Astoria Line

This^ and this^ and don't forget the people who go to one rave and think they are advanced ravers/partiers/fans and then put "Eat. Sleep. Rave. Repeat." as their motto

307 pages and 1.5 years later and QJ is still getting people angry on this thread? :| Hmmm random thoughts/proposals I have: - I think something should be done about the Hillside Avenue corridor during the AM rush. I constantly see people getting flagged nearly every stop after F Lewis. (Which makes me glad that I take the 6X and don't have to deal with that mess.). I would make a solution but cannot put my mind on it, maybe someone could help... I'll list more later when I get my mind to it

This is why I'd rather crush on the 6/6X instead of taking those horrid 22's. The two times I took the 22: from RF-Jamaica, CRUSHED, making all stops. from RF-Hicksville, pretty empty and smooth

I don't ride the 22's enough... I'm more of a 6/6X guy but everytime I've ridden the 22, it is always crushed bet. Jamaica and RFM, but empty after that (Hicksville-bound). I always kind of thought that that 22X should be in BOTH directions.. Sometimes in Jamaica, I see lines for the 22's wrapping around the block by 170th That 40/41 is always crowded lolol, I believe they are way up there in terms of ridership (along with the 6/6X, 15, 22's and the 20's) Those two routes together seem to really frequent though

I picked up a Canon Rebel T5i the other day to replace my broken P&S. The camera cost nearly $1,000 which I find outrageous considering it is more of a closer to entry level consumer based DSLR, but I'm rather impressed with it. Maybe I'll put some photos up this week since its Winter Vacation

I noticed that too. Everytime I ride the n4x, the B/Os seem to not pay attention and still pick up next to the n4 local sign

I've been so busy for college applications... thank god its almost over.

1637 was on the n4x this afternoon... 1660, 1570 and 1678 I see very commonly as well (the first two are typically on a HTC route, the latter is usually on the n15) I never realized how many unwrapped NGs there are.... I rode 1751 on the n6x and 1777 on the n4x and they both were unwrapped. As well as my favorite NG, 1833

Mainly because hybrids suck lol... which is why the MTA is converting some of their OGs to diesel as we speak.. I'm actually really glad that the NICE/LIB buses are CNG

1833 was on the n6 this morning ironically... It looks so much better in LIB livery

7:18 n6X HTC bound interlines with the 8:00 n54 Amityville

It was crushed from 169th. I'm actually happy that n6X service was extended. I think it should be until 8pm at least, but its a start

Here's what i think: n6 - MAKE WESTMINSTER AN N6X stop again..... that will basically make it an LIB n6L n4 - I actually think it is fine... I think the n4 operators are given too much time on the route (express and local). They drag or cruise a lot and ugh its aggravating. Oh and make Central Ave a n4X stop.

Ironically... every n4X I've taken (towards Freeport, but not Jamaica) still stops at Central....

I was on the 6:48 n6X out of 165 yesterday. Crushed all the way to the front all the way until Hilton. Really friendly B/O though, he was telling me and a few other passengers about how he thinks the MTA will come back. All the passengers were complaining and saying that service sucks worse on the n6 since Veolia took over. I don't really have complaints, but I frequent three of the highest ridership NICE Bus routes (n6, n15 & n4) so I'm more fortunate than some of the other riders.

7:50 n6 out of Jamaica (Sunday) interlines with the 8:35 n27 Glen Cove out of Hempstead

They simply removed a NCC-Hempstead shuttle and added another one that is more highly traffic prone lmao.

I rode the 5:55 n4X Freeport out of Jamaica on Monday. The 5:50 n4 local in front was MIA. They still cruise/drag even on the express (-___-) but this time, we actually got to RVC 3 minutes late (6:34 instead of 6:31).

LOL its the same old garbage. I'm very weary of finger print scanning. I don't trust anything that requires me to get my finger print scanned tbh. A lot of people at my school waste hundreds of dollars on this crap, meanwhile i have an awesome android that costs $50

lol @ people getting all riled up over trains

Oh my god.... my voice sounds horrid in that vid

I meant 10 minutes during middays instead of 12.

I didn't ride the n4x. Going home, I was gonna catch the last one, but I got to Jamaica at 6:55 and missed it...(I will try to catch it Thursday or Friday evening). On the bright side, the n6 and n6x was nice and calm today with the new headways arraignment. I took the 10:40am n6 out of HTC and it was SRO and I actually made it to 165th on time going home I took the 7:18pm (last of the day) n6x out of 165 (#1659) and made it to HTC on time (7:55pm) and it was SRO. Got a nice seat in the back both times. The operator of my n6x interlines with the n54 at HTC. He dropped us off in the n54/n55 lane and immediately changed the sign to n54 to Amityville btw.

They are 10 mins until 8pm.. then it is 15 mins. Evening ridership doesn't drop as it seems, but on weekends yeah, at least on weekends I can fit on the bus if i get on at 179

Yesterday's commute was a nightmare... That n6 is absolutely horrible... I think that 12 minute headways during the day is horrible.. I get on the 11:00 Jamaica n6 out of HTC and by Westminster, we are crush loaded with no room on the bus... and we kept dropping off at every stop. And then we got to Elmont Rd (10 mins late btw) and there is literally 20 people waiting for the n6... We were supposed to be due 179 @ 11:43 and we didn't get there until 11:57.. Going home wasn't as bad, but was really uncomfortable.. I was waiting at 169 @ 8pm and teh 8:04 comes and all the seats are gone and there are quite a few standees from 165.. so the bus is completely crushed (worse than the n6 I took to Jamaica) and it is literally like this all the way to Elmont Rd (we didn't stop until then.) I get to HTC @ 8:50 (only 2 mins late at least) and as im waiting for the 9:00 Long Beach n15, I see 3 HTC bound n6s coming in behind around 8:57. This route bunches up worse than the MTA routes I think something should be done about the traffic and the lights on Hempstead Tpke... Idk how none of the lights coordinate (one will be red, next will be green, next will be red, I thought this was a Nassau thing in general, but I don't really see those occurrences around WH & Lakeview..) and I think midday headways should be 8 or 10 minutes, not 12. EDIT : As I'm reading the Sept 1 schedule for the n6/n6x seems like NICE has read my mind. Middays, headways are 10 mins... but at night.... headways are 15 mins after 7:30 (currently, it is 10 mins until 8pm, where it is 15). (weekdays ofc).