Category Archives: Foot It

TRAINJOTTING TURNS 5: Lust

Posted on January 11, 2012 by TJ

Each day this week, to commemorate our fifth birthday, Trainjotting is publishing memorable posts from the past, grouped under a specific Seven Deadly Sin. Today’s sin is Lust. This post ran in August 2008, written by then “Foot It” columnist Tim … Continue reading →

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More Than One for the Road: The Final ‘Foot It’

Posted on March 23, 2009 by TJ

Let me take you back to the night in question, February 27. A Friday, and I’m going home later than usual.   But not because I had to work late.   I’m a little buzzed, actually, because a group of … Continue reading →

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Dumbass Drivers, Vol. II

Posted on February 27, 2009 by TJ

The guy just wants to help.   Or does he?   It isn’t clear. All I can tell is, he’s banging on a window of the white Pontiac Grand Am idling at a stoplight on Houston where First Avenue turns … Continue reading →

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Smart Car. Dumb Ass.

Posted on February 23, 2009 by TJ

I’m picking up dinner—curry from my favorite Indian joint on Sixth Street’s disappearing “Tandoori Row”—when a tidal wave of traffic starts streaming down Second Avenue.   I can make it across if I hurry. I jump off the curb and … Continue reading →

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Ye$, It’$ Almo$t Tax Time…

Posted on February 9, 2009 by TJ

There’s a business on my walk to work that is a vestige of the old, pre-gentrified Lower East Side. The name of the business is Check Ca$hing.   Even though I’ve lived in the area for 11 years—or, perhaps, because … Continue reading →

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Hold the Door? Hold This!

Posted on February 1, 2009 by TJ

Just before I hit the bricks, I hit the deli around the corner for a newspaper.    A thirtysomething Latina stands in front of me on line. She’s lucky if she’s five feet tall—and damned near as wide. She’s also … Continue reading →

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Two Old Gals & A Guy

Posted on January 19, 2009 by TJ

When last we spoke, there were layoffs and cutbacks. The whole bit. But that was so 2008, right?   Well, we can hope.   Ah, the New Year. 2009. A whole decade, practically, in the bag. And yet, without any … Continue reading →

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The Season of Giving. And Taking.

Posted on December 10, 2008 by TJ

I’m strolling along this morning, feeling good about myself.   We’re having a coat drive at work that ends today. I’ve got a contribution to make, and it’s sandwiched between my hip and my briefcase. Formerly my wife’s, this coat … Continue reading →

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The F*&$ Factor

Posted on December 5, 2008 by TJ

So TJ’s grandmother was none too pleased that we dropped an f-bomb in our recent post about taking Little G to the city on Black Friday, buying him a remote control Dodge Charger at Toys R Us, and leaving the … Continue reading →

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Pulling Ourselves Up by Our Pants

Posted on December 4, 2008 by TJ

  He leads. Then I lead.   Then he leads.   I’m walking to work. I imagine he is, too. We’re both marching headlong down Houston Street—frosty air escaping our mouths in the same ghost-y streams—but he and I are … Continue reading →

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