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Category Archives: 6 train
An Open Letter To:
The woman who “flashed” her MetroCard at the 28th Street station this morning. We were getting off the downtown-bound 6, and were making our way to the emergency exit door that leads to the way out at 26th Street. You were … Continue reading
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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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