The only blog written from the NYC Subway system

SUBWAYblogger hates those words. “Ladies and Gentlemen, there is a downtown train approaching…a stop no where near where you are.” It has been a rough morning so far. It’s almost sickening when you come around the corner and see that there isn’t even standing room on the platform. You know right then, it is going [...]

When is it appropriate for me, a complete stranger, to yell at your kid for being obnoxious? Answer…when ever you clearly are not going to take care of it yourself. For example, tell your kid to hold the damn rail so he stops falling on my feet. I know he thinks is is soooo funny, [...]

Did you ever find youself stuck next to “annoying newspaper guy” on the subway? There you are, packed into a train with hardly enough room to breathe as it is. Then newspaper guy whips out his Wall Street Journal and thinks he deserves double the room. His elbows fly out like wings. Every time he [...]

Damn. I should have learned from last night. It is a crisp slap in the face when you hit that cold air! Speaking of mittens, one nice thing about the winter is an excuse to wear gloves on the train. I hate touching the grab rails and seats on the subway, but in the winter [...]

Listening to other people’s conversations is one of SUBWAYblogger’s favorite hobbies. No, it isn’t rude so relax. If you are going to speak loud enough for others to listen, then don’t be pissed. Also, SUBWAYblogger can read lips so even from a distance your conversations are not that private. Since there’s obviously others out there [...]

Holy cow it got cold tonight. I walked out of the office on my way to the subway and couldn’t feel my ears! Anyway… I’m glad my subway stops aren’t near any of the holiday fairs set up around the city. Too much shopping temptation. It is even harded because many of the have food [...]

Today’s the day that I, like many, begin to miss last year’s special holiday fare card. Yes, today is new MetroCard day for me as my old card has expired. $76 isn’t really much to spend on a monthly basis. However, it is a little hard to choke down in December when you think of [...]

MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow is going to step down some time in second quarter.  However, that will not be until he spends a few billion dollars.  Gov. Elect Spitzer is off doing the happy dance.