see photos of the 2016 no pants subway ride

The rain didn’t deter New Yorkers from participating in the 15th annual No Pants Subway Ride yesterday. Hundreds of straphangers took their pants off for the yearly prank. Nearly 4,000 New Yorkers participated in the event in 2015. Tens of thousands of people from New York City to Tokyo, Madrid to Moscow, descended upon train stations around the globe, to ride on public transportation with no pants on. The participants behave as if they do not know each other. They’re celebrating the 15th annual No Pants Subway Ride, originally started by the New York-based comedy collective Improv Everywhere. Participants in this year’s event hailed from more than 60 cities in over 25 countries.