Coming Soon: @FakeAlbany
Here's a fun time-waster. Since Monday, @FakeMTA has been posting faux transit updates on Twitter. Examples: "Sneak peek at completed Second Ave. Subway released!" and "If passengers don't move all the way into the car, the C train is going to turn around and go home." There are benign neighborhood-specific barbs as well, with the L line as a favored target.
By
Brad Aaron
9:47 AM EST on November 20, 2009
Here’s a fun time-waster. Since Monday, @FakeMTA has been posting faux transit updates on Twitter. Examples: “Sneak peek at completed Second Ave. Subway released!” and “If passengers don’t move all the way into the car, the C train is going to turn around and go home.” There are benign neighborhood-specific barbs as well, with the L line as a favored target.
Surprisingly (or not), @FakeMTA isn’t the only agency impersonator. For official, oddly engrossing transit Tweets, try @NYCTSubwayScoop.
We know what you’re thinking. As of this writing, @FakeNYCDOT is still available.
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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