CITIZENS PEEL FOR ANNUAL NO PANTS SUBWAY RIDE

January 11 marked the ninth annual No Pants Subway Ride in  New York City as approximately 3,000 commuters reportedly rode  the city trains in their underwear.

The event/stunt is organized by Improv Everywhere, a group that says its mission is to cause “scenes of chaos and joy in public places.”Participants met up at six locations throughout the city. They formed groups and dispersed to subway stations to catch trains. Once inside the subway cars, they began calmly removing their pants and folding them up.

The event started in 2002 with just seven people.

Most people read magazines or chatted with their companions like any other straphanger.

Similar demonstrations of pant-less train riding took place in other cities including London, Stockholm, Barcelona, Mexico City and Buenos Aires.