nowise Lord knows I should have made a stink about this before, but it’s been done: the people who run the subway have corrected their shameful mispronunciation of the neighborhood of Queens known as Newtown. They called it “Newton” (as in Sir Isaac). But even New Yorkers who have never been to the neighborhood have crossed […]
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The Pronunciation of Newtown, Queens.
16-Feb-11Subway Kerfuffle.
29-Jul-09Now that the Gothamist traffic has moved on through, for those unfamiliar with the whole story, let me offer the links to sum up the funny little kerfuffle that blew through here a few weeks ago. The Gothamist story: http://gothamist.com/2009/07/07/smart_guy_gets_rounded_up_in_late_n.php Other links to the story: http://everbosity.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/vitriol/ http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-cops-are-doing-in-subway-these.html http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/07/08/knowing-the-rules-underground/
Subway Kerfuffle, Update One. The Endless Perils of Inadvertence.
17-Aug-09Majenang Being in West Virginia at the time of my appointed court date, and confident I could put my case in writing, and certain that I would lose it, I opted for the “hearing by mail” option on my subway ticket. I got it postmarked by July 10th, which I thought was enough time to make […]