Category Archives: Grand Central

Grand Central Apple Store–Resistance is Futile

Posted on August 19, 2011 by TJ

The MTA released renderings of the would be Grand Central Terminal Apple Store earlier this week, shares Gorgeous Francis via the NY Times. There was some construction bustle around the former Metrazur restaurant, which may be related to the Apple … Continue reading →

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Teen Bowling Tourney Strikes GCT

Posted on August 5, 2011 by TJ

You can bowl in Port Authority, and for two days, ace teen bowlers could bowl in Grand Central too. It was the Teen Masters Bowling Championship, held in Vanderbilt Hall, same place where the squash tournament takes place every year. Writes … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Boring Machine Condemned to Life in Hell

Posted on July 25, 2011 by TJ

The infamous “cutter” tunnel-boring machine has nearly reached the end of its mission, and will be rewarded for its hard slog by being entombed under Park Avenue South for, conceivably, eternity. The 200-ton drill, which will bring New Jersey Transit … Continue reading →

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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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