Category Archives: 6 train

The Fire Down Below

Posted on March 29, 2012 by TJ

I was hoofing it down Park Ave South this morning, in between 30th and 31st. A glow from down below caught my eye–a fire in the 4-5-6 train cigarette butt wasteland 15 feet below. I called 911 from a pay … Continue reading →

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Tell it to the Hand

Posted on September 14, 2011 by TJ

The street outside the 6 train at 28th and Park is now completely idiot-proof, thanks to digital countdowns before the pedestrianlight turns red.

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100 Pennies For Your Thoughts

Posted on March 15, 2011 by TJ

A few times a year, the sawed off paper cup I use to hold loose change at work turns into a swarm of brown uselessness, the fine silver fished out for the candy machine, leaving a worthless batch of begrimed pennies. … Continue reading →

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Subway Fare Hikes Start Early

Posted on August 2, 2010 by TJ

I don’t know that this has ever happened to me in my seven years of using a MetroCard. I made my way to the turnstile under Grand Central this morning, en route to the 6. I saw the massive lines … Continue reading →

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My Nine-Minute Trip From Work to GCT

Posted on July 29, 2010 by TJ

It was, quite simply, the least amount of time I’ve ever given myself to catch a train. And I’ve pushed the limits quite a bit. I had my eye on the 5:46. I’d like to say I had something absolutely … Continue reading →

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Hard Hats, Thick Heads

Posted on June 28, 2010 by TJ

We were all just outside the 6 train at 28th and Park. A woman in white scrubs was trying to get an elderly woman into a cab. The elderly woman’s partner, a heavyset old man, stood nearby in a suit, … Continue reading →

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Sign o’ the Times

Posted on June 7, 2010 by TJ

Thanks to the new work locale two blocks closer to Grand Central, I’ve been exiting the 6 train out the ass-end (perhaps there is a better way to rephrase that) at 28th, as opposed to the front end at 26th … Continue reading →

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MTA Workers: How Not to Get Spat Upon

Posted on May 26, 2010 by TJ

As the LIRR/disability matter and the bus driver “spat upon” case have suggested, there are some transit workers who get paid to recover from injuries that perhaps are not all that injurious. (For what it’s worth, NY Times-man Jim Dwyer … Continue reading →

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The Pipes, the Pipes are Calling…

Posted on May 19, 2010 by TJ

I was climbing the subterranean Grand Central ramp that stretches from Oyster Bar to up by the 6 train entrance. (Uh, ever wonder why we have to go from underground to ground level just to go back to underground level?). … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To:

Posted on April 15, 2010 by TJ

The man who works the security desk at my office. You’re the last man I see as my daily commute concludes and my workday begins. You’re a pleasant man, always with a warm smile and a good morning over the … Continue reading →

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