[SolidWood]

The quote is good, but in NYC I still won’t let a 9-Year-Old ride the Subway alone.

[angcat]

Growing up in Yonkers I was not allowed to leave the block alone. What a kook this one is. I live in rural PA now and I don't let me 13 year old go anywhere alone. We have a running list of Sexual Offenders in the area.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> The quote is good, but in NYC I still won’t let a 9-Year-Old ride the Subway alone.

Do the Guardian Angels still patrol the subways of New York? (I should know this but I don’t!)

If so, the 9 year old will probably be quite safe riding them.

As a parent, tho’, I’d be more concerned about what happens before and after the subway.

[deuteronlmy232]

The quote is good, but in NYC I still won’t let a 9-Year-Old ride the Subway alone.

I won’t let a 9-Year-Old ride the Subway alone in any city unarmed.

[bert]

I saw both the mom and the kid on Fox News. Both seemed level headed and in complete control of their faculties.

The mom looked chic but had confidence in her son who seemed to know exactly what he was doing. Although he was young he seemed to have a lot on the ball and was not cocky and overconfident or overly proud of his ride.

We live in a free society and that included the right to move about.

[beezdotcom]

Do I really have to say it? It depends on the 9=year-old. Honestly. Then again, there are some ADULTS that shouldn't ride the subaway alone. I trust people with good judgement to judge whether their 9-year-old should undertake such an endeavor.

As an aside, when I spent some time in Sydney (AUS), whole PACKS of 9-year-olds rode the subway to school together. Then again, Sydney ain't NYC....