Tommy Karr

Category: NYC

  • Mother Nature is Trying to Kill Me (a.k.a. Allergy Season)

    If it was just a cold I could deal with that.  I would take some medicine and in a day or two I’d feel hunky-dory.  But when Mother Nature bitch slaps you with an insanely high tree pollen count you might as well through in the towel, turn off the hepa filter and pour the…

  • The Evolution of Passing Out on the NYC Subway

    The image above is a documentation of the evolving stages of passing out on the NYC subway. This happens almost every day.  Let’s walk through it. A man or woman enters the train, stumbling like a Roger Corman zombie, struggles towards a vacant (hopefully) seat and drops down with a thud, seemingly stunned by the…

  • When Bad News Gets Funny… and Tweeted

    I’m currently obsessed with fictional Twitter accounts.  Creative tweeters like GodDamnBatman and DrunkHulk are always good for a laugh and the recent Fwitter (that’s Fake Twitter to those not in the know… which is most of you since I just made that up) mayoremanuel is using Twitter to promote the fake Rahm’s wry sense of humor.…

  • Why I Will Never Use the Basement Laundry Again

      Tonight was going to be just any other night, coming home, doing the laundry, going to bed.  So far, so good. I had just finished washing my clothes and had one load in a dryer, waiting on one of the other three to become available.  Another tenant arrived and removed his clothes with 18…

  • Subway Moments: The Mumbly Guy and the Zombie Apocalypse

    My commute this morning was longer than the usual 25 minute ride due to some malfunction between 72nd and 59th Streets. So for 20 minutes we sat there waiting in the darkened tunnel for something, anything, to happen. Most of this time I spent reading Kathy Griffin’s book but part of my mind was paying…

  • Dawn of the Disaster… and then some

    Let’s cut to the chase… today sucked. For the first time in weeks I got up early to get back into my old routine of going to the gym before work.  I have been feeling better and thought I could finally get through an hour and a half of fitness to prep for the rest…

  • Hey MTA… you want to take care of this problem?

    After work today I popped onto the A train at 34th Street, found an empty seat (always a pleasant surprise) and began watching a podcast to occupy my time as the train lurched down the track. At 42nd Street I was pulled out of my iPhone trance when I felt a sharp, stinging WHACK on…

  • Why Hazmat Suits Should Be Worn on the Subway

    Taken at the NY Transit Museum My morning commute was interrupted by two instance of absolute repulsion. Granted, it is not shocking that a ride on the subway included moments of uncomfortability (foul aromas, howling babies, etc.) but today I was attacked by an entirely new level of WTH! In all my little subway adventures…

  • “March” Madness at NYC Pride

    W Hotels offered some eye-candy as they floated down the street. Today was the NYC Pride March, part of Heritage of Pride (HOP). It’s pretty amazing what a group of strong willed folks can do when they band together to celebrate freedom of expression. From Dykes on Bike-Cycles to Flaggots, from Macy’s to the Gay…

  • You must take the A Train – Discovering NY Transit History

    Today was spent exploring the New York Transit Museum and it was UH-MAZING!  If you’ve never been just head to downtown Brooklyn and look for the subway entrance that’s not a subway entrance (see image). Climb down these steps and into what was once part of the Court Street subway station.    Below the street is…