Rushing

 New York City has been always this city where people are rushing, and running to catch something. Work, or study, or an important appointment, it depends. People would always hold the subway door fro closing, in order to get into the moving subway. Someone would in your everyday hit your shoulder or leg without even saying sorry. It is a tough city, and people are always rushing towards something. 

January 2021, I arrived back to NYC after the start of the pandemic -covid-19- in March 2020. Today I was in the subway, suddenly I heard the subway voice and I ran down the stairs in order to catch it. Two persons were standing there, and they gave me strange looks. I realized then, after getting into the subway, that no one is rushing anyone in the city. No one is holding doors, very few people are on the platform. The chairs are always empty, 20% of each car would be busy. While all the other chairs are empty. No one is standing, no one is standing to the opening doors waiting for their stations to jump out of the subway. No busy time, when you barely find a place for your foot, but not a place to your backpack and you have to hold it down to your legs not to annoy other people. You do not have anymore to get off the subway to let other people out, then ride again before the new comers jump into the subway car.  

I realized how the rhythm of the city changed. How no body needs to rush no more. Life turned to the online sphere, so why rushing. The city rhythm is definitely something else. 

January 19th, 2021