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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Giving “A Complete 180″ All New Meaning
When one says one rides the New Haven Line to the city, one does not mean one rides all the way from New Haven. Then again, if one is named Steven Padla, one does, in fact, do that 180-mile commute … Continue reading
Posted in New Haven, New Haven Line, New York Times
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Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is at Larchmont Station?
Local Larchmont blog GetinLoop.com wonders what the deal is with the digital lightboards at Larchmont station (and perhaps other stations). The lightboards show the date, a reader points out, but not the time, the pending arrival of a train, or … Continue reading
Best Damn Commuter Town Period: Pleasantville Lives Up to Name
Pleasantville, that lively village located smack in the middle of Westchester County, hard by the Saw Mill and home of crossword puzzle master Will Shortz and book critic Janet Maslin, has claimed the first-ever Best Commuter Town in the Tri-State … Continue reading
Posted in Best Commuter Town, Captain Lawrence, Ossining, Pleasantville
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The Bike Commute From Ossining to the Village
NYU journalism prof Mitchell Stephens embarks on a bike commute from Ossining to Greenwich Village in the latest issue of Westchester Magazine (this is not to be confused with the psychotherapist who bikes from Pound Ridge to the Upper West … Continue reading
Posted in Bike to Work, Westchester Magazine
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Hartsdale Gets a Nod For Best Commuter Town
The polls close tomorrow for Trainjotting’s First Ever Best Damn Commuter Town Period, and Hartsdale–that less white, less moneyed cousin to Scarsdale, home of the first Carvel store and the world’s first canine cemetery–gets a nod from reader Mitch. Why? 1. … Continue reading
PLANEJOTTING: When ‘A Little Minute’ Means ‘A Little 2 1/2 Hours’
I rarely fly, so when it comes to people who get to moan about the woeful state of airline travel today, I’m clearly at the back of the line. Nonetheless, lend me your ears, as I’ve some first-class kvetching to do. … Continue reading
Yeah, But Which DePalma Got Stuck With the Middle Seat?
Maybe the recent addition of Little Miss C to the TJ clan has made me mushy, but I quite liked NY Times reporter Anthony DePalma’s essay in the Westchester/Jersey/Long Island/Nutmeg State’s Sunday Times about commuting with his sons. “Some Commutes … Continue reading
Posted in Montclair
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Word of the Week: RIO GRANDE LATTE
RIO GRANDE LATTE /reeoh GRAHNDAY lahtay/ noun: Rivers of coffee and other spilled beverages streaming down the floor on a Metro-North train. (a.k.a. Mississ-sippy River) Usage: This Rio Grande Latte rolling underfoot on the 8:28 to the city basically ruined … Continue reading
Yanks Wish Rookie Hurler Would’ve Stayed Lost
I have a soft spot for major leaguers who ride the subway to Shea or Yankee Stadium; the notion of a guy making several million a year eschewing the team bus for the unknown of the underground pleases me to … Continue reading
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In Search of NYC’s Finest Subway Musician
The cable channel MSG, as in the Garden, will unveil an original show called NYC Sound Tracks, in which it searches for the best subway musician in New York. Here’s a pretty cool promo for it on YouTube. MSG is … Continue reading
Posted in Geovanni Suquillo, MSG
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