box lunch

when it was Disneynified

 several years ago 

what was once a bastion of bad

 called 

Times Square

 turned into 

a tourist mall

 with

 little tables and chairs

 as well as 

people 

dressed as Disney characters 

to pose with

of course

 they all carry a little purse

 to put tips in

 hey

 nothing

 nothing

 is 

free

 one sort of good thing

thats happened

is

 there are more restaurants in the area

in addition to

 the old time pre-theatre restaurants

 that line the side streets

 where 

for a premium price

 you can dine 

on 

mostly ordinary food 

served fast 

so

 you can eat drink and get to the theatre

 in time for curtain up

  Wednesdays

 are still matinee day

 with

 tons of out of towners

 bussed in

 to

 flood the area

 with 

slow 

walking

 gawkers

 one evening 

I felt

 like a salmon

 swimming upstream

 against the current

 so thick and oblivious 

were the crowds

I work in Times Square

 well 

on 42nd Street

 to be precise

 I get here early

 never go out for lunch

 leave by 4:45

 so

 I can beat the crowds

but

people want to eat

there have been 

carts

from which

 to buy 

coffee 

danish

 sandwiches

then

 last week I spotted

 that

'parked'

between 42nd and 41st Streets

what 

a

 menu:

NYC's finest

it proclaims

hot dogs

lobster rolls

lobster rolls?

in Times Square

for sure
 you is shi,
er
kidding
me 

right?

nope

ice cream

coffee

donuts

pretzels

what a nutritious menu

Hey 

Mayor Mike

maybe

 you need 

to find a way

 to enforce

 a better selection of foods

along with his drink size limit

 in a few months

 restaurants 

pizza chains

 delis

 will

 no longer

 be able to sell

 carbonated soft drinks 16 oz or over 

dont be too upset

 you can still 

go into any

 bodega or supermarket

 to get as big a gulp as you want

stepping off the soap box

I wonder

where and what 

do

you

eat for lunch?

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