Category Archives: Grand Central

Piece of Penn Station Shifts to GCT

Posted on July 6, 2011 by TJ

A 45-pound stone eagle sculpture that once loomed over Penn Station has found a (temporary) home in Grand Central, reports the NY Times. The eagle made a detour to Freeport, Long Island and Poughkeepsie in between the two stations. He’s apparently one … Continue reading →

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Monkee Spotted in Grand Central

Posted on June 17, 2011 by TJ

Conductor Bobby, a Metro-North man with a knack for spotting B list celebs on and around trains, adds another to his list: former Monkee Peter Tork. “He had just gotten off a train,” writes Bobby on FB. “But I don’t … Continue reading →

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GCT’s Vanderbilt Hall Closed To Commuters This Eve

Posted on May 18, 2011 by TJ

This is a public service announcement: If you, like thousands of others, enter Grand Central from the Pershing Square side (and you partake in Pershing Square Dancing from time to time), allow an extra minute to your walk to the … Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring

Posted on May 3, 2011 by TJ

The outdoor cafe at Pershing Square was open last Friday.   ‘Bout time!

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Newest ‘Light’ Truck From Range Rover

Posted on April 21, 2011 by TJ

I generally try to avoid helping the marketing efforts of those who set up shop in Grand Central and look to woo the tastemakers, big spenders, and other masters of the universe who traipse through its gilded halls each day. … Continue reading →

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Agony of the Feet

Posted on April 7, 2011 by TJ

I’ve got mixed emotions about bare feet on the train. Actually, they’re not really mixed. I’m against the concept. Frankly, I can’t imagine that the relief of being freed from the shackles of my shoes would outweigh the self-consciousness I’d … Continue reading →

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‘Cannes’ Man Aboard Metro-North

Posted on April 6, 2011 by TJ

I’d forgotten about this until reading his name in today’s NY Times–I’m 97% sure I saw filmmaker Jim Jarmusch exiting a Metro-North train and entering Grand Central’s Great Hall Friday evening. He had a young girl in tow–as in, daughter, … Continue reading →

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100 Pennies For Your Thoughts

Posted on March 15, 2011 by TJ

A few times a year, the sawed off paper cup I use to hold loose change at work turns into a swarm of brown uselessness, the fine silver fished out for the candy machine, leaving a worthless batch of begrimed pennies. … Continue reading →

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After the Flood

Posted on March 11, 2011 by TJ

The Great Late Winter Super-Soaker has come and gone, leaving us with a wet basement for the second time this week. Well, Little G and Little Miss C have been moaning about still wanting to be in the Bahamas ever … Continue reading →

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Cereal Killers Hit GCT

Posted on March 8, 2011 by TJ

Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall was home to a giant breakfast this morning. The western half of the hall was filled with long communal tables, with passers-by invited to pop in for breakfast, complements of Kellogg’s. Of course, as it was … Continue reading →

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