Category Archives: Metro North

These are the People in Your Neighborhood

Posted on September 1, 2011 by TJ

Hawthorne hasn’t had a legit media maven coming/going out of the station each day since Astorino bolted broadcasting for government. But we did stumble upon a titan-in-training in our ranks in young Ted Berg. Berg, 30, is a senior editor at … Continue reading →

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No Irene Refunds for Commuters

Posted on August 31, 2011 by TJ

So you think you might get a little scratch back from the MTA, seeing as you were unable to take the train to work this past Monday, and perhaps longer? A modest check? A credit toward your September tab? Two … Continue reading →

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Back to (Relative) Normal

Posted on August 30, 2011 by TJ

UPDATED: It’s officially Good Night, Irene, as we become the 8,764th media outlet to use that phrase this week. The gameplan as of last night was for The Missus to drive me to White Plains, as the Harlem Line was … Continue reading →

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MNR Slowly Back on Track

Posted on August 29, 2011 by TJ

Reports the MTA: Metro-North will begin operating a Sunday schedule at 2 PM this afternoon on the Lower Hudson and Lower Harlem Lines. Here’s a question for ya: Do we get refunded for day(s) we could not use our monthly … Continue reading →

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Governor: Get Your Butt Off the Metro-North Platform

Posted on August 16, 2011 by TJ

Smoking will be banned on Metro-North platforms 90 days from now, reports the Journal News, thanks to a bill Governor Cuomo signed into law yesterday. The measure also covers Long Island Railroad platforms. Reports JN: Smokers will be prohibited from … Continue reading →

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God, There’s Something F-ing Odd About That Man On My Train

Posted on July 28, 2011 by TJ

Nice to see MyEffingCommute back in the blog game after, oh, six months off. Effing sees Jesus swigging from a 40-dogger on the Metro-North. We were in a communal 6 pack seat, three facing three, and Jesus quickly put his … Continue reading →

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The Worst Train Station in the Region–Keep Those Votes Coming

Posted on July 25, 2011 by TJ

Hey, keep those nominations coming for the worst train station in the tri-state area–the most soulless, charmless, joyless and Purel-inspiring station in the land. Is it the desolate railyards of North White Plains, or the generic suburban bleakness of Hawthorne (to be … Continue reading →

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Remembering Gian Trotta

Posted on June 29, 2011 by TJ

There’s an evening planned for Gian Trotta, the Consumer Reports reporter who was killed by a Metro-North train earlier this month, July 28 at Kennedy’s in midtown Manhattan. There will also be details about a fund being set up for Trotta’s … Continue reading →

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Thirsty Thursday Goes Unquenched

Posted on March 14, 2011 by TJ

Do your green beer-imbibing before you board Metro-North Thursday.

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Power Outage Fouls Up Monday Commute

Posted on March 14, 2011 by TJ

As we waited for the 8:41 this morning, a train poked its pretty face from around the corner behind Gordo’s. It honked its horn and, alas, as people shuffled out of the heated shelters, did the old play action fake … Continue reading →

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