-
Archives
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
-
Meta
Category Archives: 6 train
The Fire Down Below
I was hoofing it down Park Ave South this morning, in between 30th and 31st. A glow from down below caught my eye–a fire in the 4-5-6 train cigarette butt wasteland 15 feet below. I called 911 from a pay … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Train, 5 train, 6 train, Park Avenue South
Leave a comment
Tell it to the Hand
The street outside the 6 train at 28th and Park is now completely idiot-proof, thanks to digital countdowns before the pedestrianlight turns red.
Posted in 6 train
3 Comments
100 Pennies For Your Thoughts
A few times a year, the sawed off paper cup I use to hold loose change at work turns into a swarm of brown uselessness, the fine silver fished out for the candy machine, leaving a worthless batch of begrimed pennies. … Continue reading
Posted in 6 train, Grand Central, Park Avenue South
Leave a comment
Subway Fare Hikes Start Early
I don’t know that this has ever happened to me in my seven years of using a MetroCard. I made my way to the turnstile under Grand Central this morning, en route to the 6. I saw the massive lines … Continue reading
Posted in 6 train, Grand Central, Metrocard
2 Comments
My Nine-Minute Trip From Work to GCT
It was, quite simply, the least amount of time I’ve ever given myself to catch a train. And I’ve pushed the limits quite a bit. I had my eye on the 5:46. I’d like to say I had something absolutely … Continue reading
Posted in 28th Street, 6 train, 6:10, Chappaqua, Grand Central
Tagged Chelsea Clinton Wedding
3 Comments
Hard Hats, Thick Heads
We were all just outside the 6 train at 28th and Park. A woman in white scrubs was trying to get an elderly woman into a cab. The elderly woman’s partner, a heavyset old man, stood nearby in a suit, … Continue reading
Posted in 28th Street, 6 train
Leave a comment
Sign o’ the Times
Thanks to the new work locale two blocks closer to Grand Central, I’ve been exiting the 6 train out the ass-end (perhaps there is a better way to rephrase that) at 28th, as opposed to the front end at 26th … Continue reading
Posted in 28th Street, 6 train, MTA
Leave a comment
MTA Workers: How Not to Get Spat Upon
As the LIRR/disability matter and the bus driver “spat upon” case have suggested, there are some transit workers who get paid to recover from injuries that perhaps are not all that injurious. (For what it’s worth, NY Times-man Jim Dwyer … Continue reading
The Pipes, the Pipes are Calling…
I was climbing the subterranean Grand Central ramp that stretches from Oyster Bar to up by the 6 train entrance. (Uh, ever wonder why we have to go from underground to ground level just to go back to underground level?). … Continue reading
Posted in 6 train, Grand Central, iPod, Subway Musicians
Leave a comment
An Open Letter To:
The man who works the security desk at my office. You’re the last man I see as my daily commute concludes and my workday begins. You’re a pleasant man, always with a warm smile and a good morning over the … Continue reading
Posted in 6 train, 8:16, Blackberry
Leave a comment