For you late night revelers – you will be able to get a safe ride home!:
“On New Year’s Eve (Monday, December 31) we will be operating a regular Saturday schedule with additional service during the AM and PM peaks. Plus, we will have extra afternoon and evening inbound service, and, of course, overnight service into [...]

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Probably the biggest psychological hurdle for me getting up and ready for the train in the morning is getting dressed.
I’m pretty picky about wearing clean clothes every day, and looking halfway decent (well, for a guy anyway). Making sure you have clean socks, underwear, pants, T-shirt, shirt, and can find your matching belts, ties, [...]

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photo: mjparnell
Ah, decisions, decisions.
Metro-North is making repairs to catenary wires, and the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is asking commuters between Milford and Noroton Heights to make a decision regarding how they want to be inconvenienced. During the repairs, the New-York bound commuters can either catch the train on the regular, New-York bound side of [...]

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On Christmas Eve I got the ‘itch’ in the back of the throat.
The all-too-familiar itch, which, by morning, will certainly be a full-blown sore throat, which will last a day, and then soon morph into a full-blown winter cold.
And that is exactly what happened.
Now, back in college, I used to look forward to colds. I [...]

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photo: bigcuthy
When I moved back to the East Coast a few year back, I anticipated winter driving, and leased an Audi A4 Quattro for my wife. In addition, prior to my first winter, I called a local tire shop about snow tires for my BMW – ‘Um, I dont think were gonna get that [...]

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My first in-car GPS unit was a 2000 BMW. For the time, especially compared to other manufacturer’s units, it worked pretty well and had a nice big color screen, as well as a CD unit in the back which was updated every year. Unfortunately, mine broke down, and to get it replaced – $2500! Ridiculous. [...]

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Image: The Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, similar to the one owned by Billionaire MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow (photo: Ferrari North America)
Oh, you’re not going to want to hear this – but members of the MTA board – y’now – the ones who just jacked up the fares on virtually all forms of NYC transit – well, [...]

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