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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Lion Spotted in Grand Central…Four Years Ago
OK, first off, I fully realize I’m four years late on this one. But Little G is going through his Madagascar phase, and I was heretofore unaware that there’s a great scene in the movie that’s set at Grand Central … Continue reading
The Most Bewildered Cabbie That New York Ever Hated
I’m waiting for the green at 27th and Park about 10 minutes ago. A man is settling up a cab fare with a cabbie who’s rested his car just west of 27th on Park, right up against a parked car. … Continue reading
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“Disabled” LIRR Workers Still High on the Hog
Just over a year since the NY Times’ landmark investigative report on rampant disability fraud among career Long Island Railroad employees, the Times reports that close to 100% of all L.I.R.R. disability claims are still approved. So blatant was the misuse of … Continue reading
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Rough Riding on the Rails
Halloween. The season of ghosts, goblins, children dressed as CC Sabathia, and other scary things. It’s also the season of the dreaded slippery rail–the oily leaf residue that sticks on train tracks in the northeast and causes all sorts of … Continue reading
Posted in Metro North, Mileposts, Slippery Rail
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All That You Can Leave Behind
Fun little piece in yesterday’s NY Times about the Long Island Railroad lost and found at Penn Station. Like a time capsule, what’s left on the train is often a good indicator of what the societal trends are at a … Continue reading
StationStops Schedule App Back in iTunes
Tired of the fake word “app” yet? Me too, and I wish William Safire was around to make fun of it. Speaking of apps, the app-spat between commuter advocacy site StationStops.com and the MTA over StationStops’ iPhone app has reached … Continue reading
War Protestors Mass in Grand Central
There was an extra police presence outside Grand Central yesterday evening. Not quite on par with what one sees when world leaders are in town, but a handful of hands-on-hips cops at the main entrance on Pershing Square, some squad … Continue reading
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Yankee Clipper Rolls into the South Bronx
The Yankees unveil a new fall tradition this evening, as the winners of the Little League World Series, the Twins representing the Twin Cities of Minnesota, are invited to River Avenue to face off against the Bronx Bombers. It’s a tall … Continue reading
Night Watch Man Needed
OK, time for a little game of fill-in-the-blanks. You visit a Grand Central Terminal shop because it is, above all other things, what? No, not cheap. Not offering the best selection either. You go there because it’s convenient. You’re in Grand … Continue reading
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Clever Commute Gets Cleverer
The digital offerings designed to make commuting life easier continue to increase. There’s the Metro-North timetable app over at StationStops.com that the MTA is not all that excited about, and there’s the crowd-sourcing Clever Commute service, where riders share delays … Continue reading
Posted in Clever Commute, Grand Central, LIRR, New Jersey Transit
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