Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

Can't wait to pay a toll to drive across the bridge into the city

you will feel good about subsidizing the subway!

i will feel penalized for not opting in to a shitty system.

https://bklyner.com/mta-machines-wont-take-credit-cards-this-weekend/

from strength to strength

saxophonist at 14th street (A/C/E) last night was playing a medley of game show music -- i heard the jeopardy and price is right themes before my train came

"Price is Right" seems p demanding, like Flight of the Bumblebee

i was mildly amazed that i recognized it

MTA Listens to Public, Delays Breaking All MetroCard Machines Until Next Weekend

Xpost that must not have been the young guy with the long dreads, I can’t imagine him pulling off a game show medley

MTA: construction is extremely expensive in NYC, the most expensive city in the world.

Also the MTA: we need temporary office space. Better blow up some earth and build it underground! pic.twitter.com/u9Gw8ovovG

— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) February 6, 2018

Power outage at Queens Plaza?

Some northbound F trains are stopping along the G line from Bergen St to Court Sq then via the E line to Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av.

Some northbound F trains are stopping along the D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to W 4 St-Washington Sq.

Some southbound F trains will end at 2 Av.

These service changes are because of a dog on the tracks at York St.

Year of the dog indeed

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWL_D7mUMAELERs.jpg:small

little dude ran from york street to bergen i guess

What a naughty

Sunday

http://salsa.ridersny.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=96612

“As of now, we do not know where this W train is terminating. We do know the next stop will be Court St. After that, we don’t know how far we’re going.”

— Doug Newman (@donewman) February 28, 2018

hey it turns out there *is* a countdown clock at my (home) station -- but at the other end of the platform. the one at my end just has the date and time

no usb charging ports either. ANDREW!

Still waiting for MTA to extend the subway to Santa Monica. I thought this was the greatest city in the world.

turns out that there *is* a countdown clock at my home station -- but only at the other end. the display at my end helpfully shows the date and time

don't worry, they are often bullshit

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYvdqTrUQAA1RMl.jpg:small

"burgeoning communities"

the other day I saw a countdown clock listing the time til the next L as "NaN Mi"

That reads like a chemical compound

Oh look the candidate was on my train! She’s talking to the other stuck commuters. Debating now what to do — do we walk? Or wait and hope the train comes? pic.twitter.com/nQZMQPkn1B

— Laura Nahmias (@nahmias) March 20, 2018

Apropos of nothing I recall Cynthia Nixon played the role of subway vigilante in a Law & Order reworking of the Bernie G0etz story

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZ8QJZtWkAMIR6f.jpg

glad i'm unemployed

loose or formed? i need a longread on this

where's the poop chart, I'm not googling it at work

ICYMI Friday

Earlier today, we identified a critical fix to the Bergen St signal and made the call to do repairs during midday, with the goal of preventing a major interruption during the evening rush. Unfortunately, rush hour service was still impacted, and we apologize, truly. (1/2)

— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) April 6, 2018

"no problem, Harry, how could it possibly take that long?"

they apologize, truly, madly, deeply; the train will lay like this forever until the sky falls down on me

this morning the Husky Busker was playing 'creep'

not the tlc song

he's a noticeably better singer now than he was a few years ago, but i don't need to hear that shit at 9am

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2016/02/most-complex-transit-subway-maps-world-tokyo-new-york-paris/470565/

scenes from 145th st/broadway. @NYCTSubway @MTA @NY1 #justalittlerain pic.twitter.com/vUYed8Se6g

— josh guild (@jbguild) April 16, 2018

Times Square wasn't much better

my feet were tragic when i got to the office. currently wearing the pair of crocs I keep hidden under my desk, with no socks

dry and jobless at home here

update: the results have been as expected pic.twitter.com/PADIfLNylq

— brand new season of bosh.0 only on comedy central (@boshj) April 25, 2018

the only good thing about the subway is when a local unexpectedly goes express and people with enormous noise-canceling headphones miss it

god forbid that one might ever be called upon to interact with or pay attention to the world at large

How 2 M.T.A. Decisions Pushed the Subway Into Crisis https://nyti.ms/2KLsdqM

handy guide

https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/05/10/how-the-l-train-shutdown-will-screw-over-each-subway-line/

An elevator is out of service @ every Second Avenue Subway station this afternoon. They began service 1 year, 4 months, and 10 days ago. #AccessDenied @MTA @NYGovCuomo pic.twitter.com/MPRl1w0qQE

— Colin Wright (@cbw623) May 11, 2018

http://gothamist.com/2018/05/15/thunderstorm_causes_commuter_chaos.php

a widdle wain deways the twain

I never realized how much I would miss gothamist.

my new workplace destination is Broadway-Lafayette, and wow i hate it. I got on the D (doesn't take me home) just to get the hell off the platform.

@NYCTSubway Hey this is the situation under ground at Times Square. Please respond. What is up? @ny1 @WNBC @WCBSTV pic.twitter.com/xYbrhqciSW

— Wendy Rich Stetson (@WendyStetson) May 15, 2018