2 definitions by Richard Rabinowitz
A huge realm of streets, buildings, people, etc., sitting on western Long Island, all of Staten and Manhattan Islands, and the peninsula to the north of Manhattan Island, as well as several other isles at the mouth of the Hudson River in North America. My birthplace is somewhere in there.
Me: Penn Station is in New York City.
She: Oh? Where in New York?
Me: Um, 34th St. Midtown. Take the train into New York on Amtrak or on NJ Transit or the LIRR, and you shouldn't miss it.
She: Oh? Where in New York?
Me: Um, 34th St. Midtown. Take the train into New York on Amtrak or on NJ Transit or the LIRR, and you shouldn't miss it.
by Richard Rabinowitz August 19, 2005
One of two types of buses: 1) a bus that is intended to look like an old-fashioned trolley; 2) a bus that looks more like a typical bus, but has a short distance between the front wheels and the back wheels. After Toonerville Trolley, a trolley comic strip that was popular in the early 20th century.
Me: Did you take the Toonerville bus from your hotel to Disneyland yesterday?
She: Yeah. Hard seats, though.
Look! It's the county transportation system's Toonerville bus!
She: Yeah. Hard seats, though.
Look! It's the county transportation system's Toonerville bus!
by Richard Rabinowitz August 19, 2005