Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

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Ahead of next month's planned MTA crackdown on the way in which men sit in the subway—now known as manspreading—Gothamist took to the underground to ask guys what they think about the practice. Highlights include a well-timed cut to oversized balloons as one man says that his gender has "no choice" in the way they sit. [Gothamist; Previously]