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New York Today: A Subway Love Story New York Today: A Subway Love Story
(about 1 hour later)
Updated, 8:21 a.m. Updated, 9:20 a.m.
Good morning on this nose-itching Thursday. Three Metro-North lines are running on an enhanced Saturday schedule.Good morning on this nose-itching Thursday. Three Metro-North lines are running on an enhanced Saturday schedule.
It was the Brooklyn-bound Q train that set their love in motion.It was the Brooklyn-bound Q train that set their love in motion.
Eugene Kolb, 28, and Clara Flaherty, 25, noticed each other on a Sunday evening in fall 2011, sitting face-to-face in a subway car rumbling underneath Union Square.Eugene Kolb, 28, and Clara Flaherty, 25, noticed each other on a Sunday evening in fall 2011, sitting face-to-face in a subway car rumbling underneath Union Square.
He looked at her. She smiled back.He looked at her. She smiled back.
“I thought, ‘Say something, utter a word,’ ” said Mr. Kolb, a filmmaker. “But I couldn’t. It seemed so impossible on the train.”“I thought, ‘Say something, utter a word,’ ” said Mr. Kolb, a filmmaker. “But I couldn’t. It seemed so impossible on the train.”
“Plus,” he added, “I didn’t want to come off as crazy.” Of course.“Plus,” he added, “I didn’t want to come off as crazy.” Of course.
Ms. Flaherty tried to maintain eye contact. “It was all very nerve-racking and exciting,” she said.Ms. Flaherty tried to maintain eye contact. “It was all very nerve-racking and exciting,” she said.
The stations rolled by: Canal Street, DeKalb Avenue, Atlantic Avenue.The stations rolled by: Canal Street, DeKalb Avenue, Atlantic Avenue.
Then it was too late. The doors opened at Seventh Avenue, and Ms. Flaherty, a teacher’s assistant, got off the train.Then it was too late. The doors opened at Seventh Avenue, and Ms. Flaherty, a teacher’s assistant, got off the train.
But her companion (a cousin, it turned out) remained. Mr. Kolb quickly scribbled a note and asked her to pass it on.But her companion (a cousin, it turned out) remained. Mr. Kolb quickly scribbled a note and asked her to pass it on.
He signed it: “the guy in the blue hoodie.”He signed it: “the guy in the blue hoodie.”
The cousin was suspicious, but Ms. Flaherty’s mother persuaded her to call. The two met five days later.The cousin was suspicious, but Ms. Flaherty’s mother persuaded her to call. The two met five days later.
Four and a half years later, the encounter became the subject of a short film that Mr. Kolb directed and presented at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.Four and a half years later, the encounter became the subject of a short film that Mr. Kolb directed and presented at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
That’s the thing about the subway. When you hop on, you usually know where you are going.That’s the thing about the subway. When you hop on, you usually know where you are going.
But, as Ms. Flaherty said, “you never know who you are going to meet.”But, as Ms. Flaherty said, “you never know who you are going to meet.”
Have you ever met someone special on the subway? Or tried to? Success or flaming failure? Tell us about it in the comments or tweet us with the hashtag #nytoday.Have you ever met someone special on the subway? Or tried to? Success or flaming failure? Tell us about it in the comments or tweet us with the hashtag #nytoday.
Here’s what else is happening:Here’s what else is happening:
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here.Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here.
Here comes the sun.Here comes the sun.
Some golden rays should poke through the clouds today, with a high around 70 and a light wind, but there’s a small chance of afternoon drizzle.Some golden rays should poke through the clouds today, with a high around 70 and a light wind, but there’s a small chance of afternoon drizzle.
And your nose may tickle throughout: Pollen levels are up.And your nose may tickle throughout: Pollen levels are up.
• A mother has been found guilty in the murder of her 5-year-old son more than 20 years ago in New Jersey. [New York Times]• A mother has been found guilty in the murder of her 5-year-old son more than 20 years ago in New Jersey. [New York Times]
• Our beloved Broadway hit, “Hamilton,” will soon hit the road, but the craze for tickets will persist in other cities. [New York Times]• Our beloved Broadway hit, “Hamilton,” will soon hit the road, but the craze for tickets will persist in other cities. [New York Times]
• Mayor Bill de Blasio’s elections strategy is somewhat similar to what former Mayor Michael J. Bloomberg has done. [New York Times]• Mayor Bill de Blasio’s elections strategy is somewhat similar to what former Mayor Michael J. Bloomberg has done. [New York Times]
• Twenty-one vendors are facing charges of selling fake tickets to the Statue of Liberty. [New York Times]• Twenty-one vendors are facing charges of selling fake tickets to the Statue of Liberty. [New York Times]
• A Staten Island woman says she received death threats and racist insults after wearing an anti-Donald J. Trump hat to work. [CBS]• A Staten Island woman says she received death threats and racist insults after wearing an anti-Donald J. Trump hat to work. [CBS]
• Scoreboard: Nationals exile Mets, 7-1. Yankees rattle Diamondbacks, 4-2. New York Red Bulls extinguish Chicago Fire, 1-0. New York City F.C. ties Toronto F.C., 1-1.• Scoreboard: Nationals exile Mets, 7-1. Yankees rattle Diamondbacks, 4-2. New York Red Bulls extinguish Chicago Fire, 1-0. New York City F.C. ties Toronto F.C., 1-1.
• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing.• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing.
• Subway and PATH• Subway and PATH
• Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak• Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak
• Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s.• Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s.
• Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30.• Alternate-side parking: in effect until May 30.
• Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry• Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry
• Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark• Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark
• Video, board and more: Play games at New York University’s Game Center Student Show at the N.Y.U. Game Center in Downtown Brooklyn. 6 p.m. [Free]• Video, board and more: Play games at New York University’s Game Center Student Show at the N.Y.U. Game Center in Downtown Brooklyn. 6 p.m. [Free]
• Take a twilight tour through the Chinese Scholar’s Garden at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden on Staten Island. 6 p.m. [$5]• Take a twilight tour through the Chinese Scholar’s Garden at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden on Staten Island. 6 p.m. [$5]
• The opening reception for the “Mad Hatters: New York Hats and Hatmakers” exhibit is at City Lore in the East Village. 7 p.m. [Free]• The opening reception for the “Mad Hatters: New York Hats and Hatmakers” exhibit is at City Lore in the East Village. 7 p.m. [Free]
• An outdoor screening of the film, “Inside Out,” is at the Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center in the Bronx. 7:30 p.m. [Free]• An outdoor screening of the film, “Inside Out,” is at the Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center in the Bronx. 7:30 p.m. [Free]
• The Queens New Music Festival begins with marimba and piano performances at the Church in the Gardens, in Forest Hills, Queens. 8 p.m. [$22]• The Queens New Music Festival begins with marimba and piano performances at the Church in the Gardens, in Forest Hills, Queens. 8 p.m. [$22]
• For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide.• For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide.
We are now midway through spring. Any outstanding spring cleaning is officially overdue.We are now midway through spring. Any outstanding spring cleaning is officially overdue.
To start small, here’s an idea: Organize your wallet.To start small, here’s an idea: Organize your wallet.
(If you’re like us, it’s as fat as George Costanza’s.)(If you’re like us, it’s as fat as George Costanza’s.)
The city’s IDNYC card can help you slim it down.The city’s IDNYC card can help you slim it down.
For one, it links up to your library account, so you can ditch your library card (or cards; the ID works at the Brooklyn, Queens and New York Public Library systems).For one, it links up to your library account, so you can ditch your library card (or cards; the ID works at the Brooklyn, Queens and New York Public Library systems).
The IDNYC card also offers one-year memberships to a variety of museums, concert halls, gardens and zoos. More than 40 museums and cultural institutions participate. The IDNYC cards issued in 2016 also offer one-year memberships to a variety of museums, concert halls, gardens and zoos. More than 40 museums and cultural institutions participate.
Other perks include discounts for CitiBike, the YMCA, parks department recreation centers, prescription drugs and a supermarket.Other perks include discounts for CitiBike, the YMCA, parks department recreation centers, prescription drugs and a supermarket.
The card can also bring you companionship.The card can also bring you companionship.
Sort of.Sort of.
It makes adopting a cat, dog or even rabbit a bit cheaper.It makes adopting a cat, dog or even rabbit a bit cheaper.
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