Comments on: New York City's Lesser-Known Fixtures http://blog.michaelgruen.com/2008/05/new-york-citys-lesser-known-fixtures/ Despite the precision, 'blog' is still a four-letter word. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:23:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marina Martin http://blog.michaelgruen.com/2008/05/new-york-citys-lesser-known-fixtures/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Marina Martin Fri, 30 May 2008 21:20:08 +0000 http://blog.michaelgruen.com/?p=46#comment-75 How about the older African-American man in the long black leather jacket who rides the 1 constantly and, while ON the train, insists he only needs 19 cents to ride the train? I always called him the 1/9 man ... even though the 9 doesn't run anymore, "the 1 man" doesn't have the same ring to it. How about the older African-American man in the long black leather jacket who rides the 1 constantly and, while ON the train, insists he only needs 19 cents to ride the train?

I always called him the 1/9 man … even though the 9 doesn’t run anymore, “the 1 man” doesn’t have the same ring to it.

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