3 teens who were responsible for setting two fires at the Manhasset station on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) have been charged. Mitchell Freedman of Newsday has the story:

Three Manhasset teens have been charged with burglary and arson for allegedly setting two fires at the Manhasset railroad station and a third fire along a [...]

A trip for two teenage girls trying to pick up their report cards turned into more than they bargained for on Friday. The teens were going to pick up their report cards from Bishop Kearney High School when they ran into problems due to their student MetroCards expiring. Pete Donohue & Carrie Melago of the [...]

Brooklyn bound A train entering 2nd Avenue station during a G.O.; Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit
Has the victim seen in the infamous train video beating been identified? There is a possibility that this might be the case if you believe 27 year old Rafael Cruz. According to the New York Police [...]

Last night I happened to have my television on CW11 so I caught the first couple of stories on the 10pm newscast. Normally I am watching My9 news at 10pm but I did not get the chance to turn the channel. One of the first stories in the newscast was about the beating on the [...]

Subway track inspector John Messina is known amongst family, friends, & workers for coming to the rescue of a person in need. Now you can add the public to the list of people in the know. The 100th Precinct Community Council recently awarded Mr. Messina for his heroic efforts in confronting two thugs who attacked [...]

I admit I was dead tired for most of Friday. I did not get any sleep Thursday night (by choice) & knew that was a bad idea since I had plans. I intended to go pick up an item from the east side during the late morning to early afternoon hours. However since I got [...]

The song & story are the same. I am months behind on blog entries! I do have a good excuse though, a complete reconstruction of the site! Honestly it was only supposed to be a week tops but I became busy with other things. Anyhow the site is back up, so you can party it [...]

Yes, I am way behind on blogging. What else is new from yours truly? I said 2007 would be different & will be so give me some time! Anyhow let me start catching up by commenting on the typical lawsuit stupidity that is coming to a courthouse near you.
The parents of the 13 year old [...]

Tragedy struck during tonight’s rush hour as a 13 year old boy was killed after being run over by a LIRR train. Here is the story courtesy of NY1:

Authorities say a 13-year-old boy was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train Friday evening in Queens.
The accident happened just west of the Forest [...]

Continuing with updates on the latest transit happenings, a new baby was welcomed into the world at the Broadway Junction station last night. Here is the story courtesy of NY1

A newborn baby and mom are doing fine after a special delivery on the L subway platform last night, and they have three of the city’s [...]

I had to run to my bank during the afternoon of March 8th. While I live by at least 4 banks within walking distance, my bank only has one branch in the Bronx & that is in Riverdale. I find it easier to go to any of the branches downtown as the commute is shorter [...]

Don’t you just hate when you have a know it all who swears he or she is right? I know I do & for all of us who do, this event will annoy you like it did me. The weather on Tuesday December 27th was beautiful. The skies were clear & the temps were quite [...]