I’m walking on the pedestrian bridge that connects to the C train at Fulton Street at Franklin Avenue when I become aware of a commotion on the street below. At first I’m confused about what the source is: there is general chaos caused by a construction site that has blocked a full lane of Fulton, and I see pedestrians passing between gridlocked vehicles amidst blaring horns and construction noise. But one woman’s actions draw my attention in a particular direction: she is crossing Franklin, her gaze riveted on something happening underneath the pedestrian bridge. I look down and see two police cars stationed in the street, their lights flashing, and a group of police and EMTs surrounding a man face down on the sidewalk. A couple of other travelers have stopped next to me to observe this scene below; one of them asks me what’s going on and I tell her I have no idea, that I’ve just arrived. The police are trying to handcuff the man, and he struggles wildly in resistance. One of the EMTs brings a stretcher and places it next to the group huddled around the man. All the first responders are wearing gloves. Several pedestrians, sensing something sensational, have drawn out their phones and are filming the action. Then, the first responders, in one choreographed movement, manage to hoist the man onto the stretcher, where they begin strapping him down. The man however, seems to possess superhuman strength; one EMT has to thrust all his weight into simply holding the man’s head in position. It takes two police on each arm. Finally secured, the man is wheeled around and pushed into the waiting ambulance, which pulls away with lights flashing. The man has been subdued, the situation been brought ‘under control,’ and the normal chaos at the intersection can now resume: gridlock, car horns, shouting drivers and construction vehicles.