Like a Native New Yorker

Greetings to all my followers if I have any yet.

Well, the snow which came down heavy and furious was beautiful and now is all over.

Crossing the streets can be a drag because of the messy slush and filthy puddles.

Besides, people have put out ice melting salt, which is strewn everywhere, it can cut up and sting your feet so I hope you all have your pads well protected.

Even though I get plenty of walks all over town, sometimes when we are returning from a small vacation trip to Nyack, NY we take the subway from Grand Central Station back downtown.

I have actually begun to enjoy that infamous underground ride. They are super fast and screechy noisy.

Sometimes the subway cars are so jam packed I can barely even wag my tail!!

However, when the people traffic is light I manage to get a seat.

I have ridden many different lines and I prefer the newer trains on the IRT line, the numbers 1,2,3 or the 4,5,6 which go south-north-south-north all day and all night long.

SUBWAY TIP: It is very important to be polite and not to mind or react to the people pushing and shoving, or coughing and sneezing on top of you.

Take up as little space as possible. Let people pet you if they just can't help themselves, tell yourself 'it will be over quickly because chances are their stop is coming up soon'.

And most important......“watch the closing doors”.

Nam out-