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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Proposal: ‘Disabled’ LIRR Workers Have to See Real Doctor
The Times had this Friday: the federal Railroad Retirement Board, which approves disability payments for any LIRR veteran who can probably utter and spell his name, may soon require that these train workers actually see legit doctors who can vouch … Continue reading
$3 Guinness at the Train Station!
Living midway between a pair of wonderfully restored train station eating/drinking establishments (Valhalla Crossing and the Iron Horse up in Priusville), we’re partial to creative uses for old train stations, especially when they involve alcohol. So is blogging Yankee apologist … Continue reading
Uh, Shouldn’t You Guys Be at Practice?
A trio of New York Jets were spied canoodling behind the velvet rope in the al fresco patio at Pershing Square Friday afternoon, across from Grand Central. They were easily identifiable as Jets because, well, they were wearing Jets uni’s. … Continue reading
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Hang Up Stoop-y, Stoop-y Hang Up
Leaving work, I drag my hung-over ass down to King Street for something to eat. I shuffle toward Mekong, a Vietnamese joint on the corner of King and 6th, and I pass Arrojo Studio, Nick “Hairdresser-to-the-Stars” Arrojo’s salon. Then … Continue reading
Slowest. Ride. Evverrrr.
Yo, Metro-North–what was with the 20-minute ride from 125th to Grand Central this morning? You pulled out of 125th at 8:53, like you normally do. You sat at Blackberry Hill for about four minutes, waiting at the mouth of the … Continue reading
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How Fair is Yankee Stadium Fare?
Work is under way on the new Metro-North station at Yankee Stadium, and the railroad has proposed its fare for trips to the stop. Metro-North suggests it be in the same fare zone as all Metro-North stops in the Bronx; in … Continue reading
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Feet Off the Seat!
While Metro-North conductors occasionally implore our younger, less-mannered riders to kindly remove their size 11 Reeboks from the seat, the railroad took a curious tack in delivering a message to riders–putting bright yellow cut-outs of bare feet, the big toe … Continue reading
Posted in Little G, Metro North, Priusville
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Straphanger Joe Says Say It, Don’t Spray It
It’s five o’clock on the F. I just got on at the 23rd Street station heading north and into Queens. I can’t believe it. I walk onto the train and we’re sitting one person per bench with a number … Continue reading
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Mount Unpleasant Taxi
The cab stand at Hummerville train station, decked out in ghosts for Halloween. Personally, I thought the butchered rabbit was scarier.
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A Catenary Wire For Your Head
Photobasement.com has a post about the most innovative thing to come out of Vienna since Maria turned those ugly drapes into clothes for the von Trapp children. It’s the “Railroad Sleep Hanger,” and it’s a triangle-shaped device that hangs from … Continue reading