Alert The Media... Nine-Year Old Rides NYC Subway Alone
Oh, the media is already alerted. It seems that a columnist for the New York Sun gave her nine-year old boy a MetroCard, a subway map and twenty bucks and said I'll see you at home. This caused quite a kafuffle. Some even accused the mother of child abuse.
True, there were some who wrote to her to tell her about their first adventures alone in the city, and how important they were. Most, though, and even some experts, seem to think it too dangerous. This in spite of the data that shows New York to be safer now than even fifty years or so ago.
When did we become such a fearful culture? Oh yeah, when the media began to alert us... about every possible danger. Enough already.
Here is the link to the article. Oh and the map is there too for your kids.