Cutting Student MetroCards: Vote Delayed
Ugh. Just get it over with already so we can go on with our lives realizing that this is not the end of the world. This is a followup to SUBWAYblogger’s recent post on this subject that became quite the source of debate. The vote to cut the program has been delayed. However, there are [...]
Read MoreJury Duty
Kill me now. The only saving grace is the free WiFi available in the jury room. Otherwise, I would be contemplating homicide the entire day just to make things interesting. An uneventful ride down town to the City Hall area. It was just after 8am when I got down here, and it seemed like the [...]
I’m going to open myself up to a ton of criticism here, because I’m sure I probably made fun of someone for this at some point in the past. Here we go anyway… So I got a new work bag to carry my laptop and whatnot. My other one started to rip where the shoulder [...]
- 11 Rider Opinions
- Tags: carry case, laptop, turnstile
Nothing Better than Perfect Timing
I know I’ve said it before, but it excites me I guess. Yeah, I’m a huge dork. Nothing is better than flawless subway timing. You walk into the station, and just as you swipe through the turnstile, the train arrives. You hop right on, and hell, there might even be an open seat. You fly [...]
- 16 Rider Opinions
- Tags: dork, open seat, perfect timing, time, turnstile, waiting
The AC Turned Off Early?
I feel like the air conditioning on a lot of subway trains was turned off too early. Honestly, I have no idea how the AC works on the trains. Don’t know if there is a thermostat or what, but I feel like the AC was cut. Seems to happen every year. There was a bit [...]
Poll: Subway Station Takover Ads
Do you think the MTA should allow larger scale subway station takeover ads? For example, our Canadian brothers and sisters have this sort of advertising on their turnstiles. What about NYC? If not, why?
- 28 Rider Opinions
- Tags: advertisement, mta, station, subway, turnstiles
Did You See the Wrapped Shuttle Train?
The MTA just unveiled its fully advertisement wrapped subway train. The shuttle (S) from Times Square to Grand Central has every single car wrapped from top to bottom, inside and out with a giant vinyl ad for History’s “Cities of the Underground.” The Times reports that the vinyl costs $75,000 per car. I don’t know [...]
Thanks But No Thanks, Body Shop
There’s a new ad on the subway that I noticed today for The Body Shop. I’d actually seen it a few times before but never really knew what was being sold. For whatever reason, I looked more closely at it today. It is a sign with flowers. Chamomile to be exact. The product claims to [...]
Subway Newsstand: Worst Job Ever?
Possibly one of the worst jobs of all time. Can you imagine working in a subway platform newsstand stand? Having to deal with the degenerates of the city all day long? The heat in the summer alone would be enough for me to throw myself on the tracks. My biggest concern would be my health. [...]
