Of course, there are some "straphangers," as we call them here, subway riders yesterday who were caught in the subways as the power went out. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The New York Police Department plans to send dozens of additional decoy officers into the subways to reverse a spike in thefts of electronic devices from oft-distracted straphangers, law-enforcement officials told The Wall Street Journal. ❋ Sean Gardiner (2011)
It all started when about 100 straphangers boarded a Brooklyn-bound D train at 59th Street in Midtown at about midnight. ❋ Simon McCormack (2011)
A lawyer says he plans to file a lawsuit against the MTA on behalf of straphangers who were trapped for seven hours on an A... ❋ Simon McCormack (2011)
The council also focused on a disconnect between Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's public urging that people take mass transit if they had to get around during the storm and the state that straphangers found the system in when they got to their bus or subway stop. ❋ Andrew Grossman (2011)
But we also need the MTA returned to the city's control, so we can figure out ways to keep fares down for straphangers and our vital working class. ❋ Tom Allon (2012)
The passengers on the R train were far more concerned for their well being than straphangers who were on a speeding Metro-North train with its door wide open. ❋ Simon McCormack (2011)
As much social crusader as scofflaw, Mr. Titland is part of a burgeoning movement among Scandinavian straphangers protesting some of the world's highest fares for public transportation, more than $4.50 for a standard prepaid ticket. ❋ Patrick McGroarty (2011)
Mr. Gibson recalled meeting with transit executives more than a decade ago and stressing the importance of putting subway maps on every platform—something straphangers now take for granted. ❋ Andrew Grossman (2011)
A lawyer says he plans to file a lawsuit against the MTA on behalf of straphangers who were trapped for seven hours on an A train during the snow storm that battered New York last week. ❋ Simon McCormack (2011)
The Manhattan lawyer said he will meet with seven riders from the storm this week, and hopes to sign on more of the 500 straphangers stranded between the Rockaway Blvd. and Aqueduct stations in Queens. ❋ Simon McCormack (2011)
As it is, he said, late-night straphangers get angry when trash trains come by. ❋ Andrew Grossman (2011)
The MTA's spokesperson, offered an explanation for what the straphangers experienced. ❋ Simon McCormack (2011)
And the authority's efforts to tell straphangers what's going on and where often fall short, the audit says. ❋ Andrew Grossman (2011)
When New York City straphangers pay their fare, they are likely to think that their money is going towards running the buses and trains. ❋ John Petro (2010)
At the same time, subways have gotten some high-profile improvements, such as digital clocks that tell straphangers when the next train is coming. ❋ Andrew Grossman (2011)
"The removal of two peak-hour [trams] will do nothing to ease the [woes] of those of us left straphanging on a [nightly] basis". ❋ Sammy J Sammy (2010)
N. The [straphanger] made it onto the jump after two jumpers were scratched due to injuries.
V. [Snuffy] should straphang on that other [unit's] jump before he loses jump pay. ❋ A70man (2017)
come [june] all the straphangers will be [coming back] to summer [on the island]. ❋ Dave4817 (2004)
[Look at] [all of these] [fuckin] straphangers. ❋ Foulmouth5-0 (2009)
*In a sex dungeon
[Dimly lit], a woman lays spread [eagled] and restrained, naked. Another woman stands besides her, beautiful, brunette and a blank expression on her face, she gently caresses her cheek
"You can stop this anytime, just tell want i need to know and I'll let you go."
The restrained woman shakes her head no, no form of torture could make her spill her secrets. The brunette stands up sharply
"Fine, I guess we'll have to this the hard way" she calls to her assistant in the dark corner
"Bring me the [straphanger]." ❋ Lovemuffin288588985 (2018)
