I was going uptown from Essex Delancy, and all of these women used Maclaren strollers and dressed similarly. All in dresses with coats and head bands, mid length hair. Were they nannies, or is their style of dress a cultural thing?
What you saw are Chasidic Jews on the train.Since that Essex and Delancy station is right across the Williamsburg Bridge from Williamsburg, a lot of Chasids take the train between Williamsburg and the Lower East Side.All Chasid Women dress practically the same, and they all practically use the same types of strollers.
I believe that this might just be nannies walking around NYC taking care of children. Many of them do that in the city to make money especially in these hard economic times. A picture wouldve been more helpful in my answer, but that okay. Another thing is since it was a Saturday, many jewish ladies are out. That couldve been them because they sometimes all look alike and wear very similar clothing. Dont forget NYC has a big jewish community and mainly is in NYC and doesnt spread out because of KKK relations in Long Island, Upstate NY, New Jersey, and of course down South.
maybe it was done by the guys from improveverywhere.check them out in youtube. they do alot of pranks in nyc the 2nd link was done in a subway as well. so cool
maybe you saw a prank being done by the people who do parnks...i forgot their names thoughill edit it when i remeberimprove everywere was their names
If you saw them Saturday during the day, they were NOT Chasidic Jews. Jews do not ride on the Sabbath.