Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired six years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 35 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.
Friday, June 2, 2006
What a miserable trip home
Mazel Tov - this is hit #1000 on this blog. Obviously, many of them were my own. Anyway, my commute from NJIT in Newark to Flushing is tough enough under normal circumstances. Today when I left work at 4:15, a heavy rain shower began. When I got to Newark Penn Station there was announcment that the New Jersey Transit trains were not running. I took the PATH to 6th Ave. and 33rd Street. It was only a ten minute delay, but the worst was yet to come. I got on the subway and took the B train to 6th Avenue and 42nd street. There was a mob of people trying to get to the #7 train. I presumed that due to flooding the #7 was not running. I turned back and tried to get to the F train. They said the F was not running to Queens. I left the subway system as was able to phone Karen to say I would be late. I had my radio with me which didn't say anything about the 7. I walked over to the #7 entrance right near the New York Public Library where I worked from 1983-90. There was a mob of people waiting to go to Queens. I used my subway smarts and took the #7 back to Times Square where the trains turns back. The trip on the #7 to Queens was very slow and crowded. I finally made it home at 7:20. Oy Vey.
that sucks!! I'm sorry Bruce. I can't believe how crippled the transportation systems gets from just rain!
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