"Waiting in line is a young man's game. And once I was that young man (or woman or whatever). In my early twenties, I believed in the prize at the end of the line. I had to-the thought alone kept me warm as many nights I stood outside in the dead of D.C. winter in little else but a skin-tight dress. But I'm older now, my outfits actually match the weather"
"According to TaskRabbit , New Yorkers have outsourced the wait . In October 2024, the online marketplace's line-waiting requests surged to 56%. And I only have to take one look at the winding lines that follow any buzzy opening ( Radio Bakery and L'Appartement 4F ) or long-standing institution with long lines to match ( Hometown Bar-B-Que and ) to know that, as much as we hate the dreaded line, it is inevitable that we may just end up in one."
A former frequent line-waiter once endured D.C. winters in a skin-tight dress to secure coveted experiences but now avoids long waits. New York lines commonly form for buzzy openings like Radio Bakery and L'Appartement 4F and for long-standing institutions such as Hometown Bar-B-Que. Many New Yorkers outsource waiting via services like TaskRabbit, with line-waiting requests surging 56% in October 2024. Queues persist at popular pizzerias including L'Industrie and a Carroll Gardens pizzeria whose thin-crust pies by "accidental pizzalo" Mark Iacono attract celebrity fans like Jay-Z and Beyoncé and were referenced in a Drake–Kendrick Lamar rap feud. L'Industrie's burrata-topped slice draws particular demand.
Read at Time Out New York
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