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conspiracies
Puking Pug Police Coverup Goes All the Way to the Top
Was puking pug dog owner Chrissie Brodigan roughed up by the NYPD simply for tending to her dog, and its throwup? The most powerful cop in New York is now involved in the case. Read between the lines, people.
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Comment by HowardRoarkLaughed: A friend of mine shit his pants while waiting at Astor Place one morning - bit hungover, thought he had... 6 Responses | Other threads
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controversies
Pukey Pug Hugger or Kooky Jew Boo-er?
Yesterday, Chrissie Brodigan said she was manhandled by a cop and arrested just because her pug dog threw up on the L train. But the cop says she's a raving anti-Semite! Let's explore this breathtakingly minor controversy.
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Comment by The_Rodge: If you've ever had a "disagreement" with a cop, you should know that unless she's a psychotic, which seems unlikely,... 13 Responses | Other threads
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outrage
Owner of Puking Subway Dog Treated Roughly
All she wanted to do was get her poor little puking pug dog out of her tote bag on the L train. But then the cops arrived. And they were mean.
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Comment by ArtfulSlinger: So where were the cops when that dude shit himself a few weeks back and made the entire car of... 15 Responses | Other threads
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art
NYC's War on Vandalism Must End If We Are to Have Good Vandalism
War on art! A famous Japanese pop artist was doing just a little bit of vandalism down in the subways, and was arrested. Why doesn't Mayor Bloomberg just let people draw in the streets? More »
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Comment by son of spam: When a Japanese dude even contemplates, and then gets arrested for graffiti, and then gets "street cred" in Japan for... 6 Responses | Other threads
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art
Was Poster Boy Really Caught?
The fuzz thinks it arrested Poster Boy when it took Henry Matyjewicz into custody. But Poster Boy is bigger than one dude, maaan. Poster Boy is a MOVEMENT. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Takes One to Know One: Christ, another Movement. How long before some kid sets up a website where you can "Poster Boyize" your photos? 2 Responses | Other threads
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fame
Poster Boy Is a Tough Biatch
Now that NYC's most famous subway ad remixer Poster Boy got himself arrested, he's more famous than ever! We hear the NYT is even planning a story on him. For us it's about the art. More »
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Comment by FreddieBietzsche: Hammy, please put the girls out of their misery and find the police photo of PB. Come on, is he... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy
Poster Boy, Live In Action
Anonymous subway-based ad remix artist and minor obsession of ours Poster Boy has been caught on film! All we had before to identify him was this photo(shop). Animal NY's vandal-in-chief Bucky Turco spent a nice evening with PB in a Brooklyn subway station, just cold maxing and relaxing and shooting the breeze while carving up ads with an X-acto knife and attacking trains. We now have a definitive description of Poster Boy: a male wearing a hat, doing art. If you see anyone matching that description, call police immediately. (Not really, snitches!). Watch the full clip below: More »
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Comment by Private Hangnail: I used to have that piercing. Let me describe it as ill advised, if only because I still have the... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Poster Boy
Poster Boy: Trains, Planes, And Britney, Bitch
Poster Boy: an anonymous ad remixer in the New York subways. Art: is it what he does? Culture jamming: a term too annoying to use any more, though everyone knows what it means. Sell out: is he bound to, eventually? Questions: he asks them. Britney: slut, psycho, or star? Maria: is she really poopy? Man: why is he flying on outside of train car? Poetry: why aren't I good at it? Five new Poster Boy pieces: after the jump, ya dig: More » -
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Poster Boy
Poster Boy Gets Political
Anonymous subway ad vandal Poster Boy hasn't let his newfound fame go to his head. (Maybe he has? We don't know the guy personally). He's still traipsing around subway platforms with an X-acto knife and a tube of glue, busily remixing posters while slack-jawed commuters stand by unaware, presumably. After the jump are five of his newest works—I have to admit that the "FART" one is the best of all: More »
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Comment by Aatom: it's edgy, illegal, and somewhat thought-provoking. welcome back, New York. 2 Responses | Other threads
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advertising
Anti-Groping Ads Too Sexy For You Horndogs
Just like giving out condoms makes kids have sex and giving out clean needles turns upright citizens into junkies, the government must protect us from public service ads more likely to destroy us than to save us. Concerned about all the horny bastards rubbing up against women on subways, New York City had an anti-groping ad campaign ready to be rolled out to the sicko public (that's you). But they had to scratch that. These ads would just set you perverts off even more! More »
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Comment by BrainyHistorian: @flugangst: I didn't realize they were still running it...my bad. I haven't been on the T in a while so... more » | Other threads
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mad men
Ads For Ad Show Swallow Commuters
The New York subway system is taking full advantage of its plan to sell all flat surfaces for advertising, including the outside of trains. The latest and most appropriate sponsor of the metal cattle car that you squeeze yourself into every depressing morning: Mad Men, the acclaimed show about advertising! Even if you barely miss your train as it pulls away, leaving you frustrated and abandoned, you'll still be educated about the existence of Mad Men. Sweet. More pics of the hellaciously busy interior of these message-wielding cars, after the jump. More »
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Comment by cyberpersephone: That's the cleanest subway car I have ever seen. more » | Other threads
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In Brief
"If you don't have any change, I accept bills"
Did you know that there's an annual competition of NYC street performers to determine who gets the right to the lucrative spots in the subway system? There is, and you can listen to it here. These are the musicians you will feel the urge to assault in a few months. [Time]
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Comment by mrbemis: Which is the worst: the buckets in Union Square, the Jackson 5 exploitation family in Grand Central or the 5... more » | Other threads
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things we actually like
Master Subway Poster Artist Shows His Oeuvre
The mystery NYC subway poster artist whose works have instilled in us a new respect for cut-and-paste vandalism has a Flickr account! And it's chock-full of impressive works that have heretofore been seen only by those commuters lucky enough to happen upon them. But now we're bringing you five of the best new ad art remixes from his collection. Help "Fight marc ecko with one hand," after the jump: More »
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Comment by oneninesevenfour: Don't tease me about a Flickr account and then NOT LINK TO IT. So damn cruel. more » | Other threads
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psychology
You Have Hopscotch To Live For
How many times have you gazed out on the subway tracks during your daily commute, wishing only for the sweet release that hurling yourself upon them would provide? Plenty of times; you're reading this site, so we know your job sucks. Some people do throw themselves in front of trains, which represents not only a wasted life, but also a hugely inconvenient municipal clean-up job. So Washington, DC has ordered up some stuff to keep your mind occupied while you're on the platform—games like Hopscotch and "I Spy." The slogan on the games reads "Life is fun. Keep on living. Use caution around the tracks." Perhaps hopscotch was not the wisest choice, then? And let's be honest—the slogan of this campaign should really be, "Anything to Momentarily Distract You From Suicidal Thoughts." After the jump (ha), one of the "I Spy" games. This would only cure a very minimal level of depression: More »
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Comment by famousauthor: I can't believe someone in Washington is enouraging spy games. Haven't they ever heard of Joe McCarthy? more » | Other threads
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In Brief
Toilet Paper That's There When You Need It
An entire car or cars on the New York subway's S line are reportedly done up in advertising for Cottonelle toilet paper, including this: "the very walls are sheeted with faux toilet paper wallpaper." A terrifying precursor to covering the outside of the train in toilet paper as well? Or merely a thoughtful nod to subway poopers? Either way, everyone now knows what the "S" stands for. (Too easy?) [Guest of a Guest/ Earlier] -
things we actually like
Is The New Banksy Loose In The New York Subways?
Last week we showed you the supremely artistic "Darth Vader Meets Murakami" work of the anonymous vandal whose canvas is poster advertisements in the New York subways. But as impressed as we were by that, new photos—purportedly by the same vandal—have surfaced that, conceptually, make the earlier work look like a quickie plaything. This anonymous person has messages. All with only the ad posters themselves to work with. We're told these are all genuine, and not Photoshopped. Well, anonymous vandal: You are really fucking good. The six new photos [via And I Am Not Lying], after the jump. More »
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Comment by raincoaster: These aren't anything like Banksy except in the fact they're graffiti of a sort. But they ARE truly, truly impressive. Great... more » | Other threads
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advertising
Good News: Even More Subway Ads
Not content to simply line the subway station entrances, station walls, station signs, and interior of buses and trains with advertisements, New York City transit is reportedly set to enter the final frontier: ads on the outsides of subway trains. They're already testing out the idea with Continental Airlines ads on the 42nd St. shuttle [NYP]. Subway officials think this idea will go great with their existing "brand cars," where one advertiser takes over the interior of a whole car. As terrifying as this practice sounds, we know they need the money. So we'd like to strike a compromise: they're allowed to sell every last inch of the trains to advertisers, but in return they have to bring back this practice: More »
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Comment by YourGoldKeith: When will they start to make toilet paper with pix of subway trains on it? Or is that too Felini-esque? And... more » | Other threads
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disasters
Walking Yourself Out Of The Subway: Awesome?
When a Chicago subway train got stopped for an hour in a tunnel yesterday morning, riders there did what many of us have thought of doing many times, but have not for fear of our lives: they got out and walked. That is just awesome. Less awesome: when officials heard people were walking along the tracks, they shut down power to the entire line as a safety precaution (for third rail zapping possibilities), which automatically stranded thousands more riders. It's a grassroots revolt ethical quandary! More » -
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Subway Cell Nightmare Coming "Soon"
Good news for crazed narcissists who think the world should be able to reach them AT ALL TIMES because they're just that important: The MTA is set to announce a deal to wire all 277 subway stations over the next six years. Sadly, your cellphone will only work in the stations, but hey, at least that time you spend sweating on the platform waiting for a 6 train that never comes will now be scored to a soundtrack of, "So then I was all, 'Why won't you tell your friends we're dating?' and he was like, 'Let's not cheapen it with labels,' which kind of makes sense?" Even better, the terrorists will only be able to remote-detonate their bombs in the station, so you can kick back and relax while you're cruising through the tunnels at 3 miles per hour. More »
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By abalkComment by DorothyMantooth: @concerned citizen: Wheeeee! I'll be the one walking past you as if I don't even know you. more » | Other threads
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By abalkComment by lionel-mandrake: @nancine: Yeah, and then a blind harmonica player started in with the theme to "A Fistful Of Dollars". more » | Other threads
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know your customer
Subway DVD Hawker Takes Salesmanship To Next Level
Observed this weekend on an uptown A train: a typical subway scene. An entrepreneurial sort was selling DVDs from a canvas messenger bag slung over his shoulder; titles available included Rush Hour 3, Mr. Bean's Holiday, and The Bourne Ultimatum, all for the low, low price of $5 each. "That won't even get you in the door of the theater!" he proclaimed. Which is true. Have you been to a movie lately? Jesus Christ. Anyway, deals were available if you were interested in purchasing more than one movie. Also, if you were leery of the quality of the DVD, this resourceful man had a solution. More »
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Comment by maevro: Like others said, little Asian women have been doing this for a long time. You pay for convenience because you... more » | Other threads
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renzo piano's gold star motel
'New York Times' Commenters Are A Surly Bunch
What sort of person reads the New York Times? The comments section from a post about this morning's commuting issues on the paper's City Room blog might provide a clue. Since the Times doesn't seem to do it, we've gone ahead and picked out Gold Star recipients from the wealth of worthy insights the paper's readership provides. Enjoy!Its a good thing we've spent all that money after 9/11 to fix up the communication system on the subways.Nobody at Atlantic Ave. knew what was being said.Were they speaking Chinese,its a joke !
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the plutocracy
Mike Bloomberg Is A Fake Commuter
Michael Grynbaum—Harvard boy, former New York Observer intern, former New York Sun intern!—spent the last five weeks tailing Mayor Bloomberg. And guess what? Everyone's favorite subway-taking, straphanger advocating, public-transportation loving mayor is a total fraud. Yes! Is crazy! Two big-ass S.U.V.s wait outside his house every day, and sometimes then they drive him 22 blocks to an express stop, passing two locals. Also? He only takes the subway twice a week at this point. The N.Y.P.D. pays for the cars and drivers, and no one's quite clear on why he needs two. Unless his giant head is detachable from his little short body? More »
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By ChoireComment by In Other News...: Why did it take the media SIX FUCKING YEARS to break this story? more » | Other threads
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daily gold star
From our commenter Senor_Wences: "A female coworker at a previous job told me this story: She was out late and drunken at a post-work cocktail thingie, then began her long subway ride from Midtown to Brighton Beach or Sheepshead Bay or wherever the hell way down there she lived. More »
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By abalkComment by CheekyBreastfeedingMonkey: She assumed I am homeless. more » | Other threads
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if you see someone's wang, say something
"Almost every New Yorker has a subway horror story, whether it's a midnight 'flasher' or something more bizarre. But are these moments just 'the typical New York experience,' or do they represent a crisis in the transit system?" Um, who says they're mutually exclusive? [Metro]
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By abalkComment by Senor_Wences: A female coworker at a previous job told me this story: She was out late and drunken at a post-work... more » | Other threads
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the big crapple
Don't Crap In The Subway, Darling
Our pal Cajun Boy passes along the following correspondence. It's an ominous warning for those of you who venture above 14th Street:I want the MTA to launch an investigation on the poop bandit at the Fifth ave/ 53rd st station. Every morning this week, some HUMAN has taken a shit somewhere in station. Monday and Tuesday it was on the stairs, then wed. it was right as you got out of the train, and someone had already stepped in it. I have been disturbed by this every morning, as it could be the most revolting thing I have ever seen!!!!
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i hate your kids
This is a terrible, terrible thing, but we could not withhold it from you.
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if you see something, pay something
Metrocard Machines Sometimes Broken
Were your Metrocard machines working today? A tipster notes that "all over NYC the subway machines aren't taking credit/debit cards...so cash is the only option. Can be a real inconvenience when the closest ATM is 10 minutes away." First of all, we're not sure how different this is than any other goddamned day on the MTA. When we ever find a machine that a) accepts cards and b) actually works, we shut the hell up about it lest someone from Transit find out and disable it. More importantly, how fucking hard is it to keep an emergency twenty in your wallet or purse or sock? This is New York City. Not long ago, if you lived, say, in the East Village, you'd have to walk to the Chemical Bank at Broadway and 9th for money; it closed at 2 p.m., and there was nowhere to get money on weekends. Nowadays we know the prevalence of ATMs makes everyone feel like there's always going to be a place to get cash around you, but for fuck's sake, show a little goddamned sense. Hasn't anyone seen After Hours? -
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Are the Terrorists Winning? Martha Stewart Hijacks Borat's Spaceship, F Train
The national housewife superego has lady feelings? Yes, maybe. Via the Post, the AP reports that Former Inmate 55170-0549 might soon become Mrs. Martha Helen Kostrya Stewart Simonyi (evidently, WASPiness works by the one-drop rule). Her omnibeing notwithstanding, Martha is currently in Kazakhstan to cheer on and/or get married to her space-tourist manfriend, who's set to blast off today. Unfortunately, he is not Lance Bass. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Post, and half a world away, a New York City subway car yesterday was attacked and transformed into "a cozy living room with curtains, flowers, throw pillows and rugs" in a "guerrilla installation, dubbed 'No Train Like Home.'" No signs indicate that these heinous transportation/decoration acts are related, but that's because Martha Stewart is a evil genius, like Marilyn vos Savant without the ILF part. More »
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Comment by Maulleigh: In answer to your question: the terrorists have definitely won. I'm sick of all this Brooklyn-bound-F-train-centered... liberal B.S. No one... more » | Other threads
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craigslist
Craigslist's Missed Connections: The Breakdown
The "Missed Connections" of the Craigslist personals provides some of the most richly mined comic/tragic territory in the whole Internets. No surprise, then, that Intern Mary would eventually turn her statistical eye on the section. Short on perversity but long on pathos, we decided to dwell purely on the concrete — namely, where are all these missed connections missing their connection? Whether at work or on the subway (or for those who work on the subway), there are many possibilities. After the jump, a study on which locales feature the highest incidence of frustrated amour.
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By Chris MohneyComment by annulla: The G train wasn't featured because the entire train itself is a missed connection. more » | Other threads
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metro
MTA Talks Move More Slowly Than the F
D'oh. Talking! Why didn't somebody think of that before? More »
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By JesseComment by ambitious heckler: "Annoy Gawker -- Support the TWU!" lol... more » | Other threads
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photos
Ghost in the Machine, NYC Version
On the E train this morning. "No eyeholes or anything," the photographer astutely points out, "so I doubt it is a burka." Any better guesses?
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By JesseComment by the earl grey: a super-fashionista 4 months early on the "Black Dahlia" crime scene photos-chic which will hit critical mass in July... more » | Other threads
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subways
The MTA's Marketplace of Ideas
The transit authority yesterday announced a little Christmas present: weekend fare discounts between Thanksgiving and New Year's. How'd it go over? We have no idea. More » -
drudge
EVERYBODY PANIC
Seriously, Matt — your setup for the great Harriet Miers tolerance fake-out gets a goddam siren and us New Yorkers' IMMINENT FUCKING DESTRUCTION gets scare quotes? More »
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By PareeneComment by Paul Short: Look on the bright side, the presence of high-calibre firearms on the subway platforms will deter turnstile jumpers. more » | Other threads
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