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Editor’s Note:  This guest post submitted by Amanda Green.  No, this isn’t the new, softer side of SUBWAYblogger.  But it is a nice subway related story. When I broke up with my ex-boyfriend Cade, he left my apartment without hugging goodbye, walked down Central Park West, and disappeared. For months, I’d look out for him [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

Just finished putting together the very first issue.  The “Disgusting Story of the Month” is sure to make you not eat for days.  And you’ll never look at a garden hose the same way again. It’s your last chance to sign up and receive the very first issue of SUBWAY Monthly. Sign up and read [...]

This past weekend is the only time I ever actually consider joining the Navy.  Everywhere you go on the subway all weekend long, it is nonstop sailors with hot women on their arms. Getting done up in those dress whites is like some sort of magical hot-girl catnip or something.  They have to fight them [...]

Am I the only one that feels hyper of every cough, sneeze, or sniffle around them these days? I know I have ranted in the past about germs on the subway, but this is taking it to another level. Personally, I think the whole swine flu insanity is a lot of hype.  Yes, those people [...]

The weather is getting warmer, that’s for sure.  Today wasn’t especially warm, but for some ladies the summer clothes are out and they’re not going back till the fall. With that comes the lowcut tops, short shorts, and micro skirts. This is truly one of New York’s greatest treasures, IMHO. Today, there was a young [...]