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Monthly Archives: July 2010
MTA Resorts to Hand-Written Signs
As we’ve noted in these cyber-pages, there’s been some confusion about the new bus schedules following the MTA’s massive cost cutting in recent months–especially regarding the M-1 along Park Avenue South. By the looks of this sign on the M-1 … Continue reading
Wither the Yankeemobile??
In a week during which elderly Yankee figures seem to be meeting their demise with frightening regularity, it is worth noting that the Yankeemobile of Hawthorne train station–the pinstriped, Yankee-logo-d Jeep Cherokee that graced the Hawthorne lot over the past … Continue reading
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Takes a Lickin’, and Snaps Like a Twig
Any seasoned commuter lives by the minute. He or she knows exactly how many minutes it takes to get to Grand Central, and how many seconds it takes to sprint through the Terminal. One needn’t make one’s train with a … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday to Hawthorne Wine
It was exactly a year ago that tiny downtown Hawthorne got its very own wine shop. Twelve months later, Hawthorne Wines is still burning as bright as the ersatz Jagermeister flames in its picture window. Happy birthday to the shop, … Continue reading
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JerseyJim’s 3-Hour Evening Ordeal
I took the late train home last night. Actually, it seems everybody on NJ Transit took the late train home last night. Boarding my usual 5:17 Gladstone train in Penn Station, all seemed normal. But soon after we boarded, the … Continue reading
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Hawthorne Clock Arrives, Then Disappears
Blink and you missed it. The much ballyhooed fancy clock to be erected at the suddenly hip Hawthorne train station went up yesterday, a massive green grandfather clock in the station’s front lawn. I saw it yesterday evening and snapped … Continue reading
Posted in Hawthorne, Joan Maybury
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JerseyJim: NJT Pacifying Steamed Riders With Ice Water
With temps hitting the century mark for the second day in a row yesterday, New Jersey Transit cooled off steamy passengers, many with delayed trains, in Penn Station last night with free ice water. NJT explains: Our fleet of modern … Continue reading
June Pass Works…Again
Thanks to some sound advice from reader “Steve” yesterday, I left a few minutes early yesterday evening to buy a one-way ticket in case my June monthly was shot down by the conductor, and I was forced to pay the … Continue reading
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The Dumbasses That Forget Their Monthly Passes? Yup, That’s Me
Well, I think I remembered to bring everything home after a bunch of days at the Cape–iPod, SPF 101 sunblock, very funny hardcover of Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionists. Everything, that is, except my brain. I took off last Thursday, meaning … Continue reading
Posted in 1-3/4-Seater, Monthly Pass
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