L Train Stripper.
Yeah baby, show us what you've got! Note to self: now that we know what goes on in these poles let's remember to wash our hands immediately after commuting!
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How to Travel Like a Movie Star…..On the Subway
Sitting on the subway a while back i thought I'd share some tips on how to travel like a Movie star while on the subway. Tip #1 - No one can get off the train until you get on. Allowing ...
Automatic L Train in NY
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 ...
MTA plan unveiled…
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; ...
MTA getting a “Bailout”
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 ...
MTA gives discounts for the holiday season
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 ...
Anti-semitic grafiti at Church Ave subway station in Brooklyn
I've seen this a couple times over the last 2 weeks and i've been contemplating writing about it, simply because i feel it kind of gives the taggers some unjustly deserved airplay so to say. Increasingly i've been seeing racist tags appearing in and around Brooklyn subway stations and it's just ...
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Getting Political
Manhattan Mini Storage gets political with this ad referring to Sarah Palin seen on a Brooklyn bound Q Train in New York. MMS is known for creating ads that refer to current political and social issues....
What Not to Wear Thursday
This is the first of my What Not to Wear Thursday series. Every Thursday i will post a photo of someone i see on my commute who just really need a full lenght mirror. Our First contest is this Lady on the B Train. Sheesh! I mean does she live alone, with no ...
Man arrested 23 times for posing as transit worker
A man so fascinated with the city's public transit system that he's turned his life into a train wreck is in trouble again. Darius McCollum, who became a New York sensation when he commandeered a subway at age 15, wa...
NY Straphangers release the Ten Plagues of the NY Subway System
Everyday we New Yorkers ride the subways and have to face a whole lot of trials, just to get to work or get home. Yet however event though the conditions seem to get worse and worse (at ...
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MTA Announces it’s spycam subways
An initiative to put surveillance cameras onboard subway cars took another small step forward Monday as the MTA announced a pilot program to install cameras on two subway cars. The prototype cars will be the new R160 model, now ...
What happens when you get the wrong person angry on the subway
Someone forwarded this video to me today. With the caption : HOW NOT TO CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES!! I just thought i'd share it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0tuCIwoUA&feature=related[/youtube]
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Prangstgrup Subway Lectures
I was making my usual commuter around the blogshpere this week and i happened upon this little gem over at Inside Transit. It's a video about some random lecture pranks on the subway. It gave me a few chuckles so i decided to share it with you all. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fizmDE2X1Dg[/youtube]
God forbid that these subway signs mean anything
Ok so I took this a while back and forgot to post it. But here it is for you. Can you spot what is wrong with this picture? Here are a few hints. 1- I was on my way to Brooklyn 2- Look at the electronic sign 3- if you ...
Putting Your Child’s Safety Last
So I get on the train and this lady gets on with me, pushing the baby carriage along. She pushes past everyone and blocks the entire door on the opposite of me. At first I'm just thinking that's ok. Maybe she's getting off at the next stop and does not ...
Oh How i love Sundays
Man, sometimes i just feel like the the average subway rider has it out for me. It seems like almost everyday i meet up with some fool or the other. Take for instance today. I get on the train to go to the city and as usual on a Sunday morning ...
Ladies! One seat please
Now explain to me why these ladies( on a crowded train mind you) won't pull their stuff together for someone else to sit? So in the spirit of this i created a new category called "Put them on Blast!!!" So ...
New York fare hikes and my trip!
So we start off this morning with another fare hike in the Big Apple. Boy, as if we don’t live in an already expensive city, we now have to shell out more money to travel and congestion ...
This Morning’s Rambling Rant
So I woke up this morning and proceeded to get ready to go to work. First thing I had to do was drop a Entrecard on Jeff Buzz’s site. Why? Because I got some good info from him and he guest blogged on my page. Whoohoo. Feel free ...
Putting Subway maps on your Iphone
A few of you iPhone users may have gone the route of using that new service on MetropoliPhone . I found out about this service today on iPhone World. It's a ...
A Tale of Two Sitters
A Tale of Two Sitters I sat on the train yesterday grooving to a bit of Machel Montano (go check him out by the way) and doing my usual best to try to ignore people around me. I noticed this woman sitting in front of me and she was taking ...
And just when you thought you found a free seat
Seems like some people don't quite catch the idea of one seat per person. This lady had to endure the trip with this oaf drooling all over her. And check out that he is even holding on to the poll. Sheesh. How much more space can he take? Actually what ...
MTA Provides swimming pools in New York Subways
Yes, that's right. The MTA, as a way of paying us back for "supporting" another rate hike, has decided to show it appreciation by providing it's riders with personal swimming pools in each seat. With all the rains today i had a chance to take the subway and try one out. They ...
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