I have a super long commute. Sometimes, when the Long Island Rail Road and New York subway systems are off kilter, my round trip takes upwards of 5 hours. I’m traveling with as many as 8 million rail commuters, and sometimes the crowded system looks like it. But early this year, the MTA launched a campaign that is cute, laughable and maybe even derisive of the New York sensibilities. One might say, the campaign suggests we’re all a bunch of rude, insensitive idiots and it is up to the MTA to school us!

The subways are subject to the same human habits and attitudes that make NYC unique. I was amused when I saw my first sign in the campaign.

The advisory was aimed at trying to stop this:

And then there are performances such as these:

So in a sense, advising people not to perform on the poles on…