Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

that's true. I guess I was thinking maybe there's some side route, but perhaps there just isn't.

no, the best way to do it would prob be 108th to jackson heights, then 34th avenue all the way to sunnyside. it's an easy/nice ride after that, but that's a very big right angle.

another thing you could consider is just getting a black cab to manhattan or the bridge and not having to worry bout parking

tho I suppose they will also be scarce

True. I have relatives near work and I can park in their building at a deep discount, which may work out to the same as a black cab (which could also be hard to get tomorrow).

what's the deal with the express buses normally - are they available on unlimited cards or do you have to pay the fare?

nope can't use unlimiteds on them

don't bike, the aptmt I am staying at now, the immediate previous tenant was a biker who was killed

ah. Man, weird, so people pay $5.50 to take a bus that goes straight from here to midtown when there's an E train that gets there in three stops and probably less time for half price.

yeah I don't get it either when it comes to those kinda trips, also you can take the lirr

people who fear being underground maybe? or perhaps there was a time when buses were legitimately safer than subways

yeah but who's gonna mug you on the lirr!

Bus easier to get onto if your old or disabled?

that's true but the $5.50 buses are mostly for professionals and old/disabled people take the regular bus

it is, as they say, a mystery

queens blvd looked like the 405 and the closest bus stop had a 60 person line. walked.

http://twitpic.com/b9229c

The New York City subway system will begin running limited service tomorrow, and limited Metro-North and LIRR service will start today at 2 p.m., Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. There will be no subway service south of 34th St. in Manhattan as there is no power south of 34th St., and the MTA will supplement subway service with a bus bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan as crews continue to pump out the East River subway tubes. Full service is expected to be restored slowly.

According to earlier reports, the MTA may still have to conduct riderless testing of the subway system tonight to judge the safety and status of the infrastructure. If everything passes, the plan Cuomo announced will be put into place. As of now, the MTA has not yet anounced which part of what lines will run, and the authority hasn’t determined what to do with the time that has ticked off of unlimited ride MetroCards. But it seems that some subway service will come back on Thursday.

Details to follow.

and the authority hasn’t determined what to do with the time that has ticked off of unlimited ride MetroCards

obv give everybody an extra week

The Qm4 had a deceptively short line this morning. But then we waited 45 mins for the first one to come, which took about half the line and then left. Second one came an hour later, completely full. Then I waited god knows how much longer and finally gave up. Meanwhile, empty downtown-bound express buses kept passing. Guessing no one is going to water st right now. Perhaps the MTA could redirect some resources with that in mind.

if they were empty it was probably for a different reason, like they were going from place a to place b. there's no bus from queens to manhattan that's gonna be empty - no matter where it's going.

even if you had gotten on that bus hurting, it would have realistically been 2+ hours to get to manhattan. traffic was insane.

where did you get the subway service update? not seeing it on the mta site yet.

secondavenuesagas, following the press conference that's happening right now

Second Ave. Sagas ‏@SecondAveSagas

Gov. Cuomo says 14 of 23 subway lines will have service, but no clear indication yet of what those will be.

E train seems like a likely candidate unless something about the lower manhattan portion of the line makes it impossible to run the whole thing.

yes, I would say that's among the most likely

hooray! work!

That would be my likeliest way to work if work (26th st) even has power tomorrow...

xp

I'm guessing there will be a fair bit of A train in Brooklyn combined with a stroll over the Brooklyn Bridge in my future.
Suppose we'll also get the J/M/Z in Brooklyn relatively soon too.

JMZ have to pass through powerless zone once they cross river, tho?

prob won't cross river

Pat Kiernan ‏@patkiernan

from MTA: Dry East River tunnels: 4/5 - 2/3 - F. Still no http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9wfslPmRp1rqc2vjo1_500.jpg whether these routes are among those back tomorrow.
Details

Pat Kiernan ‏@patkiernan

from MTA: these East River tunnels are still wet: R - A/C - L - 7. Some of these trains could be shifted to other tunnels.

Pat Kiernan ‏@patkiernan

@omniality Lhota wasn't given a chance to talk until now. MTA will deliver details at a technical briefing later today.

haha I hope I keep that autoreplace forever

haha what even is that

idea? clue??

it fits w/ the picture

ghettoblaster?

w0rd

word

it only affects my account, it was revenge for the clusterfuck thread or something

word on

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/10/31/limited-subway-service-may-return-tomorrow/

1 trains will operate between 242nd St. and Times Square.
2 trains will operate between 241st St. and Times Square, making express stops south of 96th St.
3 train service is suspended.
4 trains will make all local stops between Woodlawn and Grand Central and between Borough Hall & New Lots Avenue.
5 trains will run express in Brooklyn between Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue.
6 trains will run local between Pelham Bay Park and Grand Central.
7 train service is suspended.
The 42nd St. Shuttle will run between Times Square and Grand Central.
A trains will run local between 168th Street and Penn Station and between Jay Street/MetroTech and Lefferts.
B and C train service is suspended.
D trains will run local between 205th Street and 34th Street and between Atlantic Avenue and Bay Parkway.
E train service is suspended.
F trains will run local between 179th Street and 34th Street and between Jay Street-MetroTech and Avenue X.
G train service is suspended.
J trains will run local between Jamaica Center and Hewes Street.
L trains will run local between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway.
M trains will run local between Myrtle Avenue-Broadway and Metropolitan Avenue.
N trains will run local between Ditmars Boulevard and 34th Street.
Q train service is suspended.
R train runs local between Jay Street-MetroTech and 95th Street.
Both the Franklin Avenue and Rockaway Park S shuttles are suspended.

wonder why the e isn't running, maybe for capacity reasons

wait I guess the f is the only queens blvd line running at all

shuttle busses to get btw brooklyn and manhattan

That sounds like a circle of hell.

good luck NYC

so weird that the G isn't running

tunnel has water in it is what I hear

hmm, express bus vs f train tomorrow (as only line running) seems like a tossup. I guess I just have to bite the bullet and go in super early.