Jane McMonigle

Penn Station Madhouse: Big Storm's A-Comin'!

With Labor Day Weekend just a few hours away, The Transom decided to go straight to the source: the Long Island Rail Road section of Penn Station. The trip got off to an inauspicious start, however, when a faux-pas was committed: hugging a young child on the subway.

Her sweatshirt read: 'Aww someone needs a hug.' A reminder of that didn't cut it with her father. "Get outta here," he said.  read more »

In Penn Station, it was nuts. The 3:21 for the Fire Island ferries was leaving soon, as was the 3:58 to Montauk. In the ruckus was Gabby, a 22-year-old assistant at a PR firm in Manhattan: "I'm spending my last weekend in East Hampton!" she said. She looked more 25 than 22. "I was out 'til 4 last night! I'm busted right now!" There was an awkward silence. Was she nervous about the weather warnings? Not at all. "If it's not the beach, it's the clubs!"