He broke free of the mob and found a stairwell; when he arrived at street level, the air was so dark with soot that he still felt as if he were trapped underground.
Simon & Schuster ($23, hardcover) As soon as I arrive at 164th Street I'm attacked.
The problem with it is not, as many prominent writers and scholars have complained, its excessive populism or the inconveniencing of researchers who might have to wait an extra day for books to arrive at 42nd Street from New Jersey.
But books housed there can take up to 24 hours or even longer to arrive at 42nd Street, time that can be critical to researchers, students, journalists and scholars.
Passengers who board at Baisley and Merrick Boulevards arrive at East 57th Street about an hour later.
The actors are mid-scene as I arrive at the Short Street rehearsal rooms.
I arrive at the Winsland Street rack just after 0730 BST to find a couple of bikes already taken and wait for the next cyclist to arrive.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has apologised for taking three-and-a-half hours to arrive at an Edinburgh street where a woman was injured.
After the games, trains on the No. 4 and the D lines will arrive at the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium station every two to three minutes.
Our journey to Bay Ridge, our first, was like a great adventure, getting on the IRT at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, traveling over the Manhattan Bridge on the R train, and finally arriving at 86th Street and Fifth Ave in Bay Ridge.
