Category Archives: 28th Street

Pants on Fire

The 28th Street platform for the uptown 6 was pretty full. The train eased in and it too was full. I squeezed on. A young Asian woman with a streak of blond in her bangs stood near the door. There … Continue reading

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Bang For His Buck

6 train platform at 28th Street, 5:35 p.m. yesterday. Skell (gray hair, fidgety manner, concave meth-head cheeks) gambols by on the platform. He’s yanking the tabs on a pull-tab card. “You BASTARD!” he screams at the card. “A f***ing dollar?” … Continue reading

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I’ve Lost My Edge; I Suck at Commuting

We’ve all seen someone fall on the subway. Unwitting dolts who didn’t anticipate the force of a train starting up from a dead stop. Well, I joined their inauspicious ranks today. Perhaps still groggy from my week in the sun, … Continue reading

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World Record In 15-Block Dash

Lordy, what an ordeal in catching the 6:33 yesterday. I left the office with 13 minutes to spare, two minutes less than I prefer. I got to the 28th Street station just as the 6 train was ready to depart. … Continue reading

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“I’m a Widow and I Have Children”

I hadn’t seen this in forever. A beggar on the subway, like it was 1996 and Rudy G hadn’t yet banished the squeegee men to wherever it is that squeeguee men go. “I’m 36 and I’m homeless,” she said on … Continue reading

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Despite All My Rage, I Am Still Just a Rat on the Platform

I’ve been riding the subways pretty regularly for 15 years, and never saw this until yesterday. I entered the 28th Street station just as the 6 was pulling away. There was a handful of people on the platform. Curiously, the … Continue reading

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