Girls Of No Pants Subway Ride 2014

The annual "No Pants Subway Ride" event involves a large number of people riding the subway, all claiming to have forgotten their pants by accident and not to know each other. The event started in 2002 with only seven participants and has grown into an international phenomenon involving thousands of participants around the world. During a No Pants mission on 22 January 2006, the New York City Police Department handcuffed eight members of the group while on the subway (according to the group, over 160 people had participated in the city-wide event). The eight handcuffed participants had been riding the 6 train and were taken into custody and issued summonses for disorderly conduct. After appearing in court, the charges were dismissed. Despite the setback, IE continued the tradition each January, and in more recent years, the police have arrived at the event's meeting point not to make arrests, but to serve as friendly escorts. On January 12, 2014, over 4,000 people participated in the No Pants Subway Ride in New York, and thousands more participated in 60 additional cities in over 25 countries around the world. Todd has stated that the No Pants Subway Ride has evolved from a small prank into an "international celebration of silliness".