--- title: Woman Throws Cartons of Bugs on New York City Subway description: A woman on the D train in New York City was trying to peddle live crickets and worms on Wednesday night. canonical: https://time.com/4466631/bugs-subway-trapped/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-25T19:45:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:53.328Z og:title: Passengers Trapped On Train After Woman Throws Cartons of Bugs og:description: "Everyone had crickets on their arms. My girlfriend was crying" og:url: https://time.com/4466631/bugs-subway-trapped/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe09bab6cd9ebbb5/6988a3c02dce01262f9ea6e9/manhattan-bridge-subway-car-nighmare.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: manhattan bridge subway car nighmare og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Passengers Trapped On Train After Woman Throws Cartons of Bugs twitter:description: "Everyone had crickets on their arms. My girlfriend was crying" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe09bab6cd9ebbb5/6988a3c02dce01262f9ea6e9/manhattan-bridge-subway-car-nighmare.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Passengers Trapped On Train After Woman Throws Cartons of Bugs  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Aug 25, 2016 7:45 PM UTC  Most subway cars pass over the Manhattan Bridge, as pictured here, without cricket incidents. Most subway cars pass over the Manhattan Bridge, as pictured here, without cricket incidents.Terraxplorer—Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Aug 25, 2016 7:45 PM UTC A woman trying to sell live crickets and worms on the D train in New York City Wednesday night set off a chain of events straight out of a commuting nightmare. While the woman asked subway riders whether they would like to buy any insects, she was allegedly pushed by teenagers, the[ New York _Post_ reports](http://nypost.com/2016/08/25/straphangers-go-berserk-after-woman-tosses-bugs-in-subway-car/). Upset, the woman tossed her box into the air, sending worms and crickets across the car. People were screaming and trying to avoid the bugs when someone pulled the emergency brake. The train then stopped on the Manhattan Bridge and the air conditioner shut off, leaving passengers unable to escape the insects and the August heat. “It was pandemonium…It was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen on a train,” Chris Calabrese, 29, [told the](http://nypost.com/2016/08/25/straphangers-go-berserk-after-woman-tosses-bugs-in-subway-car/) _Post. “_Everyone had crickets on their arms. My girlfriend was crying.” After 30 minutes, the train continued to the next station, where it was met by dozens of police officers. The MTA told the _Post_ that security removed the woman selling bugs from the train. > [](https://twitter.com/ezramechaber/status/768574287313793024) > [](https://twitter.com/ezramechaber/status/768574828878102528) \[[_New York Post_](http://nypost.com/2016/08/25/straphangers-go-berserk-after-woman-tosses-bugs-in-subway-car/)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4466631/bugs-subway-trapped/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4466631/bugs-subway-trapped/"},"headline":"Passengers Trapped On Train After Woman Throws Cartons of Bugs","datePublished":"2016-08-25T19:45:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:53.328Z","description":"\"Everyone had crickets on their arms. 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