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error's idea is a better idea than the Q39.. In error's idea, the new route HAS to terminate at Ridgewood if you want it to have a lot of transfers, if you wanted to you could short turn at Metro (but I doubt that'll happen w/headways..) sending the Q38 to Flushing will give it purpose, there is a growing asian population in the Rego Park area and they don't have direct access to Flushing unless they backtrack to the Q58 and that Q58 gets hit hard enough (You'll see 2 buses bunched up and they are normally CRUSHED.....)

That Q39 is long enough.. lemme tell yah. You'll make that route EVEN MORE unreliable than it is now! (20 minute headways and the damn route bunches in 3s and is prone to delays on Van Dam St as well....) Longer routes = more bunching, more delays, possibly some MIA runs... In order to make the Q38 reliable, you're better off split it and making a new route INSTEAD of splitting it and making a current route longer and more unreliable!

I remember him.. why did he get banned?

I've been tinkering with my phone (I am an android tech fanatic) and I've got it rooted, running a custom ROM and I even changed the font to a Pokemon font I found online.. (Talk about blast from the past!).. This is what I do at 1am during the summer...

a.) That's a really long route.. That may cause the route to be EXTREMELY unreliable, ESPECIALLY running it on Woodhaven and Broadway. (Have you seen the traffic on Woodhaven?) b.) Is the ridership there for Cooper/Central Avs? I've been in the area, and I'm not too keen on the idea. (Not many people use buses in that area anyways, have you been to Atlas Park Mall? Not many people come off the 54 over there, not many take the 47 and 29 from there either... its a dead mall....) c.) other than the fact that it serves Cooper Ave, it is basically mirroring a whole bunch of routes... Half of the route is the Q53.... d.) The B'way stretch of the Q104 doesn't get a whole lot of riders, every time I ride the 104 it is only SRO (and that's with 20/30 min headways iirc) The whole idea to me is redundant and very long If riders in the area want QCM, they can take the Q58 or Q53 If riders in the area want LIC, they can take the Q39

LOL by nice stations I hope you don't mean Jamaica Center...... Jamaica Center is one of the dirtiest stations that I've been too in the system, especially the bathrooms! YUCK!

I've seen quite a few people get on the Q110 @ 179 on those rush hour trips..... It ain't like they're empty. And not everyone wants to deal with that ratchet train lol... Now since I'll be taking the N6x everyday from LI, I'm not taking that anymore, the is my new friend

I wonder why that never followed through? It sounds logical in this day and age

- I never understood the Q40 going to Hillside Ave either, but it was probably to reduce crowding at 165 (methinks, notice how all the other JFK routes go there..) - The 113 LTDs and locals do run 10 min headways, but somehow they still bunch up (I live along the route AND get on at Jamaica.., I notice this all too often) - The Q112 doesn't get much ridership in general LOL... its the red-headed stepchild of BP Depot, even having 30 min headways at 8pm on a weekday... - The Q110 REALLY picks up at that stop by Old Navy on Jamaica Ave... that route actually REALLY picks up. - Nah sending those 25s/34s/65s to Sutphin is fine.... sure it is empty, but it'll alleviate crowding in the Jamaica Ctr area.. (3 less routes terminating there..)

CLASSIC^ I love that song! Listening to some J Cole..

People use that as an excuse to not only entertain their failures but also to attract sympathy and manipulate... Many of these kids who sell candy, come off to me, as not needing the money... Heck half the kids I see selling candy are wearing $300 Jordans or have an iPhone... While on the topic of this, I notice many kids in SE Queens (and probably around the rest of the city) always getting on the buses and claiming they have no fare, but they're wearing expensive sneakers, a snapback and have an expensive phone... SMH these are the type of kids I hate and one of the reasons why I feel like I was brought up in the wrong generation.... On the racial note... many Afro-Americans have been successful over the years, agreeing with your statistic... Heck my family is full of doctors, firefighters, lawyers who own nice houses (and I have a cousin who works for the Brooklyn Nets too), when back then in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, they were all poor and just making ends meet... I hope to follow suit as I want to be a doctor. On another note... its 6am, I pulled an all nighter and am now eating red velvet cake (great breakfast huh?) My sleeping patterns are completely f***** up!

I actually think the Q111/Q113s short turning @ Jamaica Ctr is a great idea! Now about the other one.. I don't think the Q42 should be extended.. The Q42 doesn't run enough nor have enough ridership (IMO) to warrant an extension. (I didn't 100% agree with all day service returning on the route in the first place..) I always see Q42s come into Jamaica Ctr not even SRO (same as exiting Jamaica Ctr)... The buses most likely would run up to Sutphin empty.. which isn't very cost efficient... I don't think the Q84 should be extended either for the ridership issue either.. (That route does get riders in the rush hours, but outside of those times, the route itself is not even SRO, everytime I've ridden it, or seen it on Merrick, it was practically empty...) As for the Q83,The Q83s will come into Jamaica Ctr even more packed than they are now.. BUT the route does have the frequencies to support this (IMO). It is better to extend a higher ridership route, than a lower ridership route (again, IMO) If a route HAD to be extended to Sutphin on the (which I don't think is a high enough ridership subway station, nor a high trafficking terminal in the first place...) it would have to be a high ridership route, like the Q5, Q85, Q83 or Q4. A good example to support this, the Q40 (which terminates at Sutphin on the F). I've seen this route numerous times and have observed the ridership patterns, not as many people get on at Sutphin/Hillside, as compared to Sutphin/Archer.. mainly because Sutphin/Archer is a higher ridership/trafficking station...

The one good thing about the Q9 is IF it was extended to JFK, it would be a cheaper alternative to get to the Jamaica area than AirTrain but not everyone wants cost over convenience and speed... also, is the demand there? That's why I would be hesitant over sending it to T5, ALSO because the Q10 is already in the area..

After talking in the chat room I have been thinking about something... You all know those people who try to sell candy for a "basketball team" or to "Help them out" or those people who try to sell CDs... There was one incident where I was in Union Square with my 3 cousins 2 summers ago and this kid came up to us wanting us to buy some candy from him.. (Airheads, etc... Stuff that wasn't worth a dollar) I told the kid that I had no money (I really didn't..) and he said "C'mon help a brotha out! We're the same color" (That struck a nerve in me..) So I said "We aren't "brothas", I am educated unlike you, I am doing something positive with my life, while you're here collecting money from people with these candy scams" Of course the kid didn't react nicely and called me a "faggot" and a "traitor".. But yeah when I see kids trying to do that, It makes me mad... Then when they say "Its for the kids", when they aren't fooling me (I know they just try to make a personal profit"... I mean I grew up in the projects around violence and stuff, but unlike most of these kids, I chose to educate myself instead of hang out with the wrong people and try to scam people for personal benefit....

Actually I've seen loads of Airport employees in SE Queens take the Q3.... A lot of them live on the Q85 and I've seen them transfer between the two a lot.. Could be for convenience reasons of course...

I agree with the short turning of the 111s/113s... A LOT of people actually get on at Parsons on the ... then you have a bunch of people getting on at Jamaica Ctr... May I also note, there is a bit of bus traffic at Parsons/Hillside, so short turning the 111s/113s MAY alleviate that a little bit.

I'm moving because of renting issues in my current house. I'm not gonna be in Nassau for long, as hopefully, I'm gonna get into a SUNY school (preferably Stony Brook) and go live on campus for fall 2014.

I'm moving to Long Island and I'm kind of pissed about it... But at least I can ride NICE Bus everyday.. yay! (sarcasm)

I'm moving to Lakeview on the 15th... Its gonna be interesting taking NICE Bus everyday. I have a lot of options to get to Jamaica at least. I can take the N15 to: Rockville Centre for the N4 Roosevelt Field for the N22/A/X Hempstead for the N6 This is gonna be interesting...

Because bitches love ice cream I hear all these fireworks, but I really think they are gunshots........

something involving like photography, would be best. But generally, anything that can be like 9-3 or something on weekdays

The struggle to find a summer job... I have no idea where to apply -__-

I remember when this happened. A LOT of people stopped going to Manhattan Mall. In fact, I find it rather boring myself and haven't even been there since I moved out of Manhattan last year. That place is soo boring! There is an entrance by the front of the mall, iirc.

Yeah, I think it is better to get them online, too bad they don't finish them until July I wanna know what I got in AP Psych !