Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

lengthens my commute by about 30 seconds

i wonder how often they need to print out and update subway maps, and how much work it takes

less than once a year, a decent amount of work but I don't think this was ever modified on the map

absolutely not, anything closed < 4 years is considered open.

E train. Ugh.

what's up with the E train? Mine was fine this morning.

What time were you on it? I got on it later than I'd like to around 8 and it was really slow, let the M train go first at Queens Plaza -I hate it when that happens!- and it finally crawled to W4 where it just stopped and they told us to take the A which of course was packed. Walked over to Houston and 7 and took the 1 instead.

I caught it around 9:10. Actually ran faster than usual. It's a nice train when it runs smooth on those long straightaways between stops. But yeah most mornings I have at least slight delays -- waiting for the M to leave, too close behind the F, etc.

Ah so you finessed it by going in on the late side. One think I miss about my one month going to Kew Gardens is the reverse commute.

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2013/05/8529572/report-g-train-outshines-reputation-l-train-disappoints-hurricane-s

The F train, however, had the most delays overall, totalling a whopping 225 in 2012.

that's it, i'm walking to grand street from now on

better morning train: 6 or M?

the 6

thought this bump would be citibike related

i have a lot of opinions about citibike.

1st opinion: tourists unused to biking in the city + nyc drivers = stupidest
2nd opinion: lol at yuppies who don't want the bikes near them
3rd opinion: how come u can't rent a helmet? isn't wearing a helmet the law?
4th opinion: drunk people gonna pee all over these things

renting helmets would be kinda gross but otm, ppl should really be wearing helmets all the time

helmets w/ liners? idk

drunk people never seemed to pee on the bikes in the paris bikeshare program and paris has a long and proud culture of drunk people peeing on basically everything

one time I saw someone peeing into the subway tracks at a crowded station during rushhour

wearing a helmet generally only the law for kids

1 - yeah, the city needs to beef up the infrastructure so biking is safe and the rules are clear as opposed to throwing people into the deathsport that is NYC traffic. lack of coordination of this with city planning is obvious. plus 1000 bucks if the bike gets stolen or destroyed? big learning curve there.
2 - well 1 kinda explains 2
3 - 4 kinda explains 3
4 - yes. yes they are.

i don't think they'll pee on them while they're biking, i think they'll pee on them when they're stationed. as will dogs. They're gonna get grimy fast.

nah it'll be fine

street peeing is actually more common in places that aren't manhattan because it's easier to get away with

there are a lot of these bikes in brooklyn too! where ppl will pee all over them!

i can also see your run-of-the-mill juvenile delinquents having fun slashing tires, stealing seats etc. i haven't looked up close at the bikes so i dunno how protected they are against stuff like that. i imagine the ingenuity of youthful enthusiasm will be able to overcome most obstacles.

stuff happens but these things are built like tanks

this raises an important point -- nice as public bike racks are, how much better would public toilets be!?

paris also has public toilets and that experiment has been less successful I think

we have public toilets in nyc, they are called "mcdonalds"

also "starbucks"

yep

don't forget barnes & noble.

looking in fear for another type of vehicle that might run me over = suckage

R train tunnel to close for 12 to 14 months

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324563004578525602849939578.html

sometimes i wish the mta would end 24 hr service in favor of night buses, if that meant better service

says someone who lives in manhattan

=)

those tunnels had better not flood again this season. and I MEAN it.

I posted upthread at some point about the 3 pedestrian deaths in the past year on my block (Borinquen Place leading up to the Williamsburg Bridge).

This week they started work on the creation of a permanent center island and plaza thingy and other permanent obstructions to address the situation. I'm glad to see it.

The timing of the R thing is weird for me because I've just taken it twice recently for random things, after never using it at all. Uh...oh well, I guess?

will never not lol @ "Borinquen"; it sounds like shade a Jamaican lady would throw at a drag queen

Borinquen is the indigenous name for Puerto Rico

Literal translation 'Land of the Gods' according to my super.

ugh http://gawker.com/two-men-caught-on-video-assaulting-lgbt-youth-group-aft-654452831

quite a shitfight out there today w/broken rail on the a/c at fulton st

a conductor straight up *lied* to me when he said there was another f train directly behind this one ;_;

i'll never vote for lhota now

Oh is that what happened?? I had the longest wait for an A and when it finally came it was running local and they never explained.

Uptown E train taking forever because of police investigation at Fifth Avenue.

so so so glad i'm not dealing with the mta this summer

Yup the effed A train is why I took a Z to gates and hoofed it from there. Now I have more dry cleaning to do.

I was carrying a lot of stuff.