Hey! You two want this? A guy in his twenties, wearing a suit and tie and carrying a fridge door stops near Broadway. The door is clean. Gleaming white as if he’d just ripped it off a floor model at the Appliance Warehouse out on Long Island. I feel for the five bucks stuffed into the front pocket of my jeans. Mug Money, my mother calls it. Something to give a thief so they don’t get your wallet, or your watch, or whatever else you have that’s actually worth something. I’ve never had to use the fiver and wonder if we’re really going to get mugged or if this guy is simply hopped-up on drugs. I
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The idea from this came from a forum where people were leaving their memories of NYC in the 70's and 80's. I used to work near Union Square (which was also where The Underground was located), so I could picture this clearly. Also, I love NYC covered in snow.
