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mrnyc · #**4181** Posted **Feb 25, 2024, 1:57 PM**

every little thing
on the subway platform
is gonna be alright —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3jFw...d6eTdwYWQxbXNh

Busy Bee · #**4182** Posted **Feb 25, 2024, 5:14 PM**

Now that's a "How Can You Not Be Romantic About Baseball?" kinda moment.

Busy Bee · #**4183** Posted **Feb 25, 2024, 6:57 PM**

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jmecklenborg · #**4184** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 6:16 PM**

I had a thought pop in my head the other day regarding the Lou Reed mosaic that was installed a few years ago on the Second Ave. line...the thing no doubt was an under-the-radar reference to the song "Waiting for the man", since the lyrics refer to riding the Lexington Ave. line to 125th St. to buy drugs. Maybe they ought to move the thing there when the new station is built in 10 years...but by then, if not now, I don't think that any young people could conceive of the world depicted in the song.

Busy Bee · #**4185** Posted **Mar 1, 2024, 7:11 PM**

You're taking a walk on the wild side with that idea.

Nexis4Jersey · #**4186** Posted **Mar 2, 2024, 3:41 AM**

Old Brick Tunnel

The Oldest tunnel still in use on the New York Subway System built in 1878 as a Railroad Tunnel and converted to Rapid Transit in 1928 at Botanic Garden Station

Times Square S train

A Grand Central Bound 42nd Street Shuttle train preparing to depart Times Square Station

mrnyc · #**4187** Posted **Mar 2, 2024, 5:33 PM**

framing union square station after the major 90s reno —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2Xdb...lnM3hxNmlvM2Ex

mrnyc · #**4188** Posted **Mar 2, 2024, 6:00 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

I had a thought pop in my head the other day regarding the Lou Reed mosaic that was installed a few years ago on the Second Ave. line...the thing no doubt was an under-the-radar reference to the song "Waiting for the man", since the lyrics refer to riding the Lexington Ave. line to 125th St. to buy drugs. Maybe they ought to move the thing there when the new station is built in 10 years...but by then, if not now, I don't think that any young people could conceive of the world depicted in the song.

that’s of course a mosaic version of a famous mammoth chuck close portrait. i have the wildest story about it which i could never say in public, but trust me its a good one.

Nouvellecosse · #**4189** Posted **Mar 2, 2024, 6:10 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Old Brick Tunnel

The Oldest tunnel still in use on the New York Subway System built in 1878 as a Railroad Tunnel and converted to Rapid Transit in 1928 at Botanic Garden Station

That's beautiful. Reminds me of parts of the London Underground.

jmecklenborg · #**4190** Posted **Mar 3, 2024, 4:47 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

You're taking a walk on the wild side with that idea.

This is the song that probably talks the most about the specifics of the NYC subway, rather than a particular ride as a means to an end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8rRxIGSnw

mrnyc · #**4191** Posted **Mar 4, 2024, 11:13 AM**

about the moving platforms in union square —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4Dqc...NxdG4xNGk5c3pv

Nexis4Jersey · #**4192** Posted **Mar 5, 2024, 9:16 AM**

The Amtrak West Side Line in Upper Manhattan

The Shore Line by Corey Best, on Flickr

mrnyc · #**4193** Posted **Mar 5, 2024, 11:24 AM**

more err, legit fare free bus routes coming? —

More free rides? State lawmakers look to triple size of NYC fare-free bus pilot, increase frequency ahead of congestion pricing

By Ben Brachfeld
Posted on March 4, 2024

Two state lawmakers hope to triple the size of New York City’s free bus pilot program and extend it for an additional year under a package of legislation aimed at improving bus service ahead of congestion pricing.

https://www.amny.com/transit/state-l...stion-pricing/

Lawmakers want to extend and triple the size of the MTA’s fare-free bus pilot.
File Photo by Ben Brachfeld

Busy Bee · #**4194** Posted **Mar 6, 2024, 4:57 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

This is the song that probably talks the most about the specifics of the NYC subway, rather than a particular ride as a means to an end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8rRxIGSnw

Ahh yes, Paul's Boutique ... BB's Pet Sounds.

TowerDude · #**4195** Posted **Mar 6, 2024, 8:48 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Ahh yes, Paul's Boutique ... BB's Pet Sounds.

Beastie Boys are better in every possible way than the Beach Boys..

jbermingham123 · #**4196** Posted **Mar 7, 2024, 12:45 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by TowerDude

Beastie Boys are better in every possible way than the Beach Boys..

Love them. I Want It That Way is my favorite

Busy Bee · #**4197** Posted **Mar 7, 2024, 1:17 AM**

rimshot

Busy Bee · #**4198** Posted **Mar 7, 2024, 1:21 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by TowerDude

Beastie Boys are better in every possible way than the Beach Boys..

Apples and oranges. Both of which are exceptional fruits for their respective fruit catagories.

In on topic news, looks like Gov. Hochul has ordered up some security theatre for the recent uptick — or perceived uptick — of subway crime including repeated girl on cello player attacks.

https://www.newsday.com/news/new-yor...vWr3G4TrREZSnB

https://twitter.com/MaxRivlinNadler/...RuJONOlsAMVYwX

mrnyc · #**4199** Posted **Mar 7, 2024, 11:52 PM**

^ its probably a response because an mta employee got slashed and the union did a slowdown on the A/C trains afterward:

https://apnews.com/article/nyc-subwa...0aea768d6f62aa

and yes most definitely apples & oranges for the two bb’s. i mean yes we love them and they are more modern times, but ffs lets be real the nyc bb’s couldn’t even hold a note.

Busy Bee · #**4200** Posted **Mar 8, 2024, 1:57 AM**

This is correct but it didn't take anything away. For example, could you imagine Biz singing Just A Friend properly? I wouldn't want to hear that