Prewalking

The Village Voice's "50 Reasons to Be Pretty Damn Euphoric You Live in New York City" is alright, not quite as clever as I hoped, but cute. My favorite:

7. Subway "prewalking," in which you walk to the exact right spot on the platform to board the train car that will save you the most time upon exit, exists and has a name. Gotta respect.

There's even an app for it.