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Flash Mob Dance Party Breaks Out As Stripper Works Pole On NYC ‘L’ Train

It Is Just The Latest In A Series Of Weird Events Underground

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An unidentified man decided to strip down to black briefs and stilettos and put on a pole dance on NYC subway “L” train recently. The video is going viral on YouTube. (Photo: CBS 2)

NYC Is A Strange Place

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Think you’ve seen it all on the subway? Chances are you have.

Every train line has its own entertainment, but on Thursday a new video showing a creative way to use those subway poles was uploaded to YouTube and almost immediately went viral.

Talk about a strap-hanger.

An unidentified man undressed into black briefs and black high-heel stilettos and then was caught on camera pole dancing on an “L” train. And if that’s not enough, he certainly looked like he knew what he was doing, reports CBS 2’s Derricke Dennis.

It was just another day, another wild ride on the New York City subway.

“He was barely wearing any clothes. Well, that is offensive,” said Prince Arrow of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

“It was kind of nice to have some diversity, some original things going on. Entertainment, free entertainment,” added Heixan Robles of Manhattan.

Thankfully, this guy’s strip-tease didn’t go all the way, but he was egged on by a makeshift flash mob.

But there’s been worse in recent months. There was the guy not too long ago feverishly licking his shoe again and again and again on a train.

“That is disgusting. That’s not nice. That’s not nice,” said Carmen Heredia of the Upper East Side.

“That, that, that is gross. Yeah, that is,” Arrow said.

There have been fights, too, like the one over a container of spaghetti, which featured a woman across the aisle adding in her 2 cents. One word led to another, and before long there was a push, and then an all-out scuffle.

“Something should be done. We should have more protection on the subways, definitely,” Will Morell of Williamsburg said.

But not everyone thinks these subway stories are funny or harmless. How about the recent case of a woman standing up against a subway flasher?

Remember Nicola Briggs, who famously refused to be a victim when a subway rider exposed himself in front of her. She got angry, and even, by reporting the man to police.

“I’m escorting you to the police station. Oh yes, oh (expletive) yes!” Briggs said.

It’s that kind of reaction that may be what puts a stop to the madness, and gets our subway trains back on track.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has rules against subway riders creating a nuisance, annoyance or breaching the peace. Fines could range from $25 to $100.

Video: Pole Dance Flash Mob Breaks Out On L Train

Only in New York, right? Please offer your thoughts on the bizarre world that is the NYC subway system.

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  • O’Dwyer

    Der Fliegender Schwantz ist los!

  • evenhead

    Okaaaayyy awkward, definitely not going to be touching the poles anymore. Ya know there’s the good kind of weird that makes you laugh and then there is the bad kind that just makes you shudder. This is one of the latter.

  • steve

    Just more validation that leaving New York was the right move.

  • HansJurgen

    I’m sure these are the stupid type that voted Obummer into office. They’ll probably have “flash mobs” at voting booths in 2012 to help vote the Obummer back into office for 4 more years of stupidity.

    • infowarsdotcom

      Who needs Hitler when you have Obama. Look up Hitlers New World Order.

      Frightening words from the past
      “Hitler’s New World Order” 1941 President Roosevelt speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxHTkXjx6wc

  • MorganGray

    For those who are whining about “the children”; kids see more than a guy in a pair of black BVDs every time they turn on the idiot box. And that’s on the networks. Cable / satellite shows leave almost nothing to the imagination.
    Would I have wanted to see this clown doing his routine on the subway. Not really. I don’t much care for pole dancers in general. Would I be having the vapors if I caught his show? No. I think I’d be amused.

    • John

      We need some kind of apartheid system, separating people by those who work [or try to work] and live a normal drama free life, and bored, jaded yuppies, trust fund babies, bored usually white suburban/small town college ‘kids’, etc.

      • MIKE

        YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!!!

        THEY LIVE A SECLUDED LIFESTYLE AND THE FIRST CHANCE THEY GET TO DO SOME STUPID SH**…THIS IS WHAT YOU GET!

      • David Worthington Trahan

        You mean you want to get rid of people who have fun, and keep NYC boring and stale?

    • hermespan

      Just stupid Mike, stupid. Hey everybody, I got nothing but stupid, everybody look at me. Good god!

  • http://endgametime.wordpress.com endgametime

    What are they losers? They are doing what they enjoy. No laws broken. The pole dancer is strutting his stuff in hopes of getting a date.

  • Jub-Jub

    This is why you don’t touch the poles on the subway.

  • Ozzy

    See what happens when you ban smoking in New York?
    It turns into Bozo land.
    New York – “former capitol of the world.”

  • MIKE

    HUM

  • MIKE

    CHILDREN RIDE THESE TRAINS DAILY…TO HAVE THIS STRIP NAKED ON THE SUBWAY IS A CRIME!!

    THIS IS NOT AN AMUSEMENT PARK IF U WANT ATTENTION, JOIN THE CIRCUS.

    HOW COULD YOU PEOPLE FIND THIS AMUSING???

    I WONDER IF HE WERE A BIT DARKER!

    • DanTe

      You make too much sense. Why are you reading CBS’ lowbrow junk?

    • John

      Bingo.

      And if he wasn’t a ‘pretty’ cleancut white dude?

  • Pat Alexander

    Well, at least it wasn’t Barney frank…..

    • John

      I’ve seen Frank on the subway in Boston. And yes, he’s an ahole who just glares at everybody.

  • Charles

    There has been less than 500 views on youtube, so its hardly gone viral

  • John

    Do any of you people posting how ‘cool’ this was care many people use the subway [surprise] to get to work, back home, for doctor appointments, etc., ? Most people want the system to function reasonably fast and safely. If you want to be entertained, amused, go to Disneyworld or Las Vegas. It is very difficult enough getting around the city without having to deal with annoying, bored attention seekers [and/or people high a whatever] and the bored, self centered losers who encourage them.

  • Tictacwoe

    If you think this story is funny you’ll love this parody video where a real flash mob assembles. It’s Oooooh so sweet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOAwd8697EM

    • Trudy Hill

      um. no it is boring tic tac toe

  • Gibbs Bentley

    “No Sane man will dance.”
    - Cicero (106-43 B.C.) — http://911essentials.com

  • Art

    Where is the TSA when they are REALLY needed?
    Just asking, that’s all.

  • Robert F

    I take my daughter to school on the L train…it is a crowded freak show all the time

  • Dale Auburn

    The way to truly stop nuisances and annoyances in the subway system is to completely SHUT DOWN THE SUBWAY SYSTEM. That way, all the annoyances willbe on the street where they belong.

    Any takers?

  • musical mom

    Wish I had been on that train! Funny that no one stuffed any dollar bills in his briefs.

    • John

      You irritating human being. Get a life, sweetheart. You want to be entertained, go to a club, bar, amusement park, etc.,Most people coming home or going to work, school, doctor appointment, etc., want to do so as quickly, safely, and quietly as possible. Subways aren’t amusement parks. At least they weren’t until the city started caring more about tourists and entertaining them than the city’s residents.

  • nyc

    All I know is when I get on the subway, its the fastest way for me to get from point a to point b and I am disgusted what is allowed to happen on our subways ! It’s not a theatre,it;s fast transportation ! Hard enough to deal with the homeless, the mentally ill , the rude and stinky people etc. Help NYC !

    • musical mom

      C’mon. Loosen up. It’s harmless fun and left a lot of people smiling and feeling good!

      • tubaman

        yeah,right

    • John

      I share your pain.

  • gwen

    it was a hot day yesterday & underground can get more steamier.

  • KPMc

    One person is not a flash mob. The people encouraging him are not a flash mob. Just another loser starving for attention and even more losers giving it to him. At what point do we stop tolerating/encouraging bad behavior?

  • Hiran

    I don’t consider this news worthy……..

  • ellen

    only in nyc!

  • Anne Sumner

    and we missed this.

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