When someone blows something at you on the New York subway system, it’s usually not a kiss.
But Tamia Jones has recently gone viral with her TikTok videos in which she showers kisses on unsuspecting male straphangers — with the intention of bringing “love and positivity” to the otherwise ugly, crime-ridden underground, she said.
“I hear about all the bad things that happen on the train, so I just wanted to put myself out there by spreading love,” Jones, 25, told The Post between air kisses at the B/D/F/M station at 50th Street. this week.
“There’s shooting and stabbing on the trains, so I wanted to put a smile on people’s faces and let them know that kindness and love are always the answer – and not violence,” she said.
Jones, a lifelong Bronxite, first had a friend document the hilarious reactions to her encounters earlier this month, posting a video of the underground shtick to TikTok.
Almost overnight, the clip was viewed millions of times.
“I was so proud. I was like, ‘Yes!’…People were reaching out to me and saying such nice things,” she recalled of the viral moment.
But: “I also get a lot of creepy guys saying, ‘Where’s my kiss? Where’s my kiss?’ in my messages,” added Jones, who works as an outreach case manager for the social services nonprofit Breaking Ground.
So far, she’s only tried the act on men, “because I don’t want ladies to get the wrong idea,” she said.
Since the first TikTok video on Nov. 4, Jones has continued to throw kisses at random men from the platform as their train pulls away — and has racked up nearly seven million views on the seven videos she’s posted.
While some smile, wave and even blow kisses back, others pretend not to notice – in typical jaded New Yorker fashion.
‘A lot of people will just look away. “I really don’t care because the train is gone and I’ll never see them again,” she shrugged.
Jones — who has seen homeless men masturbating on the subway and one who recently uttered racist comments toward her — is taking extra precautions to protect herself.
“I wait until the train doors close before I knock on the window and blow the kiss. I don’t want to give anyone the opportunity to hurt me; with people you never know,” she explained.
“I just like to think it makes someone’s day. You know, people usually look really miserable on the train. People are just down. But if I can put a smile on someone’s face, it doesn’t hurt,” Jones said.
Gray straphangers – more accustomed to dodging out-of-control drifters or drug-puffing junkies – greeted the ‘sweet’ stunt.
“I think some people are probably weirded out by it, but overall it’s a lot of fun. It’s a good effort, and it’s important that she does that here for people,” Anooshka, a 33-year-old woman from Williamsburg, told The Post.
“Riding the subway is a stressful thing, you know, and when someone shows you a little love it means a lot,” agreed Ashon Mac, a security guard from Harlem.
“I’d blow one right back at her. When a beautiful girl shows me love, I show it right back,” Mac, 34, added.
“I think it’s great – more people should do that,” says Jonathan Smith, a 40-year-old visitor from Amsterdam.
