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Author Archives: TJ
Billion Dollar LIRR Disability Scandal Bags 10 More
Ten Long Island Railroad veterans face federal fraud charges stemming from the full blown scandal that has seen railroad workers collect disability pensions despite what is often a lack of disability. Prosecutors called it a “massive fraud scheme,” according to … Continue reading
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Station Cafe Targeting PM Commuters
We checked in with Gerry Petraglia, owner of Station Cafe and Grille, to see how the first two months of operating a business out of the old Hawthorne train station is going. Petraglia said the first few months have exceeded … Continue reading
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Mamaroneck’s ‘Club Car’ Gets Raves From NY Times
Club Car, as the converted Mamaroneck train station is known, earned rave reviews from the NY Times’ food critic. M. H. Reed loved the setting: The dark polished wainscoting and unobtrusive attention from well-trained gray-vested servers give Club Car the … Continue reading
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New York’s Got Talent
Give it up to the Metro-North for the most rhapsodic lede you’ll read all day: The sound of harmonious voices and musical instruments from across the globe echoed into the granite halls of Grand Central Terminal today as the Metropolitan … Continue reading
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Station Photo Project is ‘Unstoppable’
It was National Train Day on Saturday–a day to “celebrate train travel and the ways trains touch the lives of people across America,” said the press materials–and our pal Emily over at IRidetheHarlemLine spent it photographing trains. She hit a … Continue reading
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Rail Trails and Pale Ales
This is a fun story. As you may have noticed, I pick up a little beer money, quite literally, each week by penning a column for our friends over at Captain Lawrence Brewing. My most recent column, linked to here, focused … Continue reading
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 10
Cinco De Derby If ever a day was created to lift a few festive libations with friends, it may just have been May 5. A quick translation of the date into Spanish reveals, yes, Cinco de Mayo, and it happened … Continue reading
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If Train Stations Could Speak…
In her tireless effort to visit every train station ever, our pal Emily unearthed a desperate plea to save the long defunct Millwood station, formerly of the old Putnam line. The station is marked for deletion, but at least one … Continue reading
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Surprise Trip to Scarsdale
“Scarsdude” makes a case for Scarsdale in our biennial Best Commuter Town contest, citing Harlem Line train access, “sorta ample parking, modern amenities (Dunkin Donuts AND Starbucks practically ON the platform?) and recent station renovations.” In fact, we had the chance … Continue reading
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Vanderbilt Hall Turned Into ‘Knicks Playoff Central’
Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall has been transformed tino Knicks Playoff Central’ in celebration of the Knickerbockers’ historic 2012 post-season campaign. Visitors can shoot some baskets, watch the game on a giant screen, visit some of the many, many sponsor booths, … Continue reading
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