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Interview with A Young Straphanger

  by Straphanger Joe We’re taking the subway to work, my son and I. He’s all of seven years old.   My wife’s working today so my son’s coming in with me. I figure he can keep himself occupied for … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe’s Subway Car is Packed to the Gills

Stepping Out It’s a giant fish flying over Manhattan with doors and windows that make it look like a flying fish subway car. Inside are benches and poles to hold on to and passengers including a couple of aliens, a … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe Has a Snicker PART II

PART I is here.   … And Half   By Straphanger Joe   … only it’s not the Kindle exactly. It’s an ad campaign by M-edge and features the Kindle front and center of every poster from one end of … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe Has a Snicker, Part I

Half… By Straphanger Joe   There’s no mention of the product name but the lettering and color is unmistakable.   I’m standing in a crowded F train on my way in to 23rd Street and work. I can’t help but … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe Recharges His Batteries

Have a Blessed Day By Straphanger Joe   I hear his voice. I’ve seen him once or twice since October, when I wrote about him last (the Duracell Man), but it’s been a while.   “I’ve got double A. I … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe is Running a Little Behind

The Toe Tap I’ve got a meeting at 3 pm up at Mt. Sinai on 102nd Street, just past Park. I’m on 23rd and 6th. It’s 2:20 and I’m off.   I’ve done the run before and it’s about 30 … Continue reading

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The F*&$ Factor

So TJ’s grandmother was none too pleased that we dropped an f-bomb in our recent post about taking Little G to the city on Black Friday, buying him a remote control Dodge Charger at Toys R Us, and leaving the … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe Gets Nostalgic For ‘Julio and ‘Marisol’

An Inconvenient Ad   It’s Friday afternoon and I’m heading home late from work. The train is quiet at 5:35, only half filled. I’m standing even though there are two center seats available. Sometimes I just don’t feel like being … Continue reading

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The Trainjotting Reader: REMISE

Following is an excerpt from the as-yet unpublished novel Remise, by a sharp young author named Joe Lunievicz who’s perhaps better known as Straphanger Joe. Remise is, at its core, a novel about fencing–not the Niko Bellic-moving-stolen-goods kind, but the … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe Falls Hard on the 6

Kindle Me By Straphanger Joe   It was an ordinary day on the Upper East Side near Hunter College and all the hoi polloi and college kids were out in the early morning rush.   I’d been on the surface … Continue reading

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