Category Archives: D Train

Yanks Ride the Rails to Deliver HOPE

Posted on August 18, 2010 by TJ

I generally try not to say nice things about the Yankees, but as the Mets were fighting with their closer after K-Rod’s season finished prematurely after a fight with his kids’ grandfather, Joe Girardi, Joba Chamberlain and Tino Martinez, among … Continue reading →

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Asperger’s Kid Spends 11 Days Hiding in Subway System

Posted on November 24, 2009 by TJ

There’s a heartbreaking Page 1 story in today’s NY Times about a 13 year old boy who, fearing a scolding at his Bensonhurst home, ran away and spent the next 11 days riding the rails. Francisco “Franky” Hernandez Jr. eluded … Continue reading →

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Locked in the Train With a Murderer

Posted on November 23, 2009 by TJ

Some of us experience intense anxiety when thinking about being stuck in a locked subway car. Add a knife-wielding maniac to that bete noir, and you’ve got a fairly miserable evening commute. That’s what happend for 30 unfortunate straphangers on … Continue reading →

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Racial Profiling and Subway Seats

Posted on November 11, 2009 by TJ

From Facebook today: So, is it wrong or some sort of profiling to look around for Chinese people sitting down before the train gets to Canal St (so you can get their seat)?  * I racial profile people every morning … Continue reading →

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