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Category Archives: Pershing Square
What’s Up With That Guy?
He rides a pedicab in front of Grand Central. He does jumping jacks as he awaits a fare, because, presumably, pedaling fat-arse tourists around New York is not enough exercise. He keeps a pack of Marlboro Lights fastened to his … Continue reading
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Pulp Friction
It’s been a fairly eventful few days in the typically fairly uneventful world of commuting. I was on the 5:46 out of Gotham Tuesday eve, an extraordinarily packed train making the return to commuting after a 12 day break even … Continue reading
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Truck Struck! Hack Whacked!
I was strolling out of the 42nd Street exit at Grand Central, wondering what sort of freebies they might be giving away, because we Metro-North types are considered a Choice Demographic with Considerable Buying Power. (Earlier in the week–yummy chocolate … Continue reading
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Bright Sun, Hot City
You are walking north on Park Avenue South, after a day of work at the magazine, toward Grand Central. It is 93 degrees in the shade, and there is no shade, as it’s Manhattan. All you can think about is … Continue reading
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GCT’s Vanderbilt Hall Closed To Commuters This Eve
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
The outdoor cafe at Pershing Square was open last Friday. ‘Bout time!
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Tangled Up in ‘Blue’
I’ve got about 90 seconds to get from Pershing Square to Track 107 for the 5:27. Some serious Pershing Square dancing is going on as we wait for the light to turn. There are a dozen of us waiting under … Continue reading
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A Mighty Wind: Where Were You When the Tornado Struck NYC?
Well, that little storm kind of snuck up on us, now didn’t it? I was actually heading to Citi Field for the first time all season, Metsies tix for my birthday, compliments of the generous Missus. G. Francis and I … Continue reading
She Deafened Me With ‘Science’
I’ve written before of “Perishing Square”–the site at 42nd Street and Park where fatal decisions are often made by commuters who need to cross the street immediately and make a train that’s about to leave from Grand Central. I’ve also … Continue reading
It’s Christmas in the Burroughs
It happens every December November–that first hint of tawdry Christmas commerce that feels way too premature, because it is. For me, it happened when I stepped out of Grand Central at Pershing Square today, where three “men” in Santa outfits … Continue reading
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