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My Life on the Subway January 29, 2025
I have been taking the New York City subway for twenty-five years. My first train was the 7. It’s considered a national treasure for its diversity, and also very fast if you catch the express from Queensboro Plaza to Sixty-first Street–Woodside. ...
The Sordid Scene January 14, 2025
A thirty-something indie rocker gallantly holds the hair back for his much younger girlfriend as she rails a line of coke off the coffee table in the opening moments of Matthew Gasda’s gleeful, scathing play Dimes Square. The pair flirt, bicker, talk...
The New York City Subway Is a Madhouse. And a Miracle. January 07, 2025
I travel frequently between Los Angeles and New York City, often taking a redeye flight into JFK. The final leg of this journey is nearly always the subway, specifically the A train, which runs the longest subway route in the city, spanning 31 miles ...
Confessions of a Former Fare Hopper April 16, 2024
Last week, a 16-year-old boy shot a 14-year-old boy in the head on the Brookland Metro platform, just a few blocks away from where I work. It was about 4:00 p.m. and the station was crowded with kids who had just got out of school. I have been down t...
