Category Archives: Bronxville

‘Bronxvillians’ Urged to Walk Today

If traffic at the Bronxville train station seemed a bit light this morning, it may be because some residents in Westchester’s choiciest zip code are walking to the station in honor of Earth Day. A memo circulated to residents spells … Continue reading

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Schumer: MTA Should Hurry On Wifi Plans

New York’s low-key senior senator, Chuck Schumer, is urging the MTA to speed up its plans to make both Metro-North and the L.I.R.R. Wifi-enabled, which would mean wireless Internet for all those suitably equipped for it. Schumer, who would go … Continue reading

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The Trainjotting Book Review: ‘How Starbucks Saved My Life’

How Starbucks Saved My Life, Michael Gates Gill’s memoir about how he goes from being an Ivy League son of privilege, working a cushy job as an advertising exec, to being a lonely old man who commutes 90 minutes each way … Continue reading

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Word of the Week: MOUNT YEARNIN’

MOUNT YEARNIN’ \Mowwnt Yerrnin\ noun: Pangs of envy one feels when passing the stops at Bronxville, Pelham, Mount Vernon, etc., that are within 30 minutes of Grand Central. Usage: I had a serious case of Mount Yearnin’ as the 7:22 … Continue reading

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It Takes a ‘ville

People from out of town confuse Bronxville with the Bronx, but they couldn’t be more different. Today I rode the Metro-North from Bronxville to Grand Central. A mere thousand yards from Bronxville, a train village with Gilded Age charm, the … Continue reading

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