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Category Archives: Straphanger Joe
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
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
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
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Following is an excerpt from the as-yet unpublished novel Remise, by a sharp young author named Joe Lunievicz who’s perhaps better known as Straphanger Joe.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