This week, subway riders may have been surprised during their morning commutes to see a Dr. Zizmor–esque ad for another now-familiar face: “Michael Cohen, Attorney-at-Law. Got Problems? Call ‘The Fixer,’ ” the ad copy reads, above a checklist of services … Continue reading
You have seen the ads — oh, God, have you seen them. Ever since the cheap-ass labor provision company Fiverr (“Freelance Services Marketplace for the Lean Entrepreneur”) started plastering New York City subway cars with its “In Doers We Trust” … Continue reading
StreetEasy has all but usurped the apartment-finding role once held by Craigslist, and before that, by rushing out to pick up the Voice on Tuesday nights before your fellow would-be renters. Ever since the site launched its first subway ad … Continue reading
Just when you thought it was safe to go back underground: The announcement that video ads are coming to the subway — in the form of playoff baseball highlights beamed by TBS to specially-equipped cars on the 42nd Street Shuttle … Continue reading
Beneath the longest headline known to man or blog, I examine the possible fallout of the NYC subway’s first-ever naming-rights deal: That resounding “Ewwwww!” you heard emanating from Brooklyn was the sound of locals discovering that as part of Bruce … Continue reading