Man Carries a Huge Beam Onto the Subway

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A man struggles through a New York subway station carrying an enormous wooden beam, while other passengers help him maneuver it onto a subway train. The absurd sight and the bystanders’ unexpected cooperation make it a reaction meme about chaotic but neighborly New York behavior.

He's about to ride the train with this shit. You know how niggas ride the train with bikes? See shit? He about to hold on. He about to ride the whole train with this. He about to ride the whole train with that. What? Where you going? And he got help now. I got this for me. Yo, you really about to get this whole shit on the train? Keep going. You got... It's going to end there, yo. Only in New York. Get in, get in, get in. And people's helping. That's a sub. Thank you. you. Keep going. And everybody helping. See that's New York right there. That's New York.

• @afrosidemoon / 48774 2022-06-06