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@Around the HornWhat do you think?

You could have more than 1 bus route via Cypress Hills. Even just having unlimited transfers within 2 hours would do a lot of good.

I don't disagree re:Lefferts. It is very narrow. They should take away parking, but good luck with that. There are more transfer options at Kew Gardens and the E stops there during the day. It isn't a dealbreaker though.

Here are some random thoughts: Some routes that will get delayed due to congestion without bus priority in the Queens Bus Redesign: Q50 on the Whitestone, Q68 on the Kosciuszko, Q51 on the Belt. There are others. Union Street in Flushing needs bus priority. The B53 is odd and duplicative The Q16/Q61/Q62 situation is a service cut. It is odd that the Q60 still goes to South Jamaica. The Q20 should go to Union Turnpike, not Briarwood. The Q73 should be extended to Myrtle. Having a Queens route to Columbus Circle would be nice. The Q65 LTD seems to be eliminated, which isn't great. The B62, Q59, Q66 and Q68 need to be more frequent The B57 extension is great; good riddance to the section from the 2010 cuts. The Bx15 or Bx41 should be extended to LaGuardia The super-routes, like the Q25, Q1 and Q10 won't work without bus priority Weekend service needs to be much better across the board, including on the Q23 and Q54 The Q25 needs to run every 6 minutes off-peak, more frequently on weekends The Q39/Q67 swap ends the connection from Sunnyside to Ridgewood I don't like that the Francis Lewis Blvd crosstown was eliminated I love the consolidation of local and limited-stop routes The Q73 needs to get off Austin Street It doesn't seem great that the Q23 loses the transfer to the 7 at 111th. I love the through-running routes in Jamaica/Flushing to reduce layover congestion. I love the reroute of the Q47 off congested Roosevelt Avenue, and the Q53 cutback Also, this:

It provides a direct connect between Kew Gardens/Richmond Hill/Ozone Park with Electchester/Kew Gardens Hills. I could see myself using it.

Why would they have been restored? @Mpn4179

How does this even happen? @Around the Horn@RR503

I care more about frequent service than stations that look nice. However, if you are renovating West 4th, you might as well reopen closed entrances there while you are at it.

Amazing job once again!

You really need to write up all your amazing findings.

The funny thing is that they added a bench at the eastern end of Lex/53 a few years back.

Outstanding as usual!

Here is this from a great website with posts about LIRR service: https://derekstadler.wordpress.com/portfolio-2/collections-photography/maspeth-from-small-dutch-community-to-part-of-the-great-metropolis-final/poignant-memories-of-another-day-history-of-rail-service-to-richmond-hill-and-the-former-communities-of-clarenceville-and-morris-park/

Screen Shot 2020-12-12 at 6.28.13 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2020-12-12 at 6.28.29 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2020-12-12 at 6.28.50 PM by Union Turnpike, on FlickrScreen Shot 2020-12-12 at 6.30.30 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr

This is a sign from 174th-175th, and I am trying to date the closure of the entrance. @MHV9218 @Lance Do either of you know when this sign could be from? Thanks.

They still have them at stops on the that had their renovations pushed back.

Could you share the picture?

@RR503 Do you know of any?

Queens Boulevard makes a difference.

I think this might have to do with the fact that there was a plan to send the G and N to Jamaica Center. After that fell though, they started pasting over the signs. The side platform at Hoyt-Schermerhorn was used to segregate the additional fares from the Aqueduct Specials and JFK Express. This was also done at the 42nd Street L.L.

Concerning signage on CPW, here is a photo from Jeremiah Cox of the subwaynut.com from 2004. I would link to his site, but he is in the process of getting stuff back up after it was hacked. The 2/5 sign I showed earlier reminds me of some of the signs at the deep tunnel stations (Clark Street, Fulton (Broadway/Nassau) Untitled by Union Turnpike, on Flickr @MHV9218In regard to the AA signage, here is an image of a pasted on sticker sign. This sign is interesting as a white on black sticker was put on to fix the E routing, but the old E bullet is still on the sign. Untitled by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Here are two images with the diamond CC and the K, remarkably. Screen Shot 2016-12-06 at 7.41.37 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr New-York-Subway-1986-Railroad-Pacific-Video-Screenshot-Port-Authority-Times-Square-NYC-Signs by Union Turnpike, on Flickr I took this screenshot from a Youtube video, so I apologize for the low quality, but you can see that this is a mix of signs. There is the original Vignelli sign underneath. Then you have stickers pasted on it. You can also see the bullet outline kind of bullet on the sign. KTrainSign_zpsdf5d6e38-2 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr

You go into ridiculously specific details about when stations got which signs, which stations still have the old signs, but are stickered or covered over, the specific materials, and more. There is plenty for you to write up if you choose to. It is really hard to look through all these clips since they are almost all exclusively from crimes, derailments, 12-9s, aftermaths of shootings/murders, etc.—events that would require stock footage. I even saw footage of the Intervale Avenue fire in 1989, and of the aftermath of derailments at Columbus Circle, Hunts Point Avenue, and more. Here are a few more interesting ones I found. 1989 1989 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 1991 I have seen a few other images of comically small lettering on subway route bullets. Note the tilted B. 1991 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 1987 Note the crossover to other trains sign on the now-closed platform at Hoyt-Schermerhorn for connections to/from the JFK Express. 1987 Hoyt by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 1987 Hoyt by Union Turnpike, on Flickr You can tell that this sign was put on top of another one. 1987 Hoyt by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 1987 Hoyt by Union Turnpike, on Flickr This sign at Spring Street from 1994 is of particular interest I love how they creatively use a down arrow to cover the . Spring St 1994 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Spring St 1994 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr

Thank you so much for you analysis. You really need to write something up about the history of subway signs. Here are a few more interesting ones I found: These are from 1990: 1990- 103rd Street by Union Turnpike, on Flickr NW corner of 61/CPW by Union Turnpike, on Flickr NW corner of 61/CPW by Union Turnpike, on Flickr You can see the C pasted over the diamond C, the spot where the K used to be, the 1/9 bullet

@MHV9218@Lance I found a great website with old subway footage and found some interesting subway signs. I have never seen this sign format with a small bullet and the line name underneath before. Do you know anything about it? This is from 1990. https://www.historicfilms.com/search/?q="subway"#p1t48155i2435o2990 Screen Shot 2020-11-26 at 9.34.20 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2020-11-26 at 9.34.31 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2020-11-26 at 9.34.42 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2020-11-26 at 9.40.55 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr From the 1990s: Screen Shot 2020-11-26 at 9.17.25 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr From 1993 (the bullet is covered over) Signage at Kew Gardens from July 16, 1993 stock footage by Union Turnpike, on Flickr July 16, 1993 stock footage by Union Turnpike, on Flickr