I’ve had the train to stop short and a man lost his balance and coffie (hot) was tossed in my face. Guess what, he had the nerve to be angry because I spoke to him about the problem. Go figure

NEM

Yes, the subway cars are not DINING CARS – I’ve seen ppl eat their food, finish and then trash the garbage underneath their seat. This is probably what they do at home – slobs! Where are the transit police to issue tickets, isn’t this a violation of subway rules which were once posted on the trains? A good way to get revenue for the city Mr Bloomberg! Keep posting those slobs on u-tube . . .

I’m tired of getting into a subway car and smelling nasty vinegar infused fried chicken or some other foul food when all i’m trying to do is get from point A to point B. Sometimes i feel like puking because of the food smell–especially after a hangover. The subway car is used by many and “hungry” riders should be more considerate. That said, there are many more homeless people who stink of urine then there are passengers eating. The MTA needs to invest more of its resources at taking the homeless off the trains then they do @ attacking hungry commuters.

Candy,drinks and snacks are sold at concession stands within the subway system..Banning bottled water would be cruel.Allow some foods such as candy and drinks if they have lids.Ban full course meals.

My personal policy is, I don’t drink anything on the train unless it has a re-closeable cap, and I don’t eat anything on the train that’s more complicated than a candy bar. I honestly wouldn’t even mind that people eat on the train, except for the fact that it’s just too d*** crowded for that during rush hour, and the fact that so many just throw their trash on the floor when they’re done . If you brought it onto the train, take it off the train when you leave! Once watched a guy eating chicken wings (really? chicken wings on the subway?) and throwing the bones on the floor as if it were the most natural thing in the world. It’s inconsiderate, rude, and just makes the subway dirtier than it has to be.

Having said that, here’s my next question. WHAT freakin restaurant serves spaghetti for breakfast?!

Buses are just as bad theres coffee cups an water bottles on the floor. Theres also McDonalds hamburger wrappers to. They should also ban cell phones people speak loudly an use profanity even with young children on the bus its very annoying.

AXCUSE ME BUT DO THIS MEAN I CANT EAT MY SCRIMPS ON DA A-TRAIN?!

Let the city use their low functioning WEP workers. That what we pay for!

Absolutely ban food and drinks on the MTA!!
I’ve been saying it for years.
Others do not need to be subject to the smells, noises, and the inevitable garbage left behind.
Hey MTA…instead of raising the fares again, how but enforcing this as a rule and you’ll save everyone money by less clean up expenses.

Yes, ban food and drinks…my daughter rides the Metro in DC and its clean!! you aren’t even allowed to have a coffee cup with you on the trains..you get a fine…they are very good at policing this!! nYC should follow suit

Why would you eat food on a dirty train? Its not just foul, its nasty! And we all know who the biggest culprits are; the outer borough under 25 crowd.

Train etiquette should be required on the first day of school to remind this idiotic high school kids the basics, like remove your big-ass backpack beofre you get onto the train, move to the middle, dont play music, dont eat on the train, and dont throw your trash on the train. Anyone under 18 who is caught should get 6 months of community service, which would consist of cleaning the trains and platforms.

These kids dont have fathers, so they need to be taught some basic manners and discipline before I have to pay 75k a year putting them up in prison.

The woman was right. That girl was an animal.

Hmmmm…Though i think eating on the train sounds kinda gross with germs everywhere…I do empathize that some people eat on the train because they literally “eat & run”. I don’t think anyone ideally wants to eat on the train. but oh well.

MTA need to banned itself all they do is steal our money , service sucks and all the garbage is part of the cuts they made. MTA how about trying to clean all the rats in the subway and all these delays for no dam reason. while MTA workers sit and sleep all day long doing nothing How about the MTA chariman cut some of his salary ? MTA you suck

MTA need to banned itself all they do is steal our money , service sucks and all the garbage is part of the cuts they made. MTA how about trying to clean all the rats in the subway and all these delays for no dam reason. while MTA workers sit and sleep all day long doing nothing How about the MTA chariman cut some of his salary ? MTA you suck

McDonald’s and take out food smell so bad on the trains. It’s bad enough now the warmer weather is coming and we have to worry about being armpit level with the ones who don’t shower or use deodorant.

The trains smell so bad and really are very dirty. I can’t imagine who could even think of eating a meal on them. So Gross.

I’m for the ban. One night going home to Queens on the N train, I had a girl two seats away from me eating McDonalds and another across from me eating sliders and waffle fries.

The smell from the two different meals was gross. Even coffee is annoying – I had a woman the other day put her container down on the seat and then it spilled when the train stopped short. She was so surprised – WHY? I can’t imagine. I had to give up my seat as her Dunkin Donuts coffee spilled down the length of the seat. Stupid idiot.

And as others have pointed out, too many people leave their trash behind. Do you do that at home? Who do you think is supposed to clean up after you?

This is a good idea, but they’ll never be able to enforce it. Too bad.

we should ban people with bad manners

This is very interesting. The PATH trains ban eating and drinking on all their trains and there are no garbage cans whatsoever in any of their train stations — yet all their trains and stations are a lot cleaner than any of the NYC subway stations I’ve ever seen.

Love how one incident happens, and someone yells “BAN! BAN!”

Ban everything! Why not just ban life??

The subway has had people eating on it for decades. There are downsides, and upsides, to that. But not everything that might lead to a couple of incidents needs to be BANNED. Ban means tickets/bylaws. Seriously…ticketing someone for coffee? Or for a slice of pizza? Or a candy bar? Has it come to this?

i have seen people throwing nut shells of both sunflower and peanuts while they were eating as well as a woman pealing and eating a hardboiled egg on the subway (which smelled terrible) and they all left most of the coverings on the floor for the next person to step on or smell.

if you cant eat where you are going, and you cant eat where youve been, dont eat. youre all too fat to begin with

Who wants to be in a confined place watching and listening to someone slurp food down. It’s rude and disgusting. No eating on the subway.

someone eating on the train is the LEAST of anyones worries while riding that rat-trap of a transportation system.

IFTHE MTA WANTS TO BAN EATING ONTHE SUBWAYS,THEN GET RID OF ALL THE VENDERS IN THE STATIONS THAT SELL FOOD AND SODAS..TRAVELING EARLY IN THE MORNING PEOPLE DONT HAVE TIME TO EAT ANYWERE ELSE…MTA BIG SHOTS SHOULD TRY TAKING THE SUBWAYS TO WORK INSTED OF DRIVING IN THEM FANCY CARS THEY HAVE………..

leave it to the idiots at the MTA to let the bad behavior of some stupid people affect everyone else? what if ur hypoglycemic or diabetic and need food?

maybe the MTA should give lessons on manners instead?