Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Staten Island TunnelThe Staten Island Tunnel is an abandoned, incomplete railway/subway tunnel in New York City. It was intended to connect railways on Staten…
The "Idaho stop" allows cyclists to treat a red light like a stop sign, and a stop sign like a yield sign. The law was developed in 1982 by Carl Bianchi, then the Administrative Director…
Did you ever go into the subway and see those metal bars in a revolving door-type entrance? That's an "iron maiden" or a "High Entrance/Exit Turnstile" (HEET). The HEETs…
JetBlue is a low-cost airline headquartered in Forest Hills, Queens, with a main base at John F. Kennedy International Airport (also in Queens). On an August 8, 2010 flight from Pittsburgh to New…
Japan Airlines (JAL) was founded in 1953 and is the flag carrier of Japan. JAL was given the backronymic (back acronym) of "Joke About Life" in 1992, "Just About Late" and…
John F. Kennedy International Airport has a "Kiss & Fly" area located at the Lefferts Boulevard Station. Travelers can avoid airport traffic by driving to the "Kiss &…
New York City's Grand Central Terminal (frequently called "Grand Central Station") opened in 1913. The New York Biltmore Hotel operated from 1913 to 1981. Grand Central's…
New York City's LaGuardia Airport was built on landfill. Pilots have called the airport "LaGarbage" for this and for other reasons. "Serious airport problems are by no means…
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. "LIRR" has been given several backronyms (back acronyms). "Me thinks the…
LOT Polish Airlines was founded in 1929 and is the flag carrier of Poland. LOT has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Last One There" since at least 1991. LOT has also…
The Gowanus Canal (opened in 1866) became so polluted that it was called "Lavender Lake." Recent efforts have been proposed to clean up the area.…
LIAT stands for Leeward Islands Air Transport and is a Caribbean airline headquartered in Antigua. The LIAT backronymic (back acronym) nicknames of "Leave Islands Any Time" and…
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some critics of the LIRR have called it the "Long Island Fail Road."…
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some people who have criticized slow LIRR service have dubbed it "Long Island…
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) provides transportation between Manhattan and Suffolk County on Long Island. Some people who have criticized slow LIRR service have dubbed it "Long Island…
The New York York City subway's L train has had some unflattering nicknames. When the L was called the LL (1967-1985), it was called the Lousy Line" or Lousy Local." When it became…
The "L" subway line (14th Street -- Canarsie Local) has been dubbed the "Love Train," after the 1972 song by The O'Jays. A Craigslist survey of its "Missed…
"Love-locking" is when someone puts a lock (called a "love lock" or "love padlock") on a pole -- such as a pole on a bridge or in a train station -- and throws away…
LOT Polish Airlines was founded in 1929 and is the flag carrier of Poland. LOT has been given the backronymic (back acronym) nickname of "Luggage on Tarmack" (sic) since at least 1991 and…
Ryanair is an Irish ultra-low-cost carrier founded in 1984. Ryanair has been nicknamed "Lyanair," "Lyinair" and "Lyingair." "Yep, Lyingair will be looking to cash…