Annoying Archive
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Political Pests Phone for Primary
Posted on September 30, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe former congressman Vito Fossella called this weekend, along with a gaggle of other politicians pushing candidates for the Sept. 14 primary. It wasn’t the actual congressman, who resigned after... -
Please, Don’t Smell the Roses.
Posted on September 23, 2010 | No CommentsNew Yorkers walk faster than cars move along the autobahn, but a constant flow of rubbernecking, camera-clicking, foot-dragging tourists can make sidewalks in New York more congested than California’s I-5... -
Woh Caires Abuot Misspeled Signz?
Posted on September 22, 2010 | No CommentsA free public school system. Webster (the dictionary, not the hall). Hooked on Phonics. All of these things are readily available to us, yet for some odd reason when you... -
Born Again on the MTA
Posted on September 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsYou are smashed in a subway car during the morning commute. Someone is breathing on you but you can’t figure out who. This guy keeps hitting you with his bag... -
Hear This: Experience New York at the Volume *You* Prefer
Posted on September 19, 2010 | No CommentsAs of May 2010, more people—2,098,288, to be exact—had called 311 to complain about noise than about anything else. But, as nice as it is to have a good whine, the peskiest sounds in the city do have solutions. -
Subway Pole-Leaning Pests
Posted on September 18, 2010 | No CommentsLiving in a major city demands a careful balance between courtesy and apathy. Few public places put this equilibrium to the test like the New York City subway system. A... -
Traffic Cops 101
Posted on September 17, 2010 | No CommentsEvery New Yorker, whether they have a car themselves or know someone that does, knows well the oftentimes frustrating experience of tangling with the city’s traffic cops. Trying to navigate...
