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Long Island Rail Road NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

The LIRR to Flushing, 7 to the M to Jamaica and LIRR back to Penn — LIRR & MNR Free! Part 2

This is the second post (Post 1) in a three part series documenting my Adventures on mostly the free LIRR and Metro-North Railroads after Governor Cuomo declared a transit emergency after Superstorm Sandy I take the now Port Washington-bound (yesterday when I rode a train to Woodside on the line was only going as far […]

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Long Island Rail Road NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

Metro-North down to Grand Central from Marble Hill and switching from Grand Central to Penn Station for the LIRR — LIRR & MNR Free! Part 1

This is the first post in a three part series documenting my Adventures on mostly the free LIRR and Metro-North Railroads after Governor Cuomo declared a transit emergency after Superstorm Sandy This is the best way to describe today: Metro-North Fares Not Paid (since the system is free due to the transit emergency): $46.75 Long […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

The Dark Manhattan Skyline from Brooklyn, the Storm Shuttle through it back to Manhattan. Then the now restored M train to the N train to the A train ending at 168th Street to the M4 up the Hill Home — The Subway Split, Part 4

This is the forth post (Post 1|Post 2|Post 3) in a series of posts about completely split subway service (Map for the Day) with no service through blackout stricken Manhattan south of about 30th Street after Superstorm Sandy. I decided I had to see how navigating the city would be heading to Brooklyn to visit […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

The Limited Brooklyn Service of the Split Subway System — Part 3

This is the third post (Post 1|Post 2) in a series of posts about completely split subway service (Map for the Day) with no service through blackout stricken Manhattan south of about 30th Street after Superstorm Sandy. I decided I had to see how navigating the city would be heading to Brooklyn to visit a […]

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Long Island Rail Road NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

To Brooklyn via the LIRR and the F train via Jamaica, the only way to get to Brooklyn without riding a bus — The Subway Split, Part 2

This is the second post (Post 1) in a series of posts about completely split subway service (Map for the Day) with no service through blackout stricken Manhattan south of about 30th Street after Superstorm Sandy. I decided I had to see how navigating the city would be heading to Brooklyn to visit a friend. […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

An Relatively Easy Journey Downtown — The Subway Split, Part 1

This is the first post in a series of posts about completely split subway service (Map for the Day) with none through blackout stricken lower Manhattan. I decided I had to see how navigating the city would be heading to Brooklyn to visit a friend. Governor Cuomo also announced a transit emergency making all Bus, […]

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Metro-North NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

Grand Central Just Reopened and Photos of the First Metro-North Train to Arrive in GCT – No Subways = Gridlock, Part 6

This post is the sixth (Post 1|Post 2|Post 3|Post 4|Page 5) in a multi-post series about my day wandering down to Midtown Manhattan after Superstorm Sandy when there was no subway service and the only train service to Manhattan was the Metro-North Harlem Line that resumed hourly service after 2pm, all bus service was fare-free. […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

Central Park and Subway Entrances Next to it Both Closed, the Dangling Crane – No Subways = Gridlock, Part 2

This post is the second (Post 1) in a multi-post series about my day wandering down to Midtown Manhattan after Superstorm Sandy when there was no subway service and the only train service to Manhattan was the Metro-North Harlem Line that resumed hourly service after 2pm, all bus service was fare-free. I left Bloomingdales and […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

Zipping down the Harlem River Drive on the M98 Bus to 129th Street to Gridlock on Every Avenue. Walking down Lexington Avenue Past Closed Subway Stations to 59th Street – No Subways = Gridlock Day, Part 1

This post is the first in a multi-post series about my day wandering down to Midtown Manhattan after Superstorm Sandy when there was no subway service and the only train service to Manhattan was the Metro-North Harlem Line that resumed hourly service after 2pm, all bus service was fare-free. Happy Halloween! A day that will […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy Transit Adventures

Subway Tunnels Extensively Flooded – Bus Service Back at 5pm – The Closed Tunnel to 191 Street

Yesterday was a day of staying inside and taking a few walks to assess the Hurricane coming down. Living in Washington Heights, across from the tallest natural point in Manhattan meant that except for the lights flickering once nothing happened. Yesterday morning I did walk down to the subway entrance at 190th Street and the […]