City Diary, June 2026

A comic about walking etiquette on subway stairwells

Some situations call for compassion and others, less so.

Hope you enjoy this week’s diary comic, drawn from memory, because I wanted to remember it. Sometimes riding the subway is aggravating and other times it is a reminder to be less robot and more human.

This is another subway comic I drew in 2014 about being kinder to myself. For many people, this is not an easy task.

Life may not be kind, but we’re all in this together. One step at a time.

Thanks for reading and being here. Working hard on something new, so I’m online less. Hope to be able to share with you all soon.

2-page diary comic about New York City walking etiquette and a brief exchange with a man at a subway station. The comic illustrates the ordeal of going up and down subway stairs with limited mobility and the patience it requires. On the other hand, texting on a phone while holding up stairwell traffic is discouraged. Titled "City Diary," June 2026, by Connie Sun.

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