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Monthly Archives: November 2009
‘Times’ Allows 750 Words About Grand Central Water Fountain
Timeswoman Susan Dominus discovers that the water fountain in Grand Central is both free of charge and relatively free of germs. There, just a 30-second walk from the saleswoman, who surely must occasionally feel thirst, was the perfect water fountain. … Continue reading
Lock Up Your Minivans
Sources tell me a car parked across from Hawthorne’s station was stolen Friday. Apparently someone parked their older-model Honda Odyssey over at the former temple to red sauce mediocrity called Bel Paese for a day trip to the city, then arrived … Continue reading
Shape Train Express
Little G had a “Train Safety” special at pre school recently, with a visit from a pair who conduct train safety classes for a living. His “All Aboard the Shape Train” cut-and-paste masterpiece came last week.
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Frisky Business
In the last six months, we’ve received 704 visitors who found Trainjotting after Googling “train sex.” Thank you, Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay and our stellar search engine optimization.
The Trainjotting Reader: A FRACTION OF THE WHOLE
A Fraction of the Whole is, in short, a terrific novel — at least across the 450 pages I’ve read thus far. It’s by a young Aussie named Steve Toltz and tells the story of a family of deep-thinking, antisocial … Continue reading
Straphanger Joe Stuck on Auto-Pilot
Blade Runner I’ve been driving a lot this week – three days into Manhattan instead of the subway. My son goes to school on Long Island and this week my wife was working in Manhattan so… I got to … Continue reading
Time to Make the Subway Cars!
National Geographic has a special tonight on how New York subway cars are made. It’s a series called Ultimate Factories, which visits the production plant in Hornell, New York to see how the R160 cars come together. Actually, the NY … Continue reading
I Guess Some People Just Prefer Non-Verbal Communication
Number of words uttered by grim-faced M1 busdriver after I boarded and said “Good morning” today: 0 Number of times grim-faced M1 busdriver honked her horn as the M1 plodded through construction-induced congestion on Park Ave. South between 40th and … Continue reading
Racial Profiling and Subway Seats
From Facebook today: So, is it wrong or some sort of profiling to look around for Chinese people sitting down before the train gets to Canal St (so you can get their seat)? * I racial profile people every morning … Continue reading
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Times I Wish I Had a Cellphone Camera Volume XIX
We could hear the engines roaring before we even stepped out of the 6 train exit at 26th. A trio of motorcycle police, in dark shades and scowls, blocked traffic both on Park Ave South and 26th. A procession of … Continue reading
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