Category Archives: Scarsdale

Six Scarsdale Station Bat Beaters Busted

Posted on September 27, 2011 by TJ

Detectives have corralled the six teens who dispensed the beating on the three Scarsdale men last month following an argument in Grand Central and then on Metro-North. Back on August 19, one Edward Murray of Yonkers got into some argy-bargy with … Continue reading →

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Grand Central Bumping Leads to Scarsdale ‘Lumping’

Posted on September 22, 2011 by TJ

hates being bumped A seemingly minor late night ‘you bumped into me’ incident in Grand Central last month escalated on the Harlem Line, and positively blew up at Scarsdale station. According to the Journal News, Edward Murray of Yonkers had … Continue reading →

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The Mean Streets of Scarsdale

Posted on August 21, 2009 by TJ

It was an exceedingly rare night out in the Big Town for TJ last night–a coworker’s 40th, and the whole crew tipping a few on a sticky summer night. Festivities wound down around 9, so I commenced my schlep to … Continue reading →

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The Least Popular Guy on the 5:46

Posted on July 16, 2009 by TJ

This being the season of all-star teams and the like, I think we found the starting pitcher on the All-Jerk team on the 5:46 out of Grand Central yesterday. He sat on the aisle in a five-seater and had his … Continue reading →

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Those Sculptures at Hartsdale Station

Posted on June 3, 2009 by TJ

Far as I can tell, there are three interesting things about the Hartsdale train station. One, it’s technically in Scarsdale. Two, its old Tudor-style station house has been converted into a Starbucks, which is much, much nicer than the junk … Continue reading →

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‘Broken Tracks’ Slow Harlem Line Commute

Posted on February 20, 2009 by TJ

We knew something was up just after we left White Plains at 8:28 this morning, the train positively crawling along as it quixotically (Editor’s Note: First time “quixotically” has ever appeared on Trainjotting) crawled toward the city. We limped through Hartsdale … Continue reading →

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One Way to Keep Your Feet Dry in the Snow

Posted on February 13, 2008 by TJ

A man in his 50s exited the train in snowy Scarsdale last night, bummed a light off a public works employee, then drove off in the DPW truck, reports the Journal News. “Someone got off the train, jumped in the … Continue reading →

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Russian to Catch Metro-North

Posted on August 13, 2007 by TJ

Some 150 pages in, I really like The Russian Debutante’s Handbook for a number of reasons, such as the immigrant Russian Vladimir’s gimlet-eyed take on America, his descriptions of Challah, his zaftig dominatrix girlfriend, and Gary Shteyngart’s author photo, a … Continue reading →

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Word of the Week: PEER PRESSURE

Posted on July 9, 2007 by TJ

PEER PRESSURE \PEER pressh-shure\ noun: The physical discomfort, often in the form of headache, eyestrain and nausea, resulting from trying to read a station sign as the train you’re on flies by it. Usage: Every day, I try to figure … Continue reading →

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Front-of-Train Types

Posted on March 9, 2007 by TJ

Played it all wrong on the 8:17 this morning. Despite my better judgement, I went looking for my beloved Conductors-Only…or Not? seat. The first one I came to was locked in the upright position. Heading into the next car, the second one I … Continue reading →

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