Close, but No Cigar
WARNING: This is a poo related story, using some poo humor. It is a true story, but thought you should be warned.
Ok, this has absolutely nothing to do with the subway, but it was so unreal, I had to share it.
So I took a little trip to Shake Shack in Madison Square Park this afternoon. [...]
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Is it the beginning of the end?
I’m about one or two more back to back track fires away from taking cover in a bunker somewhere. Seriously. Things over the past couple weeks are just getting crazy.
It all started with summer showing up light a white hot freight train. For weeks, we enjoyed beautiful mid 70’s each day. Then, overnight it was [...]
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Hudson Rail Yards Deal is Dead
The $1 billion deal for the Hudson Rail Yards development project is all of a sudden DEAD.
The deal fell through at some point late Thursday. Apparently…
“…an “impasse” over zoning and the timing of payments, the rail yards’ owner said Thursday.” [Newsday]
So a big failing grade for the rail yard, as Gothamist puts it. See their [...]
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MTA: “Fellas…where’d that $3 billion go?”
That’s what the MTA is saying these days when they look at the capital improvement budget. There’s a gaping $3 billion hole smack in the middle of the budget responsible for general repairs and maintenance of the transit system.
Yep. $3 Billion. Oops.
“The [CAPITAL] program has some shortfalls in it,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Elliot Sander [...]
Adios Pope Benedict!
Now, our lives can get back to normal. The Pope’s visit to NYC has caused some all around travel issues. If you were planing to go anywhere on the East side this past week, you were probably out of luck at many times.
No matter how you planned to travel, including by rail, there [...]
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Remember that guy that saw a girl on the subway and fell in love with her immediately? Or perhaps you remember feeling a little nauseous when you read the story.
Well now there’s a brand new site that allows you to get stalked find your missed subway love connection.
SubwayCrush.com is a new site that simply [...]



