New York's favorite subway ad model took a nap right next to his ad

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Every New Yorker has seen the ads featuring subway supermodel Gregg Turkin, his face beaming with pride, captioned by the story of when he called the MTA's hotline to report some mysterious cars.

One New Yorker saw something and snapped something when he came across Turkin himself dozing on the train, right next to his ad.

The amazing Snapchat was taken on the Long Island Railroad by Mike Giannone and shared on Twitter by RyGia7.


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The campaign features photos of real New Yorkers (although Turkin lives on Long Island so him counting as a New Yorker is debatable) who reported something suspicious on their commute.

Because the models are real MTA users, it shouldn't be a surprise that Turkin actually rides the Long Island Railroad. But something about him sitting next to his ad and napping is absolutely perfect.

Incase that video doesn't give you enough of an idea about how influential Gregg T. is to NYC's subway riders, enjoy the parody Twitter someone made for him.

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Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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