‘Seats are for butts not bags': MTA's cheeky message encourages subway ‘courtesy'

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It seems that after a couple of years of not riding the subway every day, some people seem to have forgotten the unspoken rules of the subway. Now that ridership is getting back to normal levels, the MTA is looking to fix that

Behaviors like"manspreading" — where one rider takes up two seats — are exactly what the transit agency is looking to give fresh attention to now that trains are getting more full post-pandemicAll New Yorkers know that there are unspoken rules to follow when riding the subway — letting people off the train before going in, not blocking the doors, taking off backpacks in crowded cars, etc.

Behaviors like"manspreading" — where one rider takes up two seats — are exactly what the transit agency is looking to give fresh attention to now that trains are getting more full post-pandemic. As part of the effort, the MTA released 34 illustrations Tuesday that will be displayed across the system reminding riders of what actions should be avoided on trains.

Rieara shared her personal pet peeve: Those who"don’t give up their seats to customers in need." Seeing during her 90-minute commute from the Bronx riders not give up their seats for pregnant passengers inspired one poster that says,"Be a standup rider."

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