Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Donate
Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Donate
Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Extra, Extra: Subway Stripping Is The Logical Evolution Of Subway Breakdancing
Donate
News

Extra, Extra: Subway Stripping Is The Logical Evolution Of Subway Breakdancing


By
Ben Yakas

Published Jun 21, 2016

Modified Jun 21, 2016


Share


Never miss a story
david tan's flickr

By
Ben Yakas

Published Jun 21, 2016

Modified Jun 21, 2016


Share


We rely on your support to make local news available to all

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023. Donate today

Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

  • Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
  • Like their parents before them, lots of Millennials are looking to buy their first homes in the suburbs. (But not everyone loved suburbia.)
  • Fast Company explains how best to break up with a coworker friend.
  • Stop washing your face, pimples are cool now.
  • The NY Times embraces mom hair cuts.
  • The New Yorker makes the case for Elizabeth Warren as Hillary's Veep.
  • Subway stripping is the logical evolution of subway breakdancing.
  • Jersey City drivers don't understand how stop signs work.
  • Why did Donald Trump's campaign pay $35K to a mysterious web advertising company "Draper Sterling," named after the Mad Men characters?
  • An exhibit on the Rolling Stones is coming to NYC in the fall.
  • Pizza emergency of the week: "Woman Called 911 Because Her Pizza Didn’t Have Enough Cheese."
  • A judge ruled that Starbucks customers can sue over underfilled lattes.
  • A 15-year-old got her head stuck in a Barney the Dinosaur costume and firefighters had to rescue her.
  • And finally, this dog is riveted by soccer matches on TV:

Tagged

extra extra

Ben Yakas
Twitter

Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

Read more

Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations


Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations


MORE news

NYC's sidewalks covered in dog poop, rule for pickup hardly enforced

City data shows only 18 tickets were issued last year for failure to pick up dog poop.

By
Sophia Chang

Published Mar 31, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.


Listen: Mayor Adams fights rat ticket in NYC administrative court

The mayor blamed his neighbor for a rat problem at the building he owns in Brooklyn.

By
Bahar Ostadan
Listen: Mayor Adams fights rat ticket in NYC administrative court

The mayor blamed his neighbor for a rat problem at the building he owns in Brooklyn.

g
By
Bahar Ostadan

Yankees fans board vintage trains and roll to victorious opening day
By
Enrico Denard
The New York state budget will be late (again), Gov. Hochul says
By
Jon Campbell
Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury
By
Jake Offenhartz

Never miss a story

Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.

AdvertisingContact UsRSS FeedDiversity (DEI)Careers
Gothamist

Gothamist is a website about New York City news, arts, events and food, brought to you by New York Public Radio.

AdvertisingContact UsRSS FeedDiversity (DEI)Careers
Gothamist

FacebookTwitterInstagramYoutube
Terms Of UsePrivacy PolicyAccessibility
©2023 New York Public Radio. All rights reserved.