A dumpster bomb that injured 29 in New York City on Saturday night has many Americans on edge. Most of them, however, are not New York City residents. New York, with a strong reputation for resilience and bravery in the face of adversity, hasn't seemed all too stressed about the situation since it began. From the explosion on Saturday night, through the emergency alert and capture of bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami on Monday morning, stories of New Yorkers being chill about everything have spread across the internet. New York: chill about bombs, anxious about subway delays. Ayyy, oh. This is New York City, you don't come here and blow up our garbage. there coulda been some good stuff in there Actually, everything is NOT fine here in Chelsea. I was paying $850/month to live in that dumpster Please don't spread misinformation about the bomb. Me: There was an explosion in NYC but I'm ok inspiring: the first thing new yorkers did after the explosion in chelsea was call loved ones to say "actually, 23rd and 6th isnt chelsea" News: there's bombs in NYC I have seen more New Yorkers freaking out about a lady walking slow on the sidewalk than these explosions. Everyone chill Important PSA pic.twitter.com/QLsmErmqgj The reassuring thing is everyone silently looked then went back to their Candy Crush and crosswords. Sending out an emergency alert to people's phones before 8 am is a form of terrorism.
It's Flatiron district, not Chelsea.#staywoke
Mom: Omg were u near it?
Me: Sort of
Mom: R u home now?
Me: No we went out for noodles
Mom: 😒
Real New Yorkers: iight but is the trains running with delays tho