Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 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 from New Haven to New York each day.
It’s enough to warm the heart of even the […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Haven, New Haven Line, New York Times by TJ
Monday, June 30th, 2008
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 other more pertinent train station info.
I am sometimes forgetful, but I’ve never found myself running […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Larchmont by TJ
Monday, June 30th, 2008
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 Area title, as voted on by you, the readers.
Writes P’viller Peter:
P’ville is eminently walkable and […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Best Commuter Town, Captain Lawrence, Ossining, Pleasantville by TJ
Friday, June 27th, 2008
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 Side in the January edition of Westchester Magazine).
Stephens has about 2 hours and 45 minutes to […]
No Comments » - Posted in Bike to Work, Westchester Magazine by TJ
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
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. Hartsdale is the initial stop for several morning express trains, like the 7:58. That means you get […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Hartsdale by TJ
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
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.
I was on an 11 a.m. Delta flight to Myrtle Beach this morning for a quick work trip. […]
No Comments » - Posted in Myrtle Beach, delay by TJ
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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 Are Just Too Short” explains how Anthony’s sons Aahren (not wild about the spelling, between you […]
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
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 my new Tumi briefcase.
No Comments » - Posted in Word of the Week by TJ
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
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 no end. Anything can happen on the subway–you might fall in love, or end up […]
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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 hosting a launch party at Metrazur in Grand Central July 1, during which subway musicians will […]