"Manspreading puts New York's commuters in a jam"

Article here. Excerpt:

'If you've ever been forced to stand for a long journey on a bus as some average-sized bloke spread his thighs across three seats, or spent an entire flight with your knees in your nostrils because the guy next to you was carelessly spreading his legs, you will be familiar with "manspreading".

It's a newish buzzword for an old bugbear. For some men, it almost seems the different poles of the earth pull their knees in opposing directions as they sit, hoarding space between their legs.
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Like people who think their bags are too precious to sit on the floor or in their laps, and instead give their inanimate belongings a seat of their own, manspreading reeks of entitlement.

There was plenty of publicity and appreciation then, when New York City, where I now live, appeared to declare war on manspreading six months ago. It started with a public awareness campaign, and escalated recently with reports that two men had actually been arrested.'