A couple funny transit-related items in today’s Dear Diary section of the NY Times.

Dear Diary:

I am a lawyer who often commutes to Lower Manhattan from New Jersey by motorcycle.

On a Wednesday in mid-June, I was stopped for a light on Lafayette Street, waiting to turn onto the Brooklyn Bridge to get to an appearance in Brooklyn.

Another biker, dressed in denim and leather, pulled up alongside me, gave me a rather disdainful look and said: “Nice bike. Lose the suit.”

My terse response — “Parole hearing” — was sufficient to restore me to the ranks of the brethren. I was rewarded with a knowing nod of the head, a wry smile and a heartfelt, “Good luck, brother.”Jerry Oleske

Dear Diary:

Overheard on a subway platform during the morning rush, after exiting the No. 5 train at Fulton Street, not too far from City Hall:

A woman dressed in a business suit is holding a subway map, looking quizzically at a transit worker, apparently having just asked him a question.

As I walk by, the transit worker is providing his answer: “Department of Labor? You mean for giving birth or for work-related issues?”Alyson Shatsky