The only blog written from the NYC Subway system

Have you seen the new (sorta) KICK map for the subway. It’s a new subway map concept by a design firm that thinks they have a better way to demonstrate how the subway lines run.

So you get the basic idea by seeing the side by side comparison above. The KICK map has a [...]

Editor’s note:  Todd is a guest blogger from Blog Name Removed. 
On Wednesday March 14th, I posted my list of Annoying Subway people. I got a lot of fun responses to the list, so I planned on doing a follow-up. But then I thought about it. I thought, “Am I mocking other people because I don’t [...]

There was a high school “Basket-brawl” last night at a game in Madison Square Garden.  Lincoln and Boys & Girls schools were playing each other when the fights broke out.
There was a pretty flagrant foul that some fans flipped out over. 
Says WCBS-TV:
The male, who was wearing a brown jacket, was pulled over the railing by [...]

There was a high school “Basket-brawl” last night at a game in Madison Square Garden.  Lincoln and Boys & Girls schools were playing each other when the fights broke out.
There was a pretty flagrant foul that some fans flipped out over. 
Says WCBS-TV:
The male, who was wearing a brown jacket, was pulled over the railing by [...]

We were tipped off to this by Gothamist, and boy does it smell of BS.
Virgin Vacations (as in British based Virgin Atlantic Airlines) rated the top 11 Underground Transit systems in the world.  Well whada you know, London’s Tube came in at #1.  A little bias don’t you think?
The New York City Subway didn’t even [...]

You can always spot a subway newbie when they think they can chat it up on their cellphone. Not so much sweetie.
This girl to my left is completely confused over why she keeps dropping her call. Helloooooooo. We’re a few stories underground. What makes you think you’ll get service down here?
Yeah yeah, we know subways [...]

Here!, the new all gay TV channel, has taken over the 8th Avenue at 14th Street subway station.  The new channel has purchased all of the stations available signage.
The thought of some tourist family from Iowa walking through that station cracks me up.  Can you even imagine some family from the sticks seeing these signs?  [...]

So maybe “Secret Battle” is a bit dramatic, but it is still somewhat telling. There is growing competition among online travel planners, especially those in New York City.
For years, New Yorkers had to figure out for themselves how to get from point A to point B. Now, there are a handful of online [...]