The Red Line has been a mess since the tragic accident in late June. After work, I get on a very packed train. It’s awkward being smashed up against strangers, but for the most part, people are polite and you just sort of grin and bear it. On one ride, I ended up face to […]
From our friends over at Unsuck DC Metro: Sure, stretch out! Mi Metro es tu Metro. We don’t care. Actually, this guy was pretty creepy. He kept trying to “accidentally” touch the woman next to him. She, needless to say, looked completely skeeved out. When she left, no one took that seat, despite the train […]
We just received a tip from a reader about this post on Prince of Petworth. “This morning around 9:40 a.m. a coworker was walking north on 14th Street near the east side entrance to the CH Metro. As she passed the crowded bus stop at that location a man “sidekicked” her hard in the shin […]
Last week, I was walking home from work. It was rainy and I thought I would be protected from the usual street harassment by my umbrella. I was wrong! On 13th and U, a guy starts walking really close to me and for two blocks he repeats things like, “hottie”, “sexy”, “yummy” to me. For […]
I walk up and down 14th Street (the section known as Harassment Hill) often. I enjoy the walk and prefer it over taking the metro just one stop. However, this heat has really driven the harassers out of hibernation. The other night while walking home from Target I received numerous catcalls and when I get […]