Archive for May, 2009
Friday, May 29th, 2009
“Walking Tall in the Land of the SUV”
As I’ve lamented in these cyber-pages, we no longer have the Sunday NY Times “Westchester” section–or similar sections in Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, or even the city, for that matter–to offer up hyperlocal news, and often transit-related stories.
I also miss contributing to the section, which I got to do fairly frequently. “Westchester” had bought an […]
No Comments » - Posted in Larchmont, Little G, Metro North, Mount Pleasant, Westchester by TJ
Friday, May 29th, 2009
How About Those Jet-Packs I Keep Hearing About?
The May issue of Westchester Magazine has some fun with a look at Westchester in the year 2020–a county with a lower level on the Tappan Zee bridge for trains, residential areas built around transit, county-sponsored cars on-demand, and maybe even an 18-mile tunnel from Westchester to Long Island.
The first element of the Westchester-of-the-future package […]
No Comments » - Posted in Metro North, New Rochelle, Rye by TJ
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Jo-SAY! Jose Jose, Jose, JOOOO-SAAAYYY!
There was a logjam at the stairs heading down to the 4-5-6 in Grand Central.
The source of it quickly became apparent: a heavy-set elderly woman limping down the stairs, enjoying a second-long rest at each step.
People massed behind her, contemplating the risk-reward ratio of passing her at the peril of bumping into an older woman […]
No Comments » - Posted in Mets by TJ
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
The ‘Trainjotting’ Mailbag
From the Trainjotting email account…at least he’s not a Nigerian prince looking for money.
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How are you ! This is your friend Michael write to you. I hope there is a chance for us to introduce myself as a professional aluminum and hardware products supplier.
What we make generally are : Aluminum profile as mill fishish , […]
No Comments » - Posted in Email by TJ
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Biking to Work and the B.O. Factor
We write quite a bit about schlepping via bike to the train station. Mercifully, it’s a downhill ride most of the way, and I’m there in five minutes.
But, as the rules of physics indicate, what’s downhill one way is likely to be uphill the other. I’m lucky enough to deal with hills–Heartbreak Hill on Broad […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Bike to Work by TJ
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’s Separation From His Blackberry
The performer Kevin Bacon was apparently a victim of a Blackberry-snatching at the B-D-E subway station at 53rd and 7th late last week. According to published reports, Bacon went freakin’ Footloose on the thief, chasing the guy down the platform.
The pilfering took place just before 11 a.m. Thursday morning. According to the NY Post:
Bacon didn’t […]
No Comments » - Posted in Subway by TJ
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Straphanger Joe Has a Snicker PART II
PART I is here.
… And Half
By Straphanger Joe
… only it’s not the Kindle exactly. It’s an ad campaign by M-edge and features the Kindle front and center of every poster from one end of the car to the other.
Reading never looked so good.
Personalize your Kindle 2 with an M-edge accessories jacket.
Who is your Kindle […]
No Comments » - Posted in F Train, Kindle, Straphanger Joe by TJ
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Please Tell Me Where You are So I Can Kill You
Not sure if it’s the case with other railroads around the world, but Metro-North has this knack for putting forth truly awful performances on the first day back from holiday breaks.
The 8:16 rolled in at the normal time this morning at Hawthorne, and all was fine until White Plains. Once all the Plainsers boarded at […]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Straphanger Joe Has a Snicker, Part I
Half…
By Straphanger Joe
There’s no mention of the product name but the lettering and color is unmistakable.
I’m standing in a crowded F train on my way in to 23rd Street and work. I can’t help but read the poster above me. Half of the car is filled with them – brown background white banner with […]
No Comments » - Posted in F Train, Straphanger Joe by TJ
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
New Haven Line Drama
ConnecticEnergy tells me about some scary moments on the Stamford train pulling into Grand Central about a half hour ago. Somewhere between 125th and Grand Central, the train stopped, and one conductor conversed with the other across the P.A. system.
It went something like this:
“Bobby, someone’s playing around with the buttons again. Can you check it […]