The Day the Trains Stood Still

A quiet hero of the 8/8 Total Transport Meltdown, Isaac Josephson (far left) convinced the driver of a double-decker tour bus to bring him and 30-some other stranded Brooklyn commuters (including Friend of BIB Julia Cheiffetz, near left) to midtown today. Isaac reports:

“After two hours of milling around the Flatbush/Atlantic area, waiting for the trains to work, I started to walk home. About six blocks off Flatbush on 6th Avenue, I ran into the tourist bus stopped at a red light. I knocked on his door, asked if he was going into Manhattan, and if he would give me a ride.

“At first, he said he wasn't sure. The light changed, and he started driving. I chased him for three blocks, pleading at every light before he let me on. When we got to Flatbush, I shouted from the top, ‘Anyone want to go to Times Square?’

“Yep, best commute ever.”

More photos from the crush at Flatbush/Atlantic are below, and here’s a slide show.

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