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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Where’s That Metal Barricade When You Need it?
As I mentioned the other day, a metal barricade was placed between those going into Grand Central from below and those descending from Grand Central into the subways. The barricade was there Monday, gone yesterday, and gone again today. Coincidentally, … Continue reading
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I Thought My Commute Sucked Vol. XI
“Talking Transportation” columnist Jim Cameron details two truly dreadful Metro-North rides in the recent past in Westport Now. (Lead story in Westport Now today: “Person of Color Seen at Pier One.”) Both trips from hell appear to have happened on one … Continue reading
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Word of the Week: HAT&T TRICK
HAT&T TRICK: \HAT trikk alt. HAH tee nn tee trick\ noun: Getting three cellphone calls over the course of a single ride on the train. Usage: This doofus next to me on the train from Dobbs Ferry scored the HAT&T … Continue reading
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Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Bag!
Filthy Mark is a friend from high school, given the nickname thanks to his formerly Falstaffian appetite for certain vices. When Filthy Mark joined the NYPD about a decade ago, the moniker was tweaked to Filthy Narc. That made us … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Central, Little G, The Missus
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Over Herd in New York
I’d mentioned before the logjam at the top of the stairs heading from Grand Central down to the subways. Well, the city has done something about it. This morning, for the first time, commuters were greeted with the steel barricades … Continue reading
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The Drag Queen Returns!
There (s)he was on the 7:16 to Stamford last night, all 11-inch heels and fishnet dress and tights with the ass cheeks cut out. Yes, the giant black drag queen was shaking up the stuffy decor on the Metro-North again, … Continue reading
Posted in Drag Queens, Mount Vernon, New Haven Line
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Straphanger Joe Ventures Out of the Subway
Sari of Mass Destruction It’s not the subway but it is part of the New York City transportation system. I went to visit Lady Liberty with my son and two other families with kids recently. The park where the … Continue reading
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Mind the Gap. No Really, Mind the F***ing Gap!
The much-feared gap between train and platform claimed another victim early this morning, as a woman tumbled under the platform in Rye (more like Whiskey & Rye) around 2 a.m. New Rochelle Man Mugged… I mean the Journal News…has the … Continue reading
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I Saw Something, Said Something
They duked it out next to the steps of the 6 train at 28th Street and Park. He was a black man of about 30, in a Yankee cap, baggy jeans and an oversize black bomber jacket. She was about … Continue reading
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Tennis, Anyone?
I got this emphatic answer to my question about the mysterious tennis court in Grand Central. Apparently, this appeared on yelp.com. Recently, I had a unique experience at Grand Central that I will never forget. My friend and I were … Continue reading
Posted in Engine Bob, Grand Central
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