Opinion
Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Did Governor Andrew Cuomo make the correct decision to shut down the subways because of an impending blizzard that just missed New York City? No. Did Mayor Bill de Blasio make the correct decision to close all roadways to non-emergency traffic? Yes. Why the discrepancy?
commuting
Sheepshead Bay train platform. Photo by Roman KruglovB LINE From 9:45am to 3pm, Wednesday to Friday, Brighton Beach-bound B trains run local from Prospect Park to Kings Hwy. Q LINE From 9:45am to 3pm, Wednesday to Thursday, and from 9:45am to 2pm, Friday, Manhattan-bound Q trains run
Opinion
Source: Wikimedia CommonsReader Mike N. wrote to point out what he believes is a waste of NYPD resources: catching fare-beaters on the Voorhies Avenue side of the Sheepshead Bay subway station. > Do you know that since the token booth, which became a non-selling booth, was removed from the Shore
B line
Source: [mementosis]/FlickrB LINE From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday to Friday, Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park. Q LINE From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday to Friday, there are no Q trains between 57 St-7 Av and
Sheepshead Bay
Source: NYCUrbanScape/FlickrQ LINE All times until early summer 2014: Coney Island-bound Q trains skip Parkside Av, Beverley Rd, and Cortelyou Rd. From 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Newkirk Plaza to Sheepshead Bay. From 7 a.m. to
Bensonhurst
Moscow subway (Source: Jim Rees/Flickr)D LINE From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, D trains run local in both directions between 34 St-Herald Sq and W 4 St. N LINE All times until October 2014: No N or R trains running between Court St,
commuting
Source: Andrey Gatash/FlickrD LINE From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Friday, Coney Island-bound D trains run local from 145 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle. N LINE All times until October 2014: There are no N or R trains running between Court St, Brooklyn and
B line
Ahem. Don’t do this. (Source: FullyFunctnlPhil/Flickr)Q LINE All times until mid-fall 2013: Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Cortelyou Rd, Beverley Rd, and Parkside Av. From 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, 57 St/7 Av-bound Q trains run express from Kings Hwy to Newkirk
commuting
Source: mjtmail (tiggy)/FlickrMommy told you to mind your Ps and Qs, but this weekend is all about Ns and Rs minding some Qs as they swap to the Q line late nights. Aside from that small change, and one on the F, it’s a quiet weekend. Enjoy! N
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Source: arndt_100 / FlickrB TRAIN You guys are in luck, as there are no advisories to muck up your plans to get from Sheepshead Bay Road to, say, Church Avenue in an astounding six minutes, as happened to me last week. I love you, B train. Don’t ever change.
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Photo by Allan RosenYOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The MTA will announce next week that most bus lines identified earlier this year [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2012/07/b64-and-other-area-bus-lines-to-be-restored/] for service restorations, investments and improvements will take effect on January 6. Other improvements will not kick in until January 20.
Opinion
All photos by and courtesy of Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Hey, let’s give Chicago top billing for a change. I’ve always wondered why Downtown Chicago retained its Els when New York City decided to get rid of them in Downtown and Midtown. I think I figured out