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Except on Very Fancy Occasions

Girl: So, are you taking the garbage truck back home?
Boy: For the last time — Staten Islanders do not use garbage trucks for transportation!

–Flushing, Queens

  • Posted on December 9, 2019
  • Kids, Public Transportation, Queens
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