Waiting

Category: Transportation

It was a long wait at the ferry terminal. At first, it was chaotic, but people were relatively calm. The line zig-zagged back and forth, back and forth.

After being there for awhile, the crowd did start to become slightly belligerent. People started to cut in line, and people became cranky.

Already, a divide was occurring between those of us who had been in the area, and those who were uptown, away from danger. The downtowners told the others to shut up, to be happy that we were alive and would be getting out, however long it took.

Even within NY, there were those who were "there" and those who were not--and there were differences in reaction even at that level.