Grand Concoursian

You can smoke on underground subway platforms in Tokyo, too. ...

"i have lived here for 11 years and maybe I was born somewhere else, but at least I was around when this place was a true dump. " This is hilarious. You really and truly think that New York City was...

Bronx folks are nice, people. It heartens me to see Gothamist (and its commenters) giving credit where credit is due. For every supposed tale of terror in the "ghetto," there are a hundred more good t...

"It sure is a good thing that so many cops are standing around in a safe neighborhood on a Saturday night using excessive force to arrest unarmed kids when there are things like, you know, violent cri...

I forgot to add that this is a godawful idea. As if living here in recent years hasn't been dehumanizing enough, now we all get to ride to work in a cattle car. ...

Why exactly would the "soon-to-be-pregnant" require seats? ...

Are these people morons? They don't have the zoning to be renting this place out like an SRO. 249 Varet Street: shut it down. ...

I call BS on the subway fingering- even an undergrad should know better than to call the subway "the RED line." ...

I've never been able to understand why people are so complacent about Bloomberg. Granted, Giuliani was awful, but Bloomberg is a truly terrible mayor, as well. ...

For the record, Yankee Stadium is hardly the "only piece of open space" in the South Bronx. Walk just three blocks east of the Stadium and you'll find both Joyce Kilmer Park (6.88 acres) and Franz Si...