April Fools: Manspreading Crackdown

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2015

We had a little fun this morning with an April Fool's joke -- that police were going to seriously crackdown on the public nuisance known as "manspreading" on the subway. We hope WNYC reporters Kate Hinds and Jim O'Grady fooled at least a few of you...enjoy!

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