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Dale Hemmerdinger, real estate mogul, has been nominated by Gov. Spitzer to be the new MTA Chairman to replace Peter Kalikow.  That’s right, another huuuuge real estate giant in charge of the MTA.  Not the end of the world since the MTA owns an ass load of property.  However, a property guy might not be [...]

The mystery of where all the kiddies have gone has been solved. They are all of in summer camp-like programs that must all start at the exact same time in the morning.
I get down to the train at virtually the exact same time every day. So usually, I see the same usual suspects. A [...]

Nothing like major service delays to start your week off right. This morning is a morning is a morning of firsts.
To start, I saw a train pulling into the station from my viewpoint up near the token booth. I took my time because the platform didn’t seem crowded. I was also in no rush [...]

Ok, so this proposal was announced last week, and…well…I needed a few days to ponder my reaction. No matter how hard I thought about it, all I was left with was: “WTF?”
Let’s discuss.
The New York State Assembly basically wants to 1) pick a fight and 2) ride on the “green” coat tails of [...]

Nice drumming though!

Over the years, I’ve noticed that there are generally a few kinds of riders when it comes to getting on a crowded subway train.
This is expecially ture lately it seems because for whatever reason, the trains seem to run just a little slower in the summer. Why is it that the there just seems to [...]

Even though yesterday and today are fairly cool days, it takes a while for the subway to finally cool down. So, the air conditioning is still a must.
However, sometimes the AC breaks down on certain cars. Sometimes, it just gets shut off for no reason at all.
On those occasions, getting on to an [...]

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Also, it’s got interesting questions [...]