icy layer on the sidewalks. In the way to the subway station, I passed a man walking with his small child, a boy about three or four years old. The man was carrying a large black umbrella. The child had one of those umbrellas that looks like an animal with ears sticking out of the top.

They were talking about how hard it was to walk on the ice. Just as I passed, the little boy offer this delightful insight: “If you had skis, you could go really fast.” It was so cute! My heart melted.

When I got to the subway station, I had to wait for several minute. The trains were delayed, and because they weren’t running frequently, they were badly overcrowded. Luckily, the riders on my car were being cooperative and very polite. Bad weather brings out a sense of community in the city, a feeling that we’re all facing the same challenges, and we’ll get through it better if we help each other. 

I treasure that sense of spontaneous cooperation. It’s part of what makes this city so special.

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