late night in the times square subway station

last night, while heading back from some bars i had to transfer between subways at the Times Square station. this was around midnight (although by NY times this may not be very late). i was amazed to see the number of people there for that time of night -- it was almost as packed as i've seen it there around rush hour. plus there was a group of breakdancers performing in the station and there was a ring of people about 3-4 deep watching and enjoying the performance. i wish i had my digital camera to take some pictures and videos.

i'm not sure if this is unique to NYC, but i've been in many other cities and havent noticed this type of atmosphere. it definitely is one of those unexpected things about the city that i've come to enjoy.