A Jewish woman in Boro Park was in early labor on Shabbos. She lived on 15th Avenue and the hospital was located on 10th Avenue. To keep her mind off her labor and so as not to arrive too early at the hospital, she decided to get some exercise and walk to the hospital. Her husband was not in favor of her decision as early labor can become active labor unpredictably, however, he did not wish to stress his wife by trying to change her mind. And so, they began to walk. A short time after, as the husband had feared, the wife started going into active labor. However, at this point, there was no car and no phone around to call for help. As desperation slowly began to set in, the husband walked into the middle of the street with his hand up and was able to stop a city bus. At first, the bus driver was somewhat taken aback by the husband’s behavior, but when he saw the husband’s visibly pregnant wife with him - he understood. The bus driver proceeded to drive the couple to the hospital. Later, when the wife's father, a quiet unassuming Talmid Chocham who had finished Shas (the Mishnah and Talmud) in depth some eight times, heard this story, he took out two dollars and said, "Be sure to mail the bus fare to the MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) as you were not able to pay the fare”.
