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Friday, November 21st, 2008
Proposed Transit Cuts ‘Harsh’, ‘Severe’ and Totally Sucky
Sorry to end the work week on a bummer note, but we want to offer some different perspectives on the proposed MTA service cuts affecting subways, buses and commuter trains, which by all accounts look fairly hardcore. Mind you, we think much of the early proposals are simply political posturing to get riders worked up […]
No Comments » - Posted in Elliot Sander, LIRR, Metro North by TJ
Friday, November 21st, 2008
An Open Letter To:
The Black Mustang Parked Across From My Bike at the Train Station This Morning.
It’s impossible not to notice the giant decal on your rear window, a blue cursive admonishing all within your range to “Fear This.”
You’re an ‘86 Ford Mustang. I remember your type from high school–the wealthy kids from the Jewish part of Greenlawn […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Hummerville, Open Letter by TJ
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
I Thought You Said It Was a Virgin Train?
Apparently so inspired by the fateful El-train love scene in Risky Business, a couple was arrested on the aptly-named Virgin train from Liverpool to London last week for copulating.
The train was crowded as the woman allegedly did some sort of sex-y thing with the man.
Reports the Daily Mail:
Other passengers en route from Liverpool to London appear […]
No Comments » - Posted in Train Sex by TJ
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Get Your Whore Off My Thawn
One thing the Missus noticed after we’d left the city for the leafy expanse of the ‘burbs two years ago was that everyone around us had actual New York accents–something she’d rarely encountered after a decade in Manhattan, where the guy in the apartment next to you was as likely to be from Copenhagen as […]
No Comments » - Posted in Hummerville by TJ
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
JerseyJim: Don We Now Our Draper Apparel
With winter blowing in, the NJ Transit train seems more crowded–although I realize it’s just the Puffy Jacket Syndrome (PJS), as most folks are bundled up in their seats, and the overhead racks are darkened with coats and scarves.
Therefore we must give some credit the few Mad Men still out there–those slim guys that eschew […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Jersey Transit, jerseyjim by TJ
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Tight Squeeze on the 8:16
That knack for when to hold out for the choice seat and when to promptly dump oneself into lesser real estater that I’d bragged about failed me this morning. I passed up on some decent ones–aisles, middle of the car–while walking toward the front in search of a winner (aisle, no one behind me, or […]
No Comments » - Posted in Hummerville, LIRR by TJ
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Many Unhappy Returns
Isn’t it always the case–you come back from a vacation (or, in this case, a four-day weekend) and your first commute is a nightmare–a giant f-you from the commuting gods to get you back for taking a little time off.
Indeed, I boarded at Hummerville this morning, and something was amiss. The seasoned commuter instincts kicked […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Hummerville by TJ
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Safe to Do Harlem Shuffle During Morning Rush?
One thing I love about New Yorkers is their abundant willingness to help strangers with directions. As we know, it’s not because they feel the need to help mankind, or want to ensure that a tourist has as good a trip to the Apple as possible. It’s because they want to show this tourist that […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Harlem by TJ
Monday, November 17th, 2008
First Arrest in LIRR Disability Scandal
A man who collected hefty sums for coaching retiring LIRR employees on how to score disability benefits for often fake injuries was arrested today for his role in the rampant LIRR-disability scam.
LIRR creep Fred Kreuder, not to be confused with Nightmare on Elm Street creep Freddy Krueger, was charged with receiving a reward for official misconduct, […]
No Comments » - Posted in Fred Kreuder, LIRR Scandal by TJ
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Down-to-Earth Stars
I see famous people.
There’s one now: indie filmmaker and downtown fixture Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers). It’s dark, I’m leaving work and he’s moving east on Prince Street. I’ve seen him in my neighborhood before. Today he looks like any other hipster in a dark trenchcoat with a black guitar case strapped to his back. What […]