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New M-8 Metro-North Railcar Prototype on Display Tommorrow!

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

You would figure that, running a Metro-North blog, I would be on top of a story about the new M-8 car prototype being unveiled at Union station today, but truth be told I had NO CLUE.
And as far as I can tell, not many other news organizations knew either.
I looked on Governor Rell’s site - [...]

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Tags: MTA · Metro-North · Trains

The Top 5 Bestselling Books with Over 100 5-Star Reviews

May 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I was looking for a new book to read on Amazon today. I put a lot of value into Amazon reviews, especially when there is a sizable sample of them.
So, just for fun, I decided to put together a list of the top bestselling books on Amazon which have over 100 5-star reviews.
If you noticed, [...]

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Tags: Books

Greenwich High School Student Tasered: The Community Responds

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

On Tuesday, May 13th, Greenwich High School student Victor Hugo Londono was tasered by School Resource Officer Carlos Franco when Londono resisted arrest.
The fallout from this incident has tempers flaring amongst students, teachers, parents, and law enforcement throughout the community, as reflected in the comments on the Stamford Advocate’s coverage of the story.
Of course, this [...]

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Tags: Crime