trains
Happy Monday! Once again, the Manhattan-bound B will be running local and the Coney Island-bound Q will be running express in our neck of the woods from Wednesday through Friday. The F train will also have a bit of wonkiness. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.
public lewdness
Source: NYPDPolice have released a photo of a man accused of exposing himself on the D train, the second such bulletin to go out in a week. The alleged miscreant was riding a Coney Island-bound D train on Friday, August 1, when he revealed himself to a 58-year-old woman. The
artists
Washington Cemetery, BensonhurstThere are few sights as comforting to the homesick Brooklyn native as the borough’s skyline whizzing by as you sit aboard an elevated subway, looking down on your domain. Yet, despite the sense of place it delivers, it’s not an often celebrated view, perhaps easily taken
guest post
The F train rumbles into the Smith-9th Street station. Source: Emily Kay Bachman / FlickrAllan Rosen is on vacation this week. Filling in for him is John Rozankowski, Ph.D., a long-time community activist with a keen interest in mass transit issues, who has contributed to Sheepshead Bites [/service-diversification-on-the-brighton-line/] in the
holiday schedule
Source: roeyahram via FlickrTrying to get around the city this Christmas? Make sure you account for the following change: * On December 25, trains will run on a Sunday schedule, meaning no B service, and Q service ends at 57 St-7 Av. R service runs via the Manhattan Bridge. * If you’
allan rosen
Riding the rails could be so very exhausting. “Why Not Use the El?” (1930) Reginald Marsh / Source: Ephemeral New YorkTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Allan Rosen is on vacation and asked me to fill in this week. My name is John Rozankowski, Ph.D. and I am a long-time community activist
Prospect Avenue
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trains
Source: Youngking11 via Wikimedia CommonsHere are your weekly D & N line subway service advisories… plus a little subway humor, because, well… why not? > Boy, the rats in this city are really huge. > Peanut Gallery: “Hoooow huuuuuge are they?” > They’re so huge that I stepped on
holiday schedule
Source: roeyahram via FlickrTaking public transit this Christmas? Make sure you account for the following change: * Buses and trains run on a Saturday schedule on Christmas Eve. Reduced hours will be enacted for December 25. On December 26, trains will run on a Sunday schedule. If you’re driving, alternate
subways
“The Q Train,” pastel on paper, 22×30, by artist Nigel van WieckKeep these MTA service changes in mind during this week’s commute: Q LINE: Monday to Friday, October 1 through 5, all Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay from 10 a.m.
memorial day service changes
Commuters, here are your holiday weekend MTA service changes. Remember, trains and buses run on a Sunday schedule for Monday, May 28. All service changes occurring from Friday 10 p.m. to Tuesday 5 a.m., May 25 – 29. F Train: Jamaica-bound trains run via the M line from 47th
q train
Source: Deaks760 / FlickrAnother weekend, another bungled train ride to Manhattan. Once again, there is no Q service in Manhattan itself. However, unlike previous weeks where Q service stopped at Prospect Park, forcing riders to switch to a shuttle bus to Atlantic Avenue, and then, finally, some other train… well, unlike