well our fool is no fool! Its illegal to walk down the street "brown bagging" in NY (it is illegal to walk or drive with an open bottle of alcohol)--so 1) people "brown bag" 2) the sit down on a bench, or stoop, curb or lean against a car-- so they are not walking and drinking at the same time!
it illegal to "brown bag" on the subway, but commutor trains have either bar cars, or kiosks on the platforms before you board the train (for purchasing a drink to go) -- a case of economic discrimination. (commutor trains are about 3 times as expensive as subway) Because of this, LIRR is prefered way to get to Shea stadium, rather than the (in)famous #7 train-- fans can get a head start before they get to game.
No one on the board from the big easy, huh? They have Take out shops-- bars have store windows that will sell beer and other drinks to patrons on the street-- NY's Pizza restraunts often have "take out windows" where you can by a slice, or in the summer an italian ice with out actally entering the store. In NO's, the bars/package shops have the same feature! and you can drink legally on the street.
