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Category Archives: Mamaroneck
Screw Yo Mama(roneck)
The Journal News (a.k.a. Teen Stabbed in Yonkers Today) reports that the Mamaroneck train station is for sale. Among the suggestions for the brick Romanesque revival building are a cafe, a flower shop, and a gourmet takeout place. But Mamaroneck … Continue reading
Posted in Hawthorne, Mamaroneck
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There but for the grace of God sit I
My first glimpse of the Mamaroneck platform this morning told me something was wrong. There were way too many people standing around looking even less happy than usual. While I’m used to standing on the ride home, not getting a … Continue reading
Posted in Catenary, delay, getting a seat, Mamaroneck, Metro North, New Haven Line, sleep
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No Haven on New Haven
As if a Noreaster turning Mamaroneck into a giant aquarium last week wasn’t enough, our sources tell us the New Haven Line is positively crawling along this morning. In fact, one beleagured (would-be) rider took it upon herself to seek … Continue reading
Posted in Mamaroneck, New Haven Line
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Why I didn’t commute Monday
Well our fearless leader Malone5a has put out a call for all noreaster-themed commuter stories and as I’m a resident of storm-addled Mamaroneck he’s looking for me to come up with something. Having not gone into the office the day … Continue reading
Posted in flooding, Mamaroneck, noreaster, weather
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G. Francis: Um, That Was My Stop
Ever zone out while driving and miss an exit? Embarrassing, right? It’s bad enough if it’s just your wife and kids in the car, imagine what it might feel like if you were driving, say, several hundred commuters on their … Continue reading
Posted in Harrison, Mamaroneck, mishaps, missed stop
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Word of the Week: TRAMNESIA
TRAMNESIA \TRAMM-neezhh-ya\ noun: Waking up from a deep sleep on the train, not knowing what stop you’re at, and bolting for the door in the assumption that the current stop is yours. USAGE: I had two Bloody Marys at lunch, then … Continue reading
Posted in Mamaroneck, Word of the Week
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Paradise by the Blackberry Light
Much has been made of the demise of the newspaper: people get their news from Google and Yahoo, their jobs and used tennis rackets from Craigslist. But Gorgeous Francis of Mamaroneck posits another reason why the paper is going the … Continue reading
Posted in Blackberry, Mamaroneck, New Haven Line, Wall Street Journal
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New Haven Line Hell
Rough week for our New Haven line brethren. First, a train jumps the tracks in Grand Central, leaving several hundred commuters stuck on the train in the bowels of Grand Central. Then several trains bypassed Mamaroneck and Larchmont this morning after … Continue reading
Posted in Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Haven Line, Rye
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