Category Archives: Valhalla

Valhalla’s $400,000 Lot Extension

The Town of Mount Pleasant is aiming to add 104 spaces to the lot at Valhalla train station, reports The Examiner. The state orginally approved the plan, which calls for an extra 27,000 square feet of paved surface, back in … Continue reading

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The Trainjotting Restaurant Review: ‘Cabin’ Fever

We had the pleasure of dining out at The Cabin over the weekend, a smallish lodge-style place on Rte. 100 on the border of Valhalla and Greenburgh–not far from Westchester Community College and about three miles south of Hawthorne train … Continue reading

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Putting More Pleasant in Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant’s town hall, a charmless concrete edifice that looks like a minimum security prison, will come to life Wednesday night as the townsfolk argue for, among other things, a nicer train station in Hawthorne and more active downtowns in … Continue reading

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Genit-halla

With the British graffitti artist “Banksy” auctioning his art in London, we thought we’d tip the Stetson to some priceless graffitti offered up on one particular Harlem line train. It was a poster ad for the Summit, a gargantuan office … Continue reading

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Enjoying a Little Cheesecake on the 6:59

The 6:59 ambled along toward Hummerville and Priusville as the sun went down. I shifted in my seat, perhaps to take something out of my pocket. Stiffening my back a bit, I happened to peer over the seat in front of … Continue reading

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An Open Letter To:

My Big Boss. Most every day, I hit that 8:16 out of Hummerville, and step into work just about an hour later. The work gets done. I get a little morning play time with Little G and Little Miss C. … Continue reading

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A Silver Lining

None of this would’ve happened if the 6:10 hadn’t been five minutes late pulling in to Hummerville. For the second time in three days, I studied the darkening sky as the train lumbered through White Plains, North White, Valhalla. I … Continue reading

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Word of the Week: BATTLE OF THE MIDWAY

BATTLE OF THE MIDWAY /BAHT ull uv the MIDD way/ noun:  The non-verbal jockeying for ownership of the empty middle seat between occupants of the window and aisle seats on a three-seater. Usage: The guy in the window seat had … Continue reading

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Dialing in from the Land of the Vikings

Weird Coincidence of the Day: I had Frank Black’s “Dog in the Sand” on my iPod this morning. Just as we pulled into Valhalla, this lyric came up. Excuse me now I’ve got a call I’ll take this call from … Continue reading

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Val-Hell-a

The 6:33 was chugging along to points north. I had the express pleasure (or was it the local pleasure?) to have the Missus and Little G in tow, after Missus visited with a friend in Gotham. We were pulling out … Continue reading

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