Category: As Spotted on the Subway

For the year and I half I’ve lived in this great city, I have very rarely ventured out of Manhattan. In fact, aside from the airports, the only places I’ve been since apartment hunting were Astoria (Queens) and Williamsburg (Brooklyn), both once and to see friends. Of course, back in my apartment hunting days, I […]

Ever felt the need for bifocals but didn’t actually have the lenses? No problem! You could simply use the solution I spotted on the Subway tonight! I was on my way home from work with a friend from the office. We were sitting on a Brooklyn-bound 3 train between 77th St and 42nd St and […]

My apologies. I realize it’s been almost a week since my last post but I’ve been extraordinarily busy (in a good money-making way) which has made for some very, very long days. More on all that later. In the meantime, I figured I’d start a spin-off from my “As Spotted on the Subway” series. You […]

I think that sightings on the NYC Subway are one of the things that make this City unique and give it its, well….charm….ok maybe that’s not the right word for it. But the Subway is such an attack on the senses (much like the street is) and forces you to see things that most people […]

There was a loud argument on my train home tonight. A man sitting on the far end of the car was yelling at someone to “stop fucking looking at” him and to “shut the fuck up.” Occasionally, he would stand up and start yelling “Are you fucking talking to me???” Then he would sit again […]

Homeless people riding the trains (and not just walking through looking for money) are a somewhat normal sight. They can usually be identified because they are usually sprawled out sleeping, look grungy, and occasionally have a lot of stuff. Well, today I got on my train and that particular car reeked of rotten fish mixed […]

I believe the NYC Subway is the only subway system in the world which fully operates 24 hours a day. Of course, late night service is pretty slimed down with trains coming every 20-30 minutes or so (and of course are standing room only). But even with the slower trains, I’ve still always gotten home […]

As the Subway system slowly (very slowly) modernizes, newer trains are starting to have pre-recorded announcements that are clear and easy to understand. That’s great, right? Well, there are probably just as many if not more older trains where the conductor makes the announcements live. And yes, many times you can’t quite make out what […]