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Riding on the Metro Monday: Ridgewood M Train

February 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Here’s the Ridgewood as the M train enters Forest Ave.

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Riding on the Metro Monday: The A Train to Brooklyn

February 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Riding on the Metro Monday: The A Train to Brooklyn

On this brisk and windy Monday morning we thought we would start things off with a subway series. Yes, we know. Probably the last thing you want to see on a Monday is a reminder of your daily commute! HA!

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Fun Vid: More Chuckles on the L Train, Cookie Monster Included

February 20th, 2009 · Comments Off on Fun Vid: More Chuckles on the L Train, Cookie Monster Included

We have no comment, other than laughter.

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Adventures in Annotation: Philosphical Edition

February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

It says: “And so we beat on boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” Boy, ain’t that the freaking truth.

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How to Have in the Burg: L Train Weekend Clusterf**k

February 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

We’re not sure if we’ve ever seen more and more problematic service changes on subway lines than this weekend. (Well, we probably have, but whatever…) In a lot of Brooklyn stations, you can spend 10 minutes reading and trying to figure out the changes on the lines you are trying to take. The L Train […]

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MoMA Work & Advertising Invades Atlantic Avenue Station

February 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on MoMA Work & Advertising Invades Atlantic Avenue Station

We got off the R Train at Pacific Street yesterday so we made a point of going upstairs for a quick look at what MoMA’s been up to at the Atlantic Avenue station. There are now MoMA signs everywhere and reproductions of 59 works of art. (Threre’s even a map on one wall showing where […]

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Tags: Art · Subway

GL Day Ender: MoMA Thrilling Masses at Atantic Station

February 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

If you’ve been through the Atlantic Ave subway station in the last week, you’ve noticed increasing amounts of MoMA stuff around. There are things proclaiming an “art installation” is underway. The turnstiles now sport MoMA logos. We suspect the steel beams will be covered too, making the station look like a huge ad for the […]

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Adventures in Annotation: G Train Edition

February 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Why is the good stuff only in the G Train stations? Is it because people stand around and wait forever? Anyway, this is from the Queens-bound side of the Fulton Street Station.

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In the Pool: D Train to Manhattan

February 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on In the Pool: D Train to Manhattan

[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] Yes. Yes. More snow pics. But they’re so pretty.

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Tags: In the Pool · Subway

More Happy News: Yesterday’s M & R Train “Funeral”

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

[Photo by Kathryn Kirk] There was a mock “funeral” yesterday for the M & R trains, which face nighmarish cuts. It happened in the Court Street subway station. Given that service on the M & R is already befitting a Stephen King novel, the cuts would turn it into a Wes Craven film. In photo […]

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How to Have Fun in the Subway This Morning

January 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments

If it’s not one thing, it’s another. This morning at 10:30 AM the New York Straphanger’s Camapign and Borough President Marty Markowitz are going to be having a “mock funeral” for M and R Lines. Now, if that doesn’t sound like a fun thing to do as opposed to sitting at one’s desk or in […]

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Fun Vid: Five AM on the A Train Home to Brooklyn

January 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Yeah, we did a “train week” thing last week, but when we saw this vid of the A train at 5 AM we felt a need to post it.

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Crazy Vid: Dude Having a Little Too Much Fun on the L Train

January 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This was shot this week at 6AM on the L train. Draw your own conclusions.

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GL Train Week: The View from the D Train

January 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Lets face it, our lives in New York revolve around transportation. However it’s rare that we take a moment and really see the landscapes and scenery that are the foundation of our travels. Be it a ride to work or a trip to Brighton Beach, sometimes we forget that it’s all about the journey getting […]

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GL Train Week: Newkirk Avenue to Kings Highway

January 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Lets face it, our lives in New York revolve around transportation. However it’s rare that we take a moment and really see the landscapes and scenery that are the foundation of our travels. Be it a ride to work or a trip to Brighton Beach, sometimes we forget that it’s all about the journey getting […]

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GL Train Week: Ride the F Train with Musica

January 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on GL Train Week: Ride the F Train with Musica

Lets face it, our lives in New York revolve around transportation. However it’s rare that we take a moment and really see the landscapes and scenery that are the foundation of our travels. Be it a ride to work or a trip to Brighton Beach, sometimes we forget that it’s all about the journey getting […]

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No Pants 2009: Brooklyn Was in the House

January 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

[All photos courtesy of Jim Kiernan] We were hesitant to run this because it’s a little off topic for us (No Pants 2009 being a citywide event), but Jim Kiernan, the photographer, assured us that Brooklyn is very well represented among the asses, crotches and legs you will see if you watch this big slideshow. […]

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In the Pool: Night Train

January 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

[Photo courtesy of nifty pete/GL Flickr Pool] It’s either an F or a G Train (we presume an F) in the Great Gowanus Metroplex at night.

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In the Pool: Train in South Brooklyn

December 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on In the Pool: Train in South Brooklyn

[Photo courtesy of nifty_pete/flickr] A really cool picture of the train as it passes through Carroll Gardens.

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Subway

Interesting Vid: Riding the F Train, Sermon Included

December 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Interesting Vid: Riding the F Train, Sermon Included

It’s not just a ride on the F Train on a snowy day above Carroll Gardens, it’s a ride that includes a sermon.

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In the Pool: Train Leaving

December 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on In the Pool: Train Leaving

[Photo courtesy of Nifty Pete/GL Flickr Pool] It’s a train leaving the Smith-9th Station high above the Gowanus Canal and valley.

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Official Sign of Winter: Icicles at Bergen Street Subway Stop

December 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Official Sign of Winter: Icicles at Bergen Street Subway Stop

[Photo courtesy of 66squarefeet] Uh oh. Those are icicles. The picture was taken today at the Bergen Street subway station as our correspondent Marie Viljoen was waiting for the F Train. First comes the ice. Then comes the winter. It’s fair to say that summer is officially over. Guess the trip to the Hamptons this […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Subway · Weather

MTA to Do Some “Manhole Abatement” at Fourth Ave. F Station

August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The MTA has taken its share of criticism from the community for not informing people in advance of asbestos work. Yesterday, it actually circulated, via the office of Council Member Bill de Blasio, and advance notice about “manhole abatement” work that will take place at the Fourth Avenue F Station after Labor Day. We assume […]

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Tags: Enviornment · Subway

Bklink: All Hail the #1 L Train

July 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: All Hail the #1 L Train

The Straphangers Campaign has rated the L Train the best in the system (and the W as the worst). “The L was rated particularly high for its regularity of service and the quality of announcements; the line, which runs from Eighth Avenue in Manhattan to Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn, has seen its tracks and […]

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Tags: Shortlink · Subway

Bklink: Fighting on the F Train

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

“Once the train finally pulled out of the station, the kid stood with his nose an inch from the door, faced away from the car full of people who’d just watched 3 kids try to beat him up…The boys kept hitting the other kid, so the man started yelling more and approaching them, other men […]

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