Subways are for sleeping: NYC Transit survival thread

Subway Bathrooms: Are They as Bad as You Think?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/nyregion/subway-bathrooms.html

feel like this post is not gonna go over well but I read this and was... not overly impressed with the framing of it. very squalor-porn, some questionable details. like, if you're going to write about a bunch of subway stations in harlem and the bronx to contrast with times square and long island city, it might be a good idea to reach for different metaphors than "the monkey habitat at the zoo"

yeah, that whole pieces flippant vibe was enraging. if anything the NYT should be doing an expose on how the MTA's lack of bathrooms leads to people pissing and shitting on platforms and in cars.

what's the restroom situation in other major subways? i honestly don't recall encountering them when i lived in dc and montreal or visiting elsewhere

i don't even know what a good solution would be -- maybe one of those canister-type things in european cities that basically hose everything down after each use? people are truly incredible savages in public bathrooms, as i learned working retail

In japan it is exceptionally good but almost everything bathroom related in japan is on another plane, including not being a savage in the bathroom. Acceptable here in Melbourne although not a lot of provision in most stations. London is non-existent.

OTM japanese public bathrooms in the metro/train stations are unreal.

the real genius move is locking them btwn midnight and 5am, the only times I want one

Sounds like guy sitting next to me on the number 7 local got rickrolled.

Maybe they’re just shameless about their love for blue eyed soul

Ha, yes exactly

current A/C/F shitshow inbound from Brooklyn and uptown

MTA site says nothing

the @MTA deliberately misled us into believing the service was delayed when in fact it was non-existent for over an hour. They owe us an apology, wage compensation, refunds, & accountability by firing whatever employee failed to properly update this account @Gothamist #CuomosMTA

— Christopher Volpe (@iamChrisVolpe) April 15, 2019

earlier on Shitshow

http://gothamist.com/2019/04/13/crowd_subway_roosevelt_island.php

F vs seltzer bottle

http://gothamist.com/2019/04/25/f_train_hitting_the_bottle.php

https://static.messynessychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tumblr_n641utOXT01qicfexo1_500.gif

OK where did they find this off-brand woman to read the broken L train announcement like she's never heard of boroughs? "For service to... man... hat ten?"

Not removing my noise cancelers till she's gone.

i know you're joking but fuck everyone wearing noise-cancelers anyway

Dude, they are saving my sanity

what happens when the F turns into a G and you're the last to know?

Wait, this just happened to you?

no, bcz I don't use headphones on the train; I laff when it happens to others

I look up occasionally, hasn’t been a big problem

I only hate the people with noise cancelers/loud headphones on the subway because they don't get the fuck out of the way when you yell at them to.

And I would never wear them while moving in the city because I don't want to die that way.

i am okay with dying that way i guess? it's been an adjustment and i don't leave them on all the time but it alleviates the nonstop intrusion of the world into every goddamn moment and turns the train from a traveling asylum back into a conveyance. I'm aware it may ultimately be a problem to be a true disconnected bystander but i feel like i may also have avoided several confrontations because i genuinely can't hear the guy cursing at everyone in the car, so I don't have to deal with it.

I am okay with dying that way.

Being held momentarily

can’t live in new york without headphones

have p good spatial awareness

I wasn't joking

I'm going to be that anecdotal person and say that a woman from my hometown died at a train station (in Chicago iirc?) bc she had headphones on and stepped in front of an Amtrak train.

Here's how a clogged toilet disrupted five subway lines during rush hour this AM https://t.co/7BYc8M1Sz8

— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) May 17, 2019

jesus christ

dont take much

New Yorkers giving a shit breaks the system shocker

If you're listening to music on headphones on the subway in NYC you're almost certainly going to be dealing with hearing loss later in life. Noise down there is super crazy.

whatja say?

doesnt matter, the Ramones got there first

Thank you Dr Position

almost like one should be using.... noise-cancelling headphones

Bus service cuts.

Talk about a death spiral. This is one area of MTA transit policy where the mayor can take the blame. https://t.co/THEeu0OaJT

— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) May 20, 2019

We suspect someone has intentionally disrupted thousands of commutes on the 2/3 lines today by activating multiple trains’ emergency brakes. If you see any suspicious behavior, please @ or DM us details ASAP, including car #, so we can get trains back on schedule.

— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) May 21, 2019

googling where de Blasio was today.

favorite morning headline typo:

The MTA is on the hunt for the "idiots" who are pulling emergency brakes on subway trains, snarling tush-hour commutes.

This person has an established M.O., the source said, and Jalopnik confirmed this by reviewing internal incident reports. There are at least three so far.

The suspect disrupts service primarily on the 2 and 5 lines from Flatbush Avenue in central Brooklyn to midtown Manhattan. He climbs aboard the rear of the train as it departs a station, unlocks the safety chains, somehow gets into the rear cab, and triggers the emergency brakes. Then, he disappears, most likely through the subway tunnels and out an emergency exit.

Despite striking on average once a week for several months, the person has not been caught.

those dang mole people

otm

AKA the molè people

F the MTA
I’m just going to start hopping turnstiles

that's the spirit
if you get the monthly/weekly, always swipe someone in when you leave if you can
leave the emergency doors open as you leave too

Wonder of the the 7 train world: the Junction Blvd overpass elevator system.

Southbound F Subway trains are getting back on schedule after we isolated a train car with a soiled interior at 57 St.