Fun on Trains

Last Friday, I thought I was looking for a job, but it turns out I wasn’t. I was learning the New York subway system, once and for all.

I bought a day-pass for $8.25 at the subway station at Beverley Road, five minutes from my door. Then I took the B train to Atlantic Avenue in downtown Brooklyn and changed to the Q train to Union Square on 14th Street in Manhattan. I took the L train at Union Square to 6th Avenue and changed to the V train to W 4th Street. I took the A train at W 4th Street to Chambers Street and then I took the 3 train at Chambers to Wall Street, where I walked to Broadway and then a long distance underground to the 2 train which I took to Penn Station and changed to the 6 train which took me to W 112th Street. I ate a bagel and caught the 1 train at W 110th to 79th Street, where I got off and then got back on the 1 train and took it to Lincoln Center, jumped off and then jumped on the 1 train yet again and took it to Times Square, where I changed to the 7 train to Grand Central Station and there I caught the 5 train and took it to E 86th Street. At E 86th Street I caught the 4 train which took me all the way to Borough Hall in Brooklyn where I got off the train and walked east to Smith and went north on Smith until it became Jay and then at Jay and Fulton I took the F train to 7th Avenue where I walked from 8th Avenue to 7th Avenue and 7th Avenue to 9th Avenue. Eventually I returned to 7th Avenue and reboarded the F train and took it to 14th Street back in Manhattan. I was hungry so I had a slice of pizza for $2.25 at 12th Street and 6th Avenue, a street which is called the Avenue of the Americas. After finishing my pizza I went to a movie on 12th Street about global warming and then I took the F train to W 4th Street, changed to the B train, and took it to Beverley Street. I walked home, arriving at 10pm, and fell into bed, exhausted.

Tell me about the last time you took the train.

The Results Are In

Thank you Clara Babs Diego Emi Manel Carlos Kachasman Gloria Brian Dori Amy Sue and Reyes for participating in the Lost in Brooklyn quiz. I want you to know that you all passed! You did a great job!

1. Everyone knew that Brooklyn is in New York.
2. Everyone knew that Prospect Park is the big park in Brooklyn.
3. Everyone knew that Brooklyn is located on Long Island.
4. Most people knew that the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team moved to LA in 1958. (Only Spanish people, and Gloria, got this wrong).
5. Everybody remembered that I'm 51 and was born in 1958.
6. But many people think baseball is the most popular sport around here. It isn't. Soccer is the most popular sport. Only Babs Emi Manel and Amy said soccer.
7. In Brooklyn it is very cold in the winter. The average temperature in January, for example, is 33.5F or 1C. I couldn't find any statistics for Segovia. I know it is cold, but it isn't as cold as Brooklyn. Babs and Manel remembered visiting Segovia and that it was very cold. They put the incorrect answer. Only Emi and Amy have all the answers correct to this point.
8. But Emi and Amy said I've gotten lost FEW times in Brooklyn. How could they say this? The title of my blog is LOST IN BROOKLYN. I wrote a story about being lost for hours. Every day I turn right when I should turn left, and vice versa.
9. Emi was one of four people who got the correct answer about the pizza. $2.25. It's the normal price for a cheese slice near my house. The other brilliant people were Carlos Kachasman and Sue.
10. Amy was one of four people to get the bus question right. I rode on the number 41 bus. I went the wrong way. Gloria Brian and Dori also got this question right.

Four people, Amy Emi Brian and Dori answered 8 questions correctly. Brian and Dori were great, but Amy and Emi made the contest exciting. They missed the last, most difficult, pressure-packed questions. Amy and Emi win "I Love Brooklyn" tshirts. Congratulations Amy and Emi!

The Final Standings:
Amy and Emi 8*
Dori and Brian 8
Sue Gloria Manel Babs Clara 7
Carlos 6
Diego Kachasman Reyes 5

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The Final Results:
Amy and Emi 8

Brooklyn Test

Hello Spaniards and other friends, welcome to my new blog, hey! There is only one way to initiate this blog and that is by having a TEST. I know you love tests. In Spain tests are called EXAMS. For you, this test is an EXAM. There are only ten questions in this test so it will be very short and very EASY for everyone. If you take the test, put your answers in a comment for me. In a week I will tell you all the answers. If you get all the answers correct, I will send you an I LOVE BROOKLYN t-shirt. Good luck!

Para los espanoles que no entendeis nada, bienvenidos! Haz el examen que viene despues, y luego pon tus respuestas en un comentario. Asi practicamos un poco de ingles, conocemos Brooklyn, y lo pasamos estupendamente. Listos?

1. Brooklyn is part of what city?
a. New Jersey b. Kentucky c. New York
2. The name of the big park in the middle of Brooklyn is:
a. Prospect Park b. Central Park c. Malcolm X Park
3. Brooklyn is located on:
a. Riker's Island b. Alcatraz Island c. Long Island
4. Brooklyn had a Major League Baseball team until:
a. 1978 b. 1968 c. 1958
5. Peter was born in:
a. a zoo b. Kalamazoo c. 1958
6. What is the most popular sport in the park near Peter's house?
a. football b. soccer c. baseball
7. Compared to Segovia, what is the weather like in Brooklyn in the winter?
a. warmer b. the same c. colder
8. How many times has Peter gotten lost in Brooklyn?
a. many times b. few times c. never
9. How much did Peter pay for a delicious slice of Sicilian pizza today?
a. two dollars b. two dollars, twenty-five cents c. two dollars ninety-nine cents
10. What was the number of the bus Peter rode today?
a. 35 b. 41 c. 103