It's been five years since the MTA first welcomed proposals from corporations interested in buying station naming rights, and on Monday the authority quietly revealed that Barclays was the first taker, for $4 million, to be paid in yearly installments of $200,000 a year for 20 years. tags subway station naming right barclays wtf?So, will they clean the station? Will the trains run on time? picked by suebe 5 months ago |
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A brazen burglar picked the wrong place to target: a police station. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said it was pretty embarrassing to have a thief hit his downtown station last week, stealing a radio, two stun guns and a Crown Victoria patrol car. The one saving grace is that police made a quick arrest. picked by suebe 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
20th November 1998 saw the deployment of the first part of the International Space Station. 10 years on, it is still not finished, the merits of the science it embodies are in question and today it transpires they've recently lost a spider and a tool bag. 0 comments edit related share scienceBut happy birthday, anyway. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago |
Improv Everywhere strikes again, last time it was a pantless Subway Ride, this time a group of 207 people FREEZE in place for 5 minutes in Grand Central Station, confusing everyone. It is brilliant. picked by MUPPETMAKER 2 years ago 15 comments edit related share entertainment |
North Texas authorities seized 22 dogs found crammed inside a station wagon with their owner. The owner locked the car doors and refused to come out when a constable tried to serve her a warrant for the seizure of the dogs early Monday, said SPCA spokeswoman Maura Davies. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
A Frenchman was arrested for drunk driving after taking his car to a police station to distribute Alcoholics Anonymous pamphlets. picked by topofall 2 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
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Artist Jennifer Marsh covered this 50-year-old former Citgo station with a giant blanket. Jennifer was sick of paying high gas prices and bothered by the abandoned gas station that was an eyesore on the drive to her studio each day, so she decided to do something about it. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A rape victim who drove her attacker to a police station after he fell asleep is being praised for her bravery by police. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
A man is facing drug charges after he allegedly walked into the Danbury police station puffing on a marijuana-filled cigar. picked by Proverb 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Allegedly trying to save his station from budget cuts... picked by coldbladed 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Disgruntled ravers attack a police station after arrests at an illegal rave. 0 comments edit related share plime.comI didn't know that illegal raves still went on. How very 1989. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago |
Drunk Driver Crashes into a Gas Station picked by sbalaciu 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A German man forgot his car after filling it up at a petrol station. "He just forgot about it and walked off home." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 15 comments edit related share weird |
A blaze broke out at a fire station in Japan this week after a firefighter left a cooking stove burning as crew members left the station to respond to emergency calls. picked by topofall 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Someone smashes through a gas station pump. Must see to believe! Surprisingly, nobody was hurt! picked by icepigs 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
After falling asleep on a subway platform while waiting for a train, a Brooklyn musician awoke to find his possessions were missing - a backpack, a laptop, CD recordings and, most importantly, his treasured Scarampella violin. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The CN Tower is a 10-minute jaunt from St. Andrew subway station. But a new TTC map posted at the station doesn't show that... picked by yamz66 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
After initially thinking that they would rename the 7 Train subway stop in tandem with the new ballpark, the MTA announced that the train stop closest to the Mets' new digs will not carry the name "Citi Field" after the team refused to cough up any money for the station's name change. picked by suebe 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
"..if some one is generious enough a new house. but we are despritly in need of a new car, so we hope to get around 20-25 thousound." picked by cb__ 4 months ago 23 comments edit related share weird |
Fire at a gas station, propane tank explodes. Kills 4, injures at least 9 more. Could have been worse picked by thephrog 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The president of Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi, is truly a visionary and a pioneer in the videogame industry. Now his next generation toy is the Sony Play Station 3 picked by goldy 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |