By Paul Lomax and Sarah Tan
DNAinfo Reporters
MANHATTAN — Jaws weren't the only things dropping on the subway Sunday afternoon.
Thousands of pranksters turned up the heat for stunned straphangers around the city — dropping their pants to show a little skin despite the chilly temps for the 11th Annual No Pants Subway Ride.
The skivvy-bearing spectacle, which started back in 2001 with just seven people taking part, has become a global phenomenon reaching 60 cities in 28 countries all over the world, including London, Paris and Rome.
This year, the Jockey-bearing jokesters boarded the subway on the Upper West Side and in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan, among other places around the five boroughs, around 3 p.m.
"Even though this is not a secret anymore — as it was even broadcast on the radio this morning — it's still bringing hundreds of people together and that's what it's all about at the end of the day," said organizer Jesse Good, 33, of Brooklyn.
"That and having fun."
Group leader Nadi Haque, 20, who was wearing Calvin Klein silk boxer shorts, said: "I do it every year because it's so much fun. I love to see people's faces. Sometimes you just can't plan when to take off your pants."
Participants on the Upper West Side were organized into groups and then directed to a specific train on the No. 1 line at 103rd Street. Once on board, they were told to act normally, reading a magazine, listening to music or taking a nap.
Then when the subway doors shut, they took off their pants as the train made its way down to 14th Street.
"I think it's just funny, just something weird. I was laughing, thinking this is just something normal for New York," said onlooker Valentina Doro, 26, of Italy.
Attending the event for the first time was Jeffrey Smith, 18, of Brooklyn, part of a group at Foley Square who went up to Midtown and then back down to Union Square.
"I decided to do this just to take off my pants for one day," he said. "It's my dream. I don't care what nobody says."
Karina Sabater, 30, of the Bronx, was waiting for the Number 6 train when she saw pantless people in the 23rd subway station.
"I was like, 'What's going on? I feel like I'm on another planet," she said. "I was wondering if I should be doing the same thing."
"I think it's just a fun time to have a different kind of experience, who wouldn't want to take off their pants on the New York City subway?" said participant Basilio Montilla, 24, of The Bronx.
Jessica Paniccio, 27, a movie set designer from the Upper West Side, said, "An older woman came up to me on the C train when we were leaving the 103rd St. station and asked me, 'Why are all these people not wearing underpants?'"
"I laughed and pretended that I didn't know what she was talking about even though I was wearing very small black boy shorts with pink polka dots."
For her pal, Aaron Hurditz, 33, of Manhattan, "It's all about expressing yourself.
"It takes the anger out of people. Seriously , who is going to get mad at you if your not wearing any pants and smiling?"
