Sometimes doing what’s fair doesn’t result in doing good. Smart people analyze how this counter-intuitive truth…
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SIR: Tottenville, Staten Island
Saturday, March 26, 2011 Holy end-of-the-line, Batman, Staten Island is really far away! Like, it’s another…
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NYC Trivia
After 9-11, there was a brief period during which the rest of the country liked New…
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Everyone is Jumping
It’s the Israel Day Parade, and I’m on unicycle. Well, actually it’s before the parade, and…
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R: Bay Ridge/95th Street, Brooklyn
Sunday, March 20, 2011 Ooph. No beautiful glowing glass art at this station. The first thing…
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L: 14th Street/8th Avenue, Manhattan
Friday, March 18, 2011 This trip feels oddly important. It’s the first time we’ve finished both…
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6: Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx
Monday, February 21, 2011 We went to Manhattan. We went to Queens. Now we’ve gone to…
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M: Middle Village, Metropolitan Ave., Queens
Saturday, February 19, 2011 Yesterday kids were playing basketball outdoors in t-shirts and shorts, but today…
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Subway Shooting
When I was a kid one time in the playground someone started shooting at us. We…
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Tokens
When the subway fare went up from $1.25 to $1.50, the Transit Authority issued a new…
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