They’re Temporarily Using It As a Waste Receptacle

Chick: So, now between me and the bus tour you have seen all of Manhattan.
Tourist friend: Yep, from tip to tip.
Chick: Well, you didn’t see the Statue of Liberty.
Tourist friend: That’s true… Where is it?
Chick: I just took my mom there last week — it’s on Staten Island.

–R train