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Category Archives: 6 train
Man Romances Chicken on 6 Train
We really don’t know what can add to this with mere words. Check out this particularly fowl video.
TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: An Open Letter To:
From June 29, 2009 The woman who muttered a sarcastic “thank you” to my back after I cut her off at the 28th Street stop this morning. First off, Ma’am, I don’t think I was really, truly in the wrong. It’s … Continue reading
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No Pants Subway Ride Rolls Into NY
Is this 6 train car chilly, or is it me? Yes, the subways will be full of pantsless riders this weekend, as No Pants Subway Ride 2010 takes place 3 p.m. Saturday. This is actually not a joke. It’s part … Continue reading
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Subway Gropes on Upschwing
Sexual harrassment on the subway is on the rise, reports the NY Times’ City Room. The worst stretch of subway for the gropage is the 4-5-6 between Union Square and Grand Central, and the typical molester is a 39-year-old male. … Continue reading
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Times I Wish I Had a Cellphone Camera Volume XIX
We could hear the engines roaring before we even stepped out of the 6 train exit at 26th. A trio of motorcycle police, in dark shades and scowls, blocked traffic both on Park Ave South and 26th. A procession of … Continue reading
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Public Transport Boosts Employee Productivity in World Series
You may have heard McCarver/Buck mention the other night–Phillies ace Cliff Lee, jammed in traffic hours before his World Series start Wednesday night, jumped out of his cab in upper Manhattan and hopped a pair of subways to get to … Continue reading
Butt Seriously, Folks
Best book title on the downtown 6 at 9:10 this morning: Bright Lights, Big Asses, by Jen Lancaster. The reader was a woman of about 30, seated, teal polo shirt, brown ponytail, pleasant face, large engagement ring. And yes, a … Continue reading
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A 5 That Looks Like a 6
Why is it that the first trip to the city after an extended break is an awful ride that makes you wish you were still away? Metro-North was perfectly grand this morning, the 8:43 out of Hawthorne getting in to … Continue reading
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An Open Letter To:
The woman who muttered a sarcastic “thank you” to my back after I cut her off at the 28th Street stop this morning. First off, Ma’am, I don’t think I was really, truly in the wrong. It’s the slow approach to … Continue reading
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An Open Letter To:
The lady exiting the 6 train with the ‘Rush’ patch on her backpack. Rush? Really? So you were the girl at the Rush concert at Nassau Coliseum in ’86, at Providence Civic Center in ’89, back at the Coliseum in … Continue reading
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