In the aftermath of the London terror attacks the Times interviews New York City mass transit riders to gauge how safe they feel. In short, they don’t feel very safe, they’re fatalistic about that and they have some amusing empirical observations that back up these gut feelings:

Kathy Reul, 44, a health care worker from Queens, confided to a reporter: “I drink a beer every day on the subway. I don’t have it in a cup. I have not seen a police officer on a subway train in a long time. If I can get away with having a beer, I can get away with having a bomb.”