Archive for the ‘Subway Stupidity’ Category
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Last night, when stepping onto a subway train, I stepped back in time. I was suddenly transported to a time where crackheads ruled the city and the NYPD was virtually nowhere to be found.
At about 9:30 last night, my girlfriend and I stepped into the front car of a downtown ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
This morning, I saw an MTA employee stationed out on the corner of 14th and 1st with a giant garbage can and a stack of copies of today's amNewYork. He had just put down a huge batch of papers on the sidewalk and picked up a fresh stack when I came up from ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
On an N Train this morning:
Conductor: This is 42nd Street-Times Square, transfer is available to the A, C, E, Q, R, W, 1, 2, 3, 7 trains and the Shuttle to Grand Central. The NEXT and LAST STOP on this N Train is 57TH STREET. Stand clear of the closing ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
When I finally got to my desk this morning, I wanted to put this all up right away, but I needed to chill out a bit. I stormed into the office in a huff, bitching and moaning about how I was planning to get to work early this morning, but ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
I found it quite amusing when you took initiative to direct someone else off the train out of a clear set of doors further down the train when it became apparent that the passenger in front of her wasn't going to move. But that should have been a warning sign that you go out of ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
With the threat of bedbugs looming on subway benches, it looks like people are taking subway station seating arrangements into their own hands.
Not a bad choice. It's also much more comfortable than the MTA's benches.
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The Place: Manhattan-bound Q train
The Time: 8:30am
The Situation: The train is packed with people. Every seat is taken and the aisles and doorways are crammed with standees. When arriving at a station, two adjacent seats are vacated. Many people remain standing, but you and several others lunge towards the empty seats. You are ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
The waits at LaGuardia airport can feel excruciatingly long when you're waiting out your delay in a terminal with one restaurant and two choices for beer. But some people who finally step out of the terminal to take the bus back to Manhattan may feel as though time slowed down so much ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
I think this jumbling of the Washington Mutual ad running on the subway is quite appropriate:
(Seen at the Union Street station on the R train)
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Yes, this and many other great acronyms can be found throughout the METR (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) system across NEWY (New York City).
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