Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

https://gothamist.com/news/water-main-breaks-near-lincoln-center-creating-monday-commuting-mess

good stuff

the urban hikers wearing them usually have no clue whatsoever that they're doing anything annoying

they have permanent earphone implants too

Indeed. Believe I just saw James Franciscus unearth just such a fossilized specimen in Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

meanwhile, the n/w, as usual, is almost comically pleasant (I was worried more than one person would realize the 57th stop is not much farther from columbus circle than the actual transfer, but that turned out to be moot since nobody’s fucking getting as far as columbus circle)

wonder whether the m4 or m5 would have saved me time, on the one hand they’re 40-60 minutes to/from Times Square on a good day, on the other hand my commute was longer than that, on the other other hand this is not “a good day” (and they’re rerouted anyway; for once the m4 might have been the faster choice). only other things I can think of is the m96 (but considering that’s the 1 terminus it seems like people would have thought of that too) or as a long shot the m60 (probably not, the time it would take to go crosstown enough to reach a line that isn’t the ABCD likely isn’t worth it)

meanwhile, the n/w, as usual, is almost comically pleasant
I always think this, and when I lived in Downtown Brooklyn always preferred taking the N/R. Even remember being on this line the morning of 9/11 and it was still like that while we were waiting to be moving shortly. Wasn’t aware of anything amiss until a little while later when I got off and saw some NYU security guard gesticulating and pointing down Mercer Street.

Conductor on 7 train keeps making jokes and reminding us to watch Awkwafina on Comedy Central. Maybe she’s just a fan but starting to think she actually is Awkwafina.

If so, I am not aware of a similar stunt being done before, although now that I think about it maybe I did read about such a thing.

Kind of glad I got to experience that without having read about it beforehand. Delayed SPOILER ALERT

Jesus, that sounds like hell

I hate the subways being used for advertising and pretty much everything about this kind of marketing stunt but I still woulda been stoked to imagine for a few minutes that Awkwafina was actually on my subway train making announcements.

This delay brought to you by kitkat... take a kitkat break!

ugghhhhhhh

At first I thought it was just one of the would-be MTA comedians and then I actually did think it was her on the train for a bit.

I think I heard this too, the announcement was something like “next stop manhattan so hold your breath...just kidding” but f all advertising, especially in small, enclosed inescapable spaces

yeah, she said something like “Next stop, Manhattan, which means we’re going underwater so hold your breath.”

think we are in for a week of this

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-awkwafina-no-7-subway-train-mta-20200116-studswagvrbjdmjg3hdxa52piy-story.html

Also, who the f is awkwafina?

tsk tsk

screamed at the conductor for helpful announcements [/snark] during 20-minute sick passenger delay

i can't take this much longer

let me google that for you
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awkwafina

It’s unclear how much Comedy Central paid for the takeover, but MTA officials said they hope to open up their public service announcements for more sponsorship opportunities in the future.

yeah no fucking thank you, even if they're all as charming as awkwafina

they tried that with the taxi announcements and everyone hated it!

Oh no

howbout when there are two trains opposite each other, and there's a HIGH VOLUME announcement that "this train" is going express, so loud that you can't tell which train it's coming from

“All the stops, baby!”

Just passed a neighboring family talking appreciatively about this.

howbout when there are two trains opposite each other, and there's a HIGH VOLUME announcement that "this train" is going express, so loud that you can't tell which train it's coming from

The 70s & 80s, now in living color on a subway platform near you. A true sign of decay, one that we worked so hard to eradicate decades ago. The taggers had plenty of time to cover this entire train, because they know there are no more consequences. #backtothefuture pic.twitter.com/7uWmg8YdzU

— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) January 21, 2020

for many of us, that's a past/future sorely desired!
anyways, that train never went into service, you're not fooling anyone

that thread's responses are all pretty great but i particularly like this top one:

@AlexandraErin
If you think allowing a broken window to go unaddressed encourages lawlessness, I invite you to consider what happens when we let the cops get away with murder.

I’m no fan of subway graffiti but I’d take it over advertising

Bed bugs. pic.twitter.com/wMLNA3AttA

— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) January 23, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NCWvnF2m2U

andy byford has resigned

welp.
at this point i think the only man for the job is dwayne "the rock" johnson

NYT page 1 story says Prince Andrew considers himnself a "master builder"

I guess the 2nd Ave subway riders might say so

the governor who drove the most respected and competent leader in the MTA to resign (twice) is reported to be interested in being President Biden's chief of staff https://t.co/e0zeBbkufF

— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) January 23, 2020

https://soundcloud.com/l_phonix/blend-masterbuilders-l-phonix-yllavation-remix-free-download

https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000119321744-1ku6b2-t500x500.jpg

One of the MTA's enduring problems is retaining top tier talent; not just at the top, but entry level, too. So many young, talented people want to work for the New York City subway system. Very few stay. Today was a very public window into why. https://t.co/9O4mV2T30B

— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) January 23, 2020

The proposed line that goes from Bay Ridge to Astoria sounds pretty great (though I won't have kids to enjoy it considering how long it takes anyone in the MTA to do anything other than raise fares).

i imagine if you had kids, their kids might see that line but i wouldn't put money on it.

'signals guru' pete tomlin also resigns

rip mta

I had no use for you took you nearly every single day of my life, but rip anyway

brutal

oh dear, rider riot in GCT and elsewhere

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/01/31/anti-police-protest/

nyc ain't dead yet

warms my heart. This seriously took a long time to happen but I guess <insert subway joke about trains being late>.

When they set fire to dozens of metro stations on the first night of protests in santiago people were speculating that it was coordinated. OH YOU THINK???

#dealinwithit