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Law-of-Poe t1_irxbel1 wrote

It’s said often but New Yorkers are not cold heartless people. It’s just that when you encounter thousands of people on a single commute or walk, it’s difficult or impossible to extend niceties or courtesies to all. So usually you zone out, which is interpreted as coldness or rudeness.

But if someone actually needs help, you’ll often find those around snapping out of it to help them.

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Grass8989 t1_irxg34q wrote

I definitely wouldn’t say that, lately it seems like most people pull out their phones and record when bad shits happening, and put it on social media for clout.

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Law-of-Poe t1_irxi8cd wrote

Well there will always be a certain ratio of idiots in any crowd….

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Carmilla31 t1_irxiycw wrote

The other day, by the ferry in manhattan, i was trying to cross the street when a cabbie leaned out the car when he was driving away and told me to get the fuck out of the way.

Things like this is why i still love NY.

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Apprehensive-Bass358 t1_irxde0r wrote

Interesting I feel like I haven’t had this experience. I broke three metatarsals falling down the stairs in the World Trade Center and precisely 0 people came to help until a police officer noticed and came over.

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Mammoth_Sprinkles705 t1_irxjiq3 wrote

You like NYC because someone dropped something and someone told them?

Wow! NYC really has the most wholesome people on the planet. That never would have happened anywhere except NYC

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Baseboz t1_iry7vyk wrote

Human helps another human like everywhere else... Nyc is the best! Insert 3rd place meme.

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CaitlinNYC t1_iryzhx4 wrote

My then 11 year old and I witnessed a unhinged man verbally attack an Asian woman and her daughter near W72 and Broadway. Young white guy screaming the most vile Asian hate I’ve ever heard.

The woman couldn’t get away from this aggressor and finally wrapped herself around her daughter and just stood rooted to the spot.

We formed a human ring around her. A big guy chased the offender away while another called the cops, two people focused on the woman and since I had my kid with me, we got down on the sidewalk and talked to the kindergartener, who after a few minutes was showing off martial arts moves she was learning. God as I’m typing this I realize her mother probably was thinking about self defense as much as anything. Dang.

NYPD took forever to come. We stayed. The mom let me call her daughter’s school to let them know they would be late. Within minutes the principal called my cell back to find out how they could best support the kindergartener.

When the mom thanked me, I let her know that when my kids accidentally stirred up a nest of wasps in Riverside Park, I ran away and left them to their fate. I made sure the kindergartener knew her mom was made of pure titanium.

Afterward: I kept in touch with the mom for a week or so. She said her daughter was frightened at night but also felt that things ended with goodness prevailing.

When you see something, do something.

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bklyn1977 t1_irxgdzz wrote

Nobody on the planet ever helps anyone else. Unless its in NYC.

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Farrell-Mars t1_iry6xd2 wrote

NYers are quick to help out IMO, have seen it many times.

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aWormhatForVermhat t1_irylrbs wrote

Girl this happened to me (dropped my bag and marinara burst from the jar like the fucking Big Bang theory) on 3rd and 33rd and no one helped me but still love NYC anyway

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refreshed-anus t1_iryoz35 wrote

Wait what! The news told me that NYC is now a lawless hellscape full where you need to run and jump over 10 homeless drug addicted undocumented immigrants just to leave your $8000/wk apartment that's the size of a walk in closet!

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