

TOP: Tarek Fahmy, 9 of New York, joins his father Medhat Fahmy and local Muslims as they hold a prayer service for Eid al-Adha at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Stamford, Conn. on Friday, November 27, 2009
ABOVE: A man leads his daughter through the crowd during the service.


A passenger can’t quite believe his eyes as Katie Walker, a member of the world famous Rockettes, rides the southbound Metro-North train from Stamford Saturday morning to promote the railroad’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular excursion package. I witnessed a lot of these expressions as I rode along with the girls, famously known for their high leg kick chorus line. Kids, on the other hand, were quick to jump up for photos and ask for autographs.