Was it just a Friday test designed to sell cheesecake and Swatch watches to all the weekenders venturing from Grand Central to points north?
I was hustling to GCT Friday, hoping to catch the 5:27, and cutting it close, as usual. I barrelled through the front doors of the terminal and my eyes peered ahead for the TV screen kiosk showing the departures; the seasoned commuters can pick up their departing track number without even breaking stride.
Alas, the south-facing screen on the four-sided kiosk–the side greeting the thousands of commuters and weekenders as they enter the main entrance–featured a list of all the shops in Grand Central–presumably even the Swatch store that somehow stays in business. Those searching for their track number–oh, every damn soul streaming into Grand Central–had to check out one of the side panels…and break stride to do so.
One-day experiment, or the new setup for the GCT departure screen?
Don’t you check the track assignments on your Blackberry?