Archive for the 'PANYNJ' Category

PATH Trains: Coming soon with television screens

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

One of the more annoying parts of modern technology these days are those buildings with the Captivate Network television sets embedded into the elevators. If you haven’t seen them yet, check out 250 W. 57th St. to experience the joys of being bombarded with stupid news, stock quotes, the weather for Santa Fe and [...]

That 13-foot height limit isn’t just a suggestion

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

The guy driving this truck ain’t the brightest crayon in the box. (Oscar Hidalgo/The New York Times)
When I first read this story on Friday, my reaction was simply, “This guy is an idiot.” Here’s the story: A truck driver from Texas drove his 13 foot-6 inch tall truck through the 13-foot tall Lincoln Tunnel even [...]

Port Authority wants to free up traffic at New Jersey river crossings

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

I hate driving into and out of New Jersey. I hate it with a passion. For four years, New Jersey was this wasteland of toll traffic that interfered with my trip to and from New York City and Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Every trip — no matter if it was 9 p.m. or 1 a.m. or whenever [...]