Monthly Archives: March 2009

Trainjotting Salutes Subway Hero Chad Lindsey

Posted on March 19, 2009 by TJ

New York actor Chad Lindsey sounds like a cool cat. The guy jumped onto the subway tracks at Penn Station Monday to rescue a guy that had fallen and knocked himself out after a blow to the head. Not only … Continue reading →

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Fox Biz: New Jersey Transit Sux

Posted on March 19, 2009 by TJ

Fox Business Network’s Brian Sullivan hammered New Jersey Transit for overcrowding and “nearly daily” delays in his “New Ideas” blog. He writes: Once again today there were major delays on a variety of NJ Transit lines into New York City.    … Continue reading →

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Arnold Diaz Visits Hawthorne

Posted on March 18, 2009 by TJ

The great Arnold Diaz, moustachioed muckraker extraordinaire at Channel 5 and the face of its “Shame On You!” gotcha segments, did a bit in the shadow of the Hawthorne train station yesterday. No, Diaz was not reporting on the dead … Continue reading →

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Seen A-Rod on the 4 Train Recently?

Posted on March 18, 2009 by TJ

We know Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez would never lie or even twist the truth around at all. [Hold for laughter.] But we have to call BS on something he said in his new profile in Details–the issue currently making headlines … Continue reading →

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South Ferry Station Opens With a Splash

Posted on March 17, 2009 by TJ

Twenty minutes after its long-awaited debut, the new South Ferry subway station was closed after a water main burst near Canal Street. The New York Times reports: The first train left the new station at 12:05 p.m.; just 20 minutes … Continue reading →

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JerseyJim: The Pipes, the Pipes are Calling

Posted on March 17, 2009 by TJ

“Ladies and Gentleman, Final stop in Penn Station, New York,” went the New Jersey Transit announcement this morning. “Please remember items the overhead rack, and take your belongings with you when you exit the train, including bagpipes.” In case I … Continue reading →

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The Dead Cat I Won’t Mention

Posted on March 17, 2009 by TJ

In the interest of good taste, I will not report on the dead cat–black, naturally–that I first spied on the tracks in Hawthorne last night, and, to my chagrin, saw again today. Because nobody wants to read about a dead … Continue reading →

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Crazy Train: Punks Vs. Preps

Posted on March 16, 2009 by TJ

I ventured into the city Saturday night for a concert, fooling Little G into thinking it was an hour earlier (much harder these days, with daylight savings time and all), and headed out the door for the 7:53. Downtown Hummerville … Continue reading →

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Orange You Feeling Silly Now?

Posted on March 15, 2009 by TJ

It’s a little before 6 p.m. Friday, and a train full of commuters trudge up the stairs at Hummerville station, weary from the recently wrapped work week. A generic White Male shuffles down the stairs toward the platform, completely indiscreet … Continue reading →

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Gun Pulled on the 5:48

Posted on March 13, 2009 by TJ

The New Yorker has a profile of John Cheever from beloved author John Updike (uh, didn’t he, like, die?) in which a compelling-sounding Cheever short story is mentioned. Cheever of course is one of the great suburban artists, frequently making his … Continue reading →

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