The only blog written from the NYC Subway system

If you’ve been riding the subway for years, probably not.  The trains are too damn loud. Not a shock.  The system is built on an ancient infrastructure running fairly modern trains.  So surprisingly, when a train goes by, it can hurt your ears big time. Just to drive the point home, Columbia University did a [...]

This app is freaking awesome.  Just another reason I have to get an iPhone.  I’ll have to steal my buddies phone and install it on there so I can play with it. According to the website, it doesn’t look like it is out just yet.  It seems they are waiting for Apple to approve it. [...]

This little comedic gem was submitted by SB reader Kelsey. Thanks Kelsey!

This story was sent out two months ago as the first issue of the Subway Monthly Newsletter. I’m sure many of you have already read it since you are subscribers. After some careful consideration, I felt this story was ready for prime time and deserved to be shared on a more open platform. Warning: If [...]

I’ve officially fucking had it with my hosting company, BlueHost.com. I’ve been using them for well over 6 years now for this site and a variety of others. I’m officially done with their bullshit shenanigans. As you may have noticed just about any time on Sunday, SUBWAYblogger was down for no apparent reason. The site [...]

WordPress released a beta version of their new publishing app for Blackberry. All I can say is FINALLY! I’ve been waiting for this for years. Glad it is finally getting done. Now I can better control the site while riding the subway.

Happy fare hike Monday.  Actually, the fares jumped over the weekend, but most of us wouldn’t have noticed until today. So now that we have a $2.25 fare, your pants just got heavier.  How so?  Well, if you buy a single ride with a $5 bill, you’re going to get back two dollar coins plus [...]

It’s a good thing I snagged a seat today, or it would have been a pretty crappy way to start my morning. At 28th Street, my train was stuck in the station because of a door problem. Perhaps some of the motormen that read this blog can chime in on what can cause this. Clearly [...]