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Sure, Why Not Use The L Train To Transport Your Big Unwrapped Mattress?
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John Del Signore
Published Jul 30, 2013
Modified Jul 30, 2013
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Everyone knows renting a U-Haul van or hiring a moving company is a scam—the resourceful New Yorker isn't afraid to bite the bullet use the subway to transport a giant smoker grill, wheelchair sculpture, patio furniture, and Christmas tree. The latest installment in our ongoing tribute to Moving All Your Crap Via Subway comes to us from the good ol' reliable Bedford Avenue L stop, where two industrious individuals were spotted lugging a Queen size mattress last night.
The tipster who sent us these photos says he "saw these two on the L moving this queen sized bed last night. It was a short ride from 1st Ave to Bedford on a semi packed train at 9 p.m. A lot of straphangers were talking about how angry they would be if they would catch bed bugs. Once on the Bedford platform a few people even started screaming about it. It doesn't beat the BBQ Grill on July 4 but it's still unbelievable what people will do."
Unbelievable, indeed. Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes. And if you think using the subway to move a mattress is tough, try doing it on a Citi Bike!
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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