In a city that prides itself on moving fast, nothing’s slower — or suddenly trendier — than waiting on line. These days, it seems that New Yorkers will stand around and wait for just about anything — ...

From letting others with fewer items go first to having your payment ready, these seemingly automatic behaviors reveal the ...

I’m a very impatient person, and standing in a slow-moving line is one of those very small, maddening aspects of life that drives me crazy. As often happens, however, when I learned more about the ...

People wait in line for Ko, the all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant on Mission and 18th streets. Photo by Junyao Yang on Oct. 3, 2024. Around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, it was 85 degrees in the Mission. A ...

Waiting in line isn’t always bad—it can actually be good for you. Taking time to wait can help you stay calm, think more creatively, and make better decisions. When you wait, your brain has a chance ...

Lines are a part of life. The grocery store, the DMV, Target on a Sunday — we're bound to queue up. I remember a time, however, when this was a bad thing. Think of anything someone has told you that ...

In Midtown Manhattan, professional line-sitters are making a business out of waiting in long lines for others, charging around $25 per hour for their services. Gigi Principe, a professional ...