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Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog: Underground Ethics: Coughing in the age of Swine Flu
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An uncovered cough leads to brawl over swine flu on NYC's D train http://bit.ly/4pkyEB. Good times. 18 days ago |
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seasonal or swine flu? subway cacophony of coughs! is it alarmist to dispense surgical masks with your nyc metro card? http://bit.ly/4q27AW 21 days ago |
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Only in NY. Swine flu now responsible for subway brawls too: http://bit.ly/4q27AW 24 days ago |
Underground Ethics: Coughing in the age of Swine Flu
Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog —
... to be at their best, and most people need the money. When one gets sick, one is often inclined to ride it out while heading to work, and generally, riding it out means, literally, riding on the subway while sick. Meanwhile, with Swine Flu fears on the rise, with the government proclaiming health emergencies, New Yorkers generally wary of the petri dish of the subways are even less tolerance of the underground coughers.
Today, Lawrence Delevinge has a story for our times about a fight on his D train over Swine Flu fears:
If you think tensions over swine ...
Cover Your Mouth or Raise Your Fists
City Room —
What we’re looking at on the Web today … A fight erupted when one woman accused another of not covering her mouth when she sneezed and possibly spreading the H1N1 virus on a downtown D train early this morning. The fight, which ended with spitting, hair pulling, and possibly a punch, does not appear to have infected anyone with the virus. [The Business Insider] The ...
Swine Flu, Big Whoop, Wanna Fight About It?
Gothamist —
... It was only a matter of time before the Swine Flu hysteria escalated to the next level and what better place for it to heat up than New York City on the D train. The Business Insider's Lawrence Delevingne caught a glimpse and an earful of the first reported swine flu-induced subway altercation this morning while nearing the 42nd St Street- Bryant Park stop. ...
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Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife —
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