New York Notes

　　by Harvey Shapiro

　　 1.

　　 Caught on a side street

　　 in heavy traffic， I said

　　 to the cabbie， I should

　　 have walked. He replied，

　　 I should have been a doctor.

　　 2.

　　 When can I get on the 11：33

　　 I ask the guy in the information booth

　　 at the Atlantic Avenue Station.

　　 When they open the doors， he says.

　　 I am home among my people