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Monthly Archives: July 2009
An Open Letter to:
The jogger who perspired on me at 34th and Park Wednesday evening. I was making my way to the 5:46 out of Grand Central, and you were jogging (or maybe it’s pronounced yogging?) on the sidewalk, heading south. We were … Continue reading
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The Standing Up to Subway Thugs Debate Redux
We’ve been (cyber)speaking quite a bit in these pages about strangers standing up to child abuse and those menacing crazy people on the subway. So it was with great interest that I read this bit about the arrest of Henry … Continue reading
Posted in Subway
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One Way to Goldens Bridge Costs $23 Quadrillion
We’ve all been feeling the sting of the new Metro-North fare hikes, but perhaps none a much as teenager Lydia Alcock, who was recently charged over $23,000,000,000,000,000–yup, more zeros than a Star Trek convention at the Holiday Inn in Lodi–for … Continue reading
Pea-Brained Platform Pole-Sitters
What is worse than those clods on the subway platform who don’t make room for those exiting the train? Here’s a fun little stage play from the excellent SubwayStories user-generated blog. I love how the subway doors get a “speaking” … Continue reading
Posted in Subway Platforms
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Standing Up to Subway Thugs
Just a few days after a NY Times essay wonders how people can sit idly on the subway as, shall we put it, vigorous juvenile corporal punishment goes down, blogger Jake Lodwick employs a little 20 Questions to tell the … Continue reading
Sneezy, Dopey and Grumpy
As I gas on about every time I come back from vacation, there always seems to be havoc awaiting on the first ride into the city after an extended time away. This morning I actually caught a break. The downpour … Continue reading
Posted in 1-3/4-Seater, Hawthorne, Little Miss C, Metro North
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Straphanger Joe’s Brain Turns to Mush
iPhone, iGame, iSubway What caught me first was the name of the software company – Goorusoft. It couldn’t have been the wanton violence, mayhem from the shooting cannons, the sensation of rolling waves, or the sound of wood … Continue reading
Posted in F Train, Straphanger Joe
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The Least Popular Guy on the 5:46
This being the season of all-star teams and the like, I think we found the starting pitcher on the All-Jerk team on the 5:46 out of Grand Central yesterday. He sat on the aisle in a five-seater and had his … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Scarsdale, White Plains
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JerseyJim Parks, Rides, Writes
I sampled the new Secaucus Exchange PARK & RIDE this morning. I had to drop our car off for servicing in Paramus and had a loaner, so I opted for Secaucus instead of driving and parking in the cluttered city. … Continue reading