The only blog written from the NYC Subway system

Our NJT riding brothers and sisters are out of luck this afternoon. The Secaucus Junction to/from Penn Station was shut down. But I just heard that it may be coming back online now. Expect a slightly more crowed subway train around midtown today! Live from the subway, back to you in studio…

So it is raining right now as I enter the subway. Not too hard but enough to be annoying. It is funny how people FLIP out when it rains. I always get a laugh out of the people that huddle around the stairs up to street level. They just stand there, and I assume it [...]

Do you ever find yourself looking at the old people on the train with a certain level of shock? Honestly, some of these people are going to kick it at any moment. My first question is how do these people get down here in the first place? Even a young, healthy person can have a [...]

Know what sucks about the subway in the summer?  (Besides the heat making you seriously consider grabbing the 3rd rail with both hands)  Less subway musicians.  Because of the heat, there is a serious lack of quality subway entertainment.  Where do these guys go?  Maybe they move out in to the nearby parks.  Personally, I [...]

Is it me, or are you bored by the pan handler’s stories?  At this point, I’ve heard every sob story these bums can come up with, and now I’m board.  “Excuse me ladies and gentlemen.  I don’t mean to disturb you…”  Uhh dude. Yeah you do, so shut up and get to the point.  One [...]

It’s always interesting to watch the “tourist subway family.”  My fellow New Yorkers, I am sure you’ve seen them.  Its that family of 4 that gets on the subway, and right way you think to yourself, “Oh man…I hope one of them isn’t holding on when the operator hits the brakes.”  So mom, dad, son, [...]