The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes. The tales showcase an ensemble of familiar faces, and range from stories of compassion and love to reflections on violence and loss. Among them: a disabled beggar quarrels with a woman and ruins her shoes with his wheelchair, provoking onlookers to wrath and pity; a skittish tourist proves to be her own worst enemy; a newlywed trysts with a mysterious sexpot; a commuter helplessly witnesses a suicide attempt; and, in the most affecting segment, a young woman grieves over her mother's imminent death.
23 November 1970, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
24 December 1964, Smithtown, Long Island, New York, USA
20 September 1970, New York City, New York, USA
8 November 1972, Deep River, Connecticut, USA
18 August 1966, London, England, UK
19 September 1973, Hammond, Indiana, USA
November 4, 1969 in South Bronx, New York, USA
12 August 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 February 1967, Glencoe, Illinois, USA
8 June 1927, New York City, New York, USA
28 February 1948, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
29 December 1974, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
4 September 1957, New York City, New York, USA
28 January 1961, Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
10 August 1972, White Plains, New York, USA
1 October 1962, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA
12 February 1972, Evanston, Illinois, USA
11 April 1950, Santa Monica, California, USA
24 June 1980, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 October 1943, New York City, New York, USA
23 March 1948, Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 January 1974, Kerala, India
