If you thought selfies were obnoxious before, two men took the now-mainstream social practice to new heights Thursday night.
If you thought selfies were obnoxious before, two men took the now-mainstream social practice to new heights Thursday night.
A pair of New Jersey men were arrested after allegedly jumping onto subway tracks at a PATH station in Manhattan to -- you guessed it -- take pictures and videos of themselves, Port Authority police said.
The stunt halted PATH service for more than an hour and left Bernard Osei, 24, of Newark, and Rodney Rodriguez 34, of Guttenberg, facing charges of criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and obstructing traffic in a transit facility, police said.
Port Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said PATH service was suspended around 9:20 p.m. after authorities received a call of two men entering the tunnel at the Christopher Street station. Track power was shut down, but when officers got to the station no suspicious items were found. It was determined the two men had not in fact entered the tunnel, Pentangelo said.
But photographic evidence showed the men appeared to be taking pictures and videos of themselves on the track. Osei and Rodriguez were arrested and taken to Manhattan Central Booking. Their cell phones were also confiscated for the investigation, Pentangelo said.
The incident left PATH riders without service until 10:30 p.m. when power was restored to the track, Pentangelo said.