Joseph Natividad

It’s Monday. Read the Metropolitan Diary!

This is one of the lesser known sections of the New York Times but I find it quite amusing to read when it’s published in every Monday’s edition. Found in the first section of the paper in the NY/Region, it’s stuck in a corner and might not be that easy to find. But when you do, you’ll be sure to end up with a smile on your face after reading it.

The Metropolitan Diary is a collection of short stories (more like snippets) sent in by New York residents who experience funny and extraordinary things on the street, bus, subway or wherever you find interesting people (which the city has no shortage of).

When I was in high school, I cut a deal with the campus librarian to put aside the school copy of the New York Times for me to take home at the end of the day. I bumped into the Met Diary by chance as I skimmed through pages of the Monday paper. High school seems like a life that is long behind me. I’ve since moved on to reading the Times online. I find myself with the print version once in awhile when they give them away on campus. Otherwise I can’t bring myself to give up $1 for a physical, tangible copy when I can get the same content online for free.

Anyway, check out the Metropolitan Diary! Here’s a link to today’s stories.

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