Commuter Chronicles
Rant about your Commute
Starting today, the L line trains will be fully controlled by a computerized system. Motormen working the line will remain on board and take over if problems arise. This system will allow NYC Transit to run trains closer together and more frequently. Which means the commuters will ...
On my way to work this morning, one of the coldest days so far for the year. As I was about to get on the subway I noticed the train was emptier than usual for a work day. I usually stand no matter how tired I am. These trains are ...
Everyone was shaken up by the heroic landing made by the pilot of the US Airways flight out of LaGuardia headed to Charlotte, NC. Flight 1549 had just taken off from New York's ...
The things some people will do for money around the Holidays...
A nearly seatless subway car debuted Monday in Boston - months before a similar pilot program launches in New York - and Beantown straphangers were unfazed. "I haven't gotten a seat in the last three months, so ...
A rescue plan was presented today for the region’s subways, buses and commuter railroads that includes a new “mobility tax” on payrolls in the region; tolls on the free East River and Harlem River bridges; a much smaller fare and toll increase than the cash-strapped authority has threatened; ...
The doomsday fare hikes and service cuts sought by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority two weeks ago may be put on hold. The governor, the mayor and the MTA have crafted a plan to bail out the financial strapped transit agency. But drivers and employers may not like it. A plan ...
Listen up New Yorkers, the MTA is giving a discount for commuters this holiday season. Half fare on subways and local buses on weekends from Thanksgiving through New Years, including the 4-day Thanksgiving weekend, and every day from December 24 to January 1. Bonus days ...
There is a rapist on the loose targeting Asian women around the 14th Street, Union Square area (NYC). He follows them from the subway station to the entry-way of their apartments. So far, Police say, he has raped two women and attempted to rape a third, ...
This is what you call entertainment, an independent group actually making MUSIC! If you are a homeless person living in New York or just need some extra cash, listen up. Asking for left overs on the subway, isn't cutting it! ...
Have you ever heard the phrase “Your commute is killing you?” Well, if you haven’t, listen up. And no, it’s not the doughnuts with cream filling you this morning or the stale coffee you bought from the vending machine that is now giving you acid reflux. But rather ...
1. Travel with your ipod or a book (something to keep you occupied). Please do not stare in my face or attempt to see what I’m doing on my ipod. Its bad manners! Also, for those of you who like to yap loudly ...
Please remember if Amtrak goes on strike, Penn Station will be closed to all train service including LIRR. Workers for Amtrak could strike as early as the 30th of January now that a board appointed by President George W. Bush has completed its report. USA Today reported that the workers, whose cause ...
Ok, so we are well into the New Year. Ok, ok, only two weeks. You would think by now the streets have cleared out a bit from the tourist, the people on the sidewalk trying to sell you DVD’s or CD’s, knockoff Louie ...
Hello.... Do you mind moving your belongings over so I can have a seat? Samayah Woods
Everyday without fail, at 34th Street, Herald Square—the 6:00 rush hour commuters run for the train as though there isn’t one directly behind. Some people stumble, some fall and the others are so rude—they push people out the way for the train. They have one thing on their ...
This morning on my way to work--the second half of my commute was to die for (literally speaking). As the 'C' train pulls into the station, I noticed that the first few cars were full to capacity. I found that to be very strange considering I was early this morning. As ...
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