SUBWAY DIARIES Archives

Buh-bye Dr. Zizmor ads on the Subway…

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Callie

Have you heard the news yet? Dr. Zizmor and his ageless face (he's really 71?) is retiring! His face seems to have been there for as long as I can remember. And now it will just disappear! I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad about it, or if I really even care to be honest. But he...

NYC FINDS: What’s Your Excuse?

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Callie

If you're a subway rider in NYC, you are all too familiar with the delays on the trains everyday. Maybe it's a sick passenger, track work, or the vague announcement about 'train traffic ahead'. Whatever the issue may be, most of us are tired, fed up, and just...

The Future of the Subway Payphone…

Posted on June 20, 2012December 2, 2015 by Callie

Do any of these subway phones actually work? And why don't cellphones have service underground yet? Payphones have been a dying breed in NYC for a long time now. But every now & then, you'll still see one somewhere. You'll see them in the subway...

The G Train…

Posted on October 14, 2010December 2, 2015 by Callie

Has Anyone Seen the (G)HOST Train???

Posted on July 3, 2009December 2, 2015 by Callie

Service changes at night on the G Train they say? Has anyone even seen the G train during the day? This is the most undercover train in existence! (If it really does exist!) Last spotted: I think it was about 1997...I'm convinced it really is a...

R is for RINSE please!

Posted on July 1, 2009December 2, 2015 by Callie

I haven't been on the subway since last Friday. Life is good! Who actually looks forward to waiting on those platforms as they get stickier, smellier, and even more disgusting than usual in the summer months? So I'm enjoying this mini-subway hiatus (which will end,...

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