Watch half-naked New York subway riders celebrate silliness and liberation on 'no pants day'

Pants-less subway riders in New York celebrate "no pants day"
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Sunday was "no pants day" on the New York City subway, and more than 4,000 city residents stripped down to their underwear for, as the event's organizers describe it, an "international celebration of silliness." The annual event began in New York in 2002, coordinated by Improv Everywhere, a group The Associated Press calls a "global flash mob." It has since spread to several cities in the U.S. and Europe, where people also celebrated Sunday by riding public transportation without pants. "It's very freeing," NYC subway rider Chloe O'Connor tells AP. "I feel very liberated." You can watch her and her underwear-clad straphangers below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.