Category Archives: Hawthorne

Station Cafe Targeting PM Commuters

We checked in with Gerry Petraglia, owner of Station Cafe and Grille, to see how the first two months of operating a business out of the old Hawthorne train station is going. Petraglia said the first few months have exceeded … Continue reading

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Time For Another Best Commuter Town Poll

I was waiting for the 8:16 this morning when I overheard a woman discussing our own Hawthorne station as she climbed down the stairs. I tend not to pay much heed to the woman, as she’s the one who repeatedly … Continue reading

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Supervisor Maybury Addressing Station Issues

A member of Mount Pleasant Today’s (MPT) train station committee met with town supervisor Joan Maybury last night to address commuter issues related to security, cleanliness and parking, among other things. Topics discussed included flooding in the Elwood lot and … Continue reading

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Almost Home(ly)

After the success of the decade-0ld art project at Pleasantville station, featuring bronzed chairs in the overpass and called “Almost Home,” Hawthorne station has unveiled its own seats-in-the-overpass installment. Hawthorne’s is called “Crate Expectations.” Pleasantville: Hawthorne:  

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Jim Russell Wants Your Signature

Just what was Jim Russell, perennial political hopeful and champion of racial separation, doing soliciting commuters with a clipboard in hand at Hawthorne station this morning? Russell wore a beige trench coat and seemed to be seeking signers of some sort … Continue reading

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The Trainjotting Review: Station Cafe and Grille

The TJs finally happened by Hawthorne’s newest epicurean establishment, the Station Cafe and Grille that took over the old station building last week. To be sure, we want this place to succeed. Owner Gerry Petraglia invested big in the joint, … Continue reading

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Random Acts of Kindness

To the five people who offered to carry the large box holding a new baby’s room air purifier thingy for the very pregnant lady stepping off the 5:27 last night in Hawthorne: I saw that. That was good. Nice work.

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A Different Meaning For ‘Train Fare’

My blogger pal Emily digs up a New York Central railroad menu from the ’40s, when the prime rib dinner cost $1.60, and Clam Juice Cocktail was but a quarter. IRidetheHarlemLine has the scoop. Speaking of fine dining on/around the … Continue reading

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Station Cafe’s Surprise Opening

Like a rap dude who releases his new record ahead of its launch date to beat the online pirates, Hawthorne’s Station Cafe & Grille was actually open this morning–three whole days ahead of its planned grand opening of March 12. … Continue reading

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March 12 Opening For Station Cafe

The 8:16 was just pulled out of H-town when I saw a stack of handbills jammed into the bottom of a platform poster ad for some cable legal drama starring some pretty brunette. The Hawthorne station cafe opens Monday, March 12, said … Continue reading

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