Why do New Yorkers Stand in Line for Food?

In New York City, lines are a way of life. There’s a line at the movie theater, for the bank, in the laundromat, and at the supermarket. In fact, one aspect of being a New Yorker, a friend observed, is that we are willing to wait for anything. Today, the phenomenon extends to restaurants and bakeries, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the 1990s when I started wri... read more...