Snooze on the subway
According to reports, the MTA has introduced “Nap Cars” on select subway lines, padded with mattresses, lavender-scented air, and white noise machines set to distant taxi honks. Officials say the initiative will help exhausted New Yorkers catch shuteye between delays. Riders get a 30-minute nap token with their MetroCard swipe.
Commuters are torn. Some praise the chance to nap without fear of drooling on strangers, while others fear missing their stop mid-dream. “I dreamed I was in Queens but woke up in Coney Island,” sighed one rider, still clutching his pillow. Critics warn the cars will quickly turn into Airbnb units by Tuesday.
TikToks #SubwayNap trend is snoozing viral: clips of people tucking in under MTA-branded quilts, pranksters sneaking alarm clocks into cars, and one viral video of a guy sleepwalking into Times Square. Mattress companies are already bidding to sponsor nap car naming rights.
Tabloids yawned. The Post snored: “NAP-TASTIC COMMUTE.” The Daily News countered: “SLEEPY STATIONS.”
Mayor Adams said: “This is dream equity.” Governor Hochul muttered: “If Albany tries this, Im banning bedtime stories on MetroCards.”
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/mta-announces-nap-cars/
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/mta-announces-nap-cars/.
By: Annika Steinmann.
