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The MTA is testing a technology, already in place in other transit systems, that’s been shown to deter suicide attempts.

BY JOSE MARTINEZ 

  JUN 7, 2023, 5:00AM EDT

Three subway stations that are among the most prone to people going onto the tracks are the first in the New York City Transit system to test lights that can have a calming effect and deter suicide attempts, THE CITY has learned.

An MTA spokesperson confirmed an internal Department of Subways bulletin obtained by THE CITY that details how the MTA is introducing blue lighting inside stations that have been plagued by a high number of incidents of people going into the path of trains.

“In an ongoing effort to provide customer safety for our subway ridership, Subways is promoting suicide prevention and platform safety by introducing the Track Intrusion Blue Lights pilot program,” the bulletin says. “Studies have shown that blue lighting provides a ‘nudge’ technique that is calming and may prevent customers from jumping and/or trespassing on the right of way.”

The pilot program, which MTA officials and medical professionals outlined at a March meeting of the transit agency’s board, is being put to the test at two subway stations in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn. (THE CITY is not naming the stations or lines based on guidance from health professionals.)

The new-look lights are being installed in the wake of 234 reported incidents of people coming into contact with trains in 2022 — a nearly 25% increase from 2018, according to MTA statistics. It follows the 2019 rollout of similar technology on the Long Island Rail Road, which now has 26 stations equipped with blue platform lights.

THE CITY reported in April 2022 that the two Manhattan stations were among the three stations that in 2021 had the highest number of what the MTA calls “track intrusion” incidents.

At one Manhattan station, several riders said they have not noticed the colored lighting tubes installed at select spots along the platform, but said they welcome efforts to potentially deter people from going onto the tracks. 

The Manhattan station had 29 track-trespassing incidents in 2021, MTA data shows, but officials have said the number has been dropping because of “targeted intervention” by the NYPD.

“I think the problem is a little bit deeper when you have a mentally disturbed person,” said commuter Steve Thompson, 50, who travels daily through that station. “You see it, you get all kinds here, so this isn’t a bad place to test it.”

A Huge Decline

The latest MTA Track Trespassing Task Force report cited research from multiple Japanese railway operators that began installing blue lighting on platforms and at railway crossings more than a decade ago, pointing to one study that showed an 84% decrease in the number of suicides over a 10-year period.

“Although further research is needed to verify and characterize the effectiveness of blue lighting as a suicide prevention tool, the MTA has deemed this tool to be promising enough to implement on a limited basis,” the report says.

Michiko Ueda, a Syracuse University associate professor of public administration, took part in multiple studies that found the installation of blue lights by one Japanese railway company at 71 stations resulted in a 84% decrease in suicide attempts between 2000 and 2010 and a 74% drop between 2000 and 2013.

“That’s a huge decline,” Ueda told THE CITY. 

She said the lights need to stand out in stations to be most effective.

“If they are [not visible], I don’t think they are effective at all,” she said. “In order to be effective, they have to be very, very bright and visible.”

At a Brooklyn station where the lights have been installed, Will Martin, 23, sat on a bench near one of the blue lights and said he hadn’t detected the change in platform lighting, even after dark.

“I never noticed it at night,” Martin said. “It can’t hurt to try this, I guess, but I feel like it might not do much.”

Detectors, Doors and Signs

Blue platform lights are among several short- and long-term strategies being studied by the MTA as potential deterrents to track intrusion. 

While Transport Workers Union Local 100 has criticized the MTA for addressing track intrusion “with the speed of a stalled local train,” the largest union for subway workers backs such efforts.

“Subway suicides are terribly tragic for the individuals and families involved,” said Richie Davis, president of TWU Local 100, in a statement to THE CITY. “They also are incredibly disturbing and traumatic for Train Operators who find themselves unwilling participants in the horror unfolding before their eyes.

“We fully support efforts like these to reduce subway suicides and urge the MTA to move with the greatest urgency.”

Others options being looked at include using video analytics technology to send out alerts upon detecting via live security camera footage “dangerous behaviors that could lead to track intrusions,” placing front-facing cameras on trains, and installing track-intrusion detectors that alert train crews and the rail control center when a person or object enters the tracks. 

The MTA also plans to begin testing next year of platform screen doors that will be installed at three stations, though the transit agency has acknowledged that solution is not feasible at about three-quarters of the 472 stations in the subway system. Construction of the platform doors at the three stations is set to begin in the coming months, the MTA confirmed this week.

A 3,920-page feasibility study commissioned by the MTA estimated that installing platform screen doors at the 128 stations where they are feasible would cost more than $7 billion, with yearly maintenance costs of close to $120 million.

The studies on the effectiveness of the blue platform lights in Japan noted that they are “easier and less expensive to install” than platform screen doors.

The MTA has already placed signs near tunnels where trains enter stations that read “Your pain is real, but so is hope” and urge people to call or text the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline.

Transit officials and medical professionals have acknowledged the enormous challenge of trying to reduce the number of attempts to end lives in front of moving trains.

“I really like the idea of creating a more calming and more controlled environment in the subway system,” Dr. Charles Marmar, chair of the department of psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center, said at the March MTA board meeting. “That’s all very important for safety.”

If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988 for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can also reach those services by visiting 988lifeline.org.

By 

Kevin Sheehan,

Natalie O'Neill and

Jack Morphet

March 3, 2023 1:17pm 

Link: https://nypost.com/2023/03/03/mom-of-nyc-teen-killed-subway-surfing-plans-to-sue-mta/

The mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy killed “subway surfing” on the Williamsburg Bridge plans to sue the MTA for failing to block off empty parts of the train used for the daredevil stunt, she told The Post.

Norma Nazario of Alphabet City said she reviewed footage on her late son Zackery’s phone and that it showed nothing prevented him from climbing onto the roof of the J train, where he eventually hit his head and died Monday.

“[The videos] show he has easy access. No alarms, no security, no cameras, no anything!” Nazario said ahead of her son’s wake Thursday evening.  

“He was able to access anything in the trains, the empty cabins, the train stations, nobody [was]  looking. I was so surprised.”

The grieving mother said transportation honchos have known for a decade that thrill-seeking teens ride on the outside of trains — but have made no apparent effort to restrict access to those areas.

“Don’t get me wrong, my son, he had no business doing what he did. But they knew 10 years ago kids did this so easily,” she said. “My son died. When are they going to do something?”

She added, “Obviously I am planning to sue.”

In a statement to The Post Friday night, the MTA said, “Riding outside subway cars is dangerous and against the rules, and we won’t comment on pending litigation.”

Nazario said she wants to discuss possible subway-surfing prevention steps with Mayor Eric Adams but didn’t elaborate.

Zackery was riding on the roof of a northbound J train across the bridge with his girlfriend when he slammed his head on a metal beam at 6:45 p.m. and fell beneath the train, according to police.

He apparently had turned his head back to look at his girlfriend when he was struck and fell.

Nazario cremated Zackery’s remains Friday and said she planned to move his ashes to her family’s apartment.

“I’m going to bring his ashes home. I want my son in his room one way or another,” she said.

Subway surfing incidents increased 560% between January and May last year, MTA data show — with 449 incidents compared to just 68 during the same period in 2021.

4405 MV to QV

*4470-4471, 4476-4477, 4482 MV to CS

4404, 4413, 4451, 4454, 4456 MV to QV

*4470's Tracker has been dead for a while and at this moment it is assumed to have left MV as the remaining CS NG's have also left MV.

9 hours ago, Cait Sith said:

Some odd quirks I've experienced while using my OMNY card the other day(I had left my unlimited in my other jacket🙄).

14th Street Station, the GO sign on the screen didn't light up, but I was able to go through the turnstile anyway.

28th Street , paid the fare, and I checked my account and got a 50 cent credit, so I guess I only paid $2.25?  🤔 The transaction was white and the credit was in green.

Northbound M20, used a transfer that didn't register completely online. It initially showed a $2.75 deduction but I ended up getting a $2.75 credit back an hour later.

Gotta say though, my first full, unintentional day with an OMNY card with up to 9 trips used, it was sweet not having to swipe multiple times at turnstiles or fare gates lol.

Has anyone used it on the express bus? If so, do you still get the express bus to local bus/subway transfer? I'm close to making this my express bus card for now. I've been taking the X64 into and out of the city on some days as of late on some days.

When I've used OMNY from Local Bus/Subway to Express Bus, I've been charged the $4 difference & when transferring from Express Bus to Local Bus/Subway, it's also reflected the transfer. I'm trying to experiment the walking transfer from Lex-59 to Lex-63 next.

47 minutes ago, N6 Limited said:

 

Hows 181st now that it's a busway?`

Looks like it hasn't gone too well during rush hour...

58 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Someone I know got it from 29th & Lex. I may check there.

It's recommended that if you do get it from that CFSC, use cash. Apparently there's some fees you have to pay when you make low dollar amount transactions with card.

15 hours ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said:

I'm done looking for the OMNY card. Went into 7/11, CVS, Walgreens, Target, Duane Reade and NONE of them knew wtf I was talking about, but people said they got it from those SPECIFIC locations. Like not just any 7/11, I went into the exact 7/11 they said they got it from but the workers had no idea when I showed them the pic. Until the MTA says exactly where it's at (like how they said what subway and bus lines have it) I'm not looking/buying it. 

Don't even bother looking at these locations yet. Some 7/11's haven't been able to update their POS Systems to register the OMNY Cards, though the 7/11 on 1 Av & E 87 St is selling them, which is where I got mines from, as well as the 7/11 on 14 St & 2 Av (though they had 2 left when I last checked, so idk if they restocked), then there's a Speedway in Staten Island on Edgewater St & Willow Avenue that also has and is selling them. Since these cards are still being shipped, I don't expect there to be a list of retail locations until at least a few weeks from now. At the moment, it's just pure luck of walking into the right spot.

14 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

That is EXCELLENT! For the 7/11 locations, is it cash only or can you buy one with a card or what?

You could use cash or card to purchase and refill. Depends supply & demand for those locations, and if the POS Systems at those locations have been updated to register the cards. Most 7/11's are selling them already, though a handful have sold out and have had to put in more orders for OMNY Cards. Speedway's in Staten Island have also been selling them as well, and a handful of CFSC Cash Checking's (Name dropping the spot on Lexington Av & E 29 St).

3 hours ago, XcelsiorBoii4888 said:

Go ahead, laugh 😂. I'm laughing at myself as well. I hate the metrocard. Been waiting years for contactless! I hate the metrocard even more now because my transit benefits card isn't capable of NFC. Only time I use OMNY is if I'm paying with my own money. With the OMNY card I can add money to it from my benefits card via the OMNY website. 

 

 

Question...OMNY cards can last 7 years...anyone know how much money you can add onto the card? Is there like a $500 limit now or still $99? Also, if you lose a OMNY card, is that money lost or can you just activate a new card and the money on file in your account gets synced to that one?

The 7/11 on 1st Avenue & E 87 Street has them, got mines from that location, and someone just recently got theirs today. Though I'd be quick, cuz they're selling out in the blink of an eye, which is another factor which has made it difficult to purchase on top of some locations not yet receiving their batch/updating their POS Systems to recognize the cards. The limit is $600 on the OMNY Card, you can add whatever you want in cash or card at a retail location, or reload it on the omny.info site with a credit/debit card. Apparently if you lose the OMNY Card, you can suspend it if you register it to your OMNY Account, and you can link a new OMNY Card in which you can use the balance frozen from a lost one.

2 hours ago, Snorunts said:

9506 has front and rear bases.

4567 has front and rear readers.

I am busy as of this month and won't have time to round up all the units with OMNY for the end of the year, so if you're willing to you can either do the full fleet or just the Brooklyn Bus Fleet. It's pretty much up to grabs this month.

7 hours ago, MHV184 said:

I’m surprised Manhattanville is still losing buses. I wonder how they are planning to cover the 1 train closure. Since from what I heard they are adding more service on the M3

The 191 Street Elevators are back up and running. Project got completed early.

(Saw the 181 St  Elevator replacement got accelerated to December 5th, 2021 from March 2022.)

Completed

191 1 Station: February 2020 - February 2021 November 2020

The new elevators are in service! Construction began February 1, 2020, and wrapped up way ahead of schedule on November 24, 2020, instead of February 2021, dramatically minimizing the impact on our customers.

20 minutes ago, SoSpectacular said:

As of last weekend some of our C40s at Gleason have gotten bases installed. Haven't seen anything on the Xcelsiors yet...

Any Rear door bases on JG's C40LF's yet or just the Front, because 216 so far is the only one I've spotted with a base in the rear.

@Via Garibaldi 8 I'm not aware if you've received these types of complaints in your advocacy group, but several people have already been frustrated with the fact that the College Point based BxM9 Trips' OMNY Readers are yet not activated and for those who do depend on OMNY have been kicked off the bus by some Operators. Really wonder how this was never thought through, but you might want to bring that up.

Bases for

ENY - 4550

FB - 6128

2 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

@WestFarms36

So I am checking just to be sure. Everything looks fine so far...

Yeah, you should nag that dude about it... Everything on your phone seems completely normal. Last week I couldn't log into omny.info because apparently the servers were down, I had a couple of friends also attempt to log into their OMNY accounts and had the same error,  didn't know about the issue until I notified them with photo evidence about what was going on.

1 hour ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

I use an Android and my cards have been verified in advance on my phone. I have asked the  if they can provide me with  a report of the percentage of iPhone users vs Android users for OMNY because everyone that uses OMNY with their phone seems to overwhelmingly use an iPhone. For whatever reason, things that are created by the  seem to be more iPhone friendly. I have an iPad but that cannot be used with OMNY. The same cards I use on my phone, I use with OMNY, so I know they work. Even the wireless card I use is sometimes iffy. It says "GO" but does not charge me. The issue with the phone isn't that it doesn't tap. It shows that it taps on the phone, but I still get an error message from the reader telling me that the transaction didn't go through and to try again. Today, the driver called himself being cute to try to show me that see you're an idiot and don't know how tap, so he had the nerve to pull out his wireless card and tap it. Well guess what happened? He got the same error message I did.

Lol to the Driver,  should release stats specifying the device types that are used on OMNY, I use my iPhone/Apple Watch because with my contactless card there is sort of a little delay and you have to take a bit more time to tap, as opposed to my phone where I don't even have to hover for half a second and it reads my card. On the BxM6 I did experience a passenger having trouble getting his contactless card read by the OMNY reader, Idk if it is something to do with frequency or in the case of your phone firmware/hardware or anything of that sort. I have encountered OOS readers, so it would be good for you to bring that issue up.

On 11/11/2020 at 8:24 PM, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

Interesting. All of my trips show up, though I'm confused by Q1 and Q2. The others say BxM1 and BxM2 or show the subway station I used. Q1 and Q2 must be BxM1 and BxM2.

Oh that glitch. 😂 I tapped on the M1 and M3 on various occasions, and had it show up on my account as "Q101" "Q103" and the day I used it on the Subway at 96 Street, it later came up as "R254." You'll most likely keep coming across those glitches as I have, but in regards to the mobile wallet, I am unsure of your device or setup, but make sure your card doesn't require verification from your bank to be used on your mobile wallet, and when you're tapping make sure you get the area of your phone with the NFC Chip closer to the reader. I use my iPhone and Apple Watch more than I've used my contactless card and it's performed decently, so I haven't yet experienced issues on that end.

On 11/7/2020 at 7:49 PM, Around the Horn said:

9510 bases

Bases for 9560 as well. 216 has a reader in the front, Base in the rear door. First C40LF spotted so far with Bases in the rear door.

Very Interesting read here...

Link: https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/10/25/21533583/mtas-subway-omny-tap-fare-ada-disabled-subway-riders

MTA’s New OMNY Tap-and-Go Fare Setup Leaves Disabled Subway Riders Waiting

BY JOSE MARTINEZ  OCT 25, 2020, 7:00PM EDT

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A commuter taps her phone on an OMNY pad at Times Square-42 Street, Oct. 24, 2020.

The MTA’s new contactless fare-payment system, already in use at hundreds of subway stations, is on track to be working at every stop and on all buses by the end of the year.

But OMNY will not be an option for subway riders with disabilities until the fall of 2021, after its tap-and-go scanners are installed and activated at the automatic gates that are the way in to accessible stations for commuters in wheelchairs or with service animals.

“I couldn’t use OMNY in the subway even if I wanted to,” said Dustin Jones, a wheelchair user from The Bronx and founder of United for Equal Access, a transportation advocacy group. “They didn’t put those readers near the autogate and I feel 100% left behind.”

The MTA has been installing OMNY access at stations across the city, Oct. 23, 2020.

Jones said getting access to OMNY after other riders is “typical” of a subway system where only about a quarter of stations are fully accessible and planned Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades are jeopardized by the MTA’s coronavirus-driven financial collapse.

The autogates open to riders who use MTA-issued reduced-fare MetroCards for people with disabilities. But the gates are not yet tailored for OMNY, as the transit agency continues its phased introduction of the new fare-payment system.

“I’m a little tired of always being the last person in the back of the bus, figuratively speaking,” said Edith Prentiss, a wheelchair user and member of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA. “We’re always the last ones to get something working.”

‘A Transitional Period’

The MTA says the OMNY rollout is on schedule, with phasing necessary to deal with potential glitches along the way while shifting to new fare-payment systems via smartphones and contactless cards.

OMNY is in “a transitional period, which is so important for people with disabilities who may have been travel trained to use the MetroCard,” said Gian Carlo Pedulla, a blind subway rider who is on the MTA’s Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility. “The extra time will allow for individuals to learn the new OMNY system.”

The MTA plans to start a reduced-fare pilot program for the new system next summer after developing and launching an OMNY card that can be refilled with cash or linked to bank accounts and credit cards. Riders currently must use a smartphone payment app or a general-purpose bank-issued contactless payment card.

Other features, such as unlimited ride passes and student fares, will also be added during the rollout.

‘We’re in close contact with customers with disabilities and advocates to keep them apprised.’

The full OMNY reduced-fare program will follow the pilot program later in 2021, with plans to phase out MetroCards by 2023.

“The incredibly popular OMNY system continues to roll out on schedule as planned and we’re in close contact with customers with disabilities and advocates to keep them apprised and make sure we build a system that works as well for them as for anyone,” said Kayla Shults, an MTA spokesperson.

‘Why Can’t We Do It Now?’

The contactless payment system has expanded to more than three-quarters of all 472 subway stations and drawn nearly 25 million taps since its May 2019 debut on Staten Island buses and along a stretch of the 4, 5 and 6 lines, according to the MTA.

As with the MetroCards that are used at the autogates, riders with disabilities will have to fill out an application for reduced-fare subway access through OMNY.

“You have to prove you’re disabled, you have to wait weeks to get approved — you can’t just get a MetroCard and get on the subway like everyone else,” said Jessica Murray of Rise and Resist’s Elevator Action Group, which advocates for mass transit accessibility.

An autogate for a reduced-fare MetroCards, Oct. 24, 2020.

 Jose Martinez/THE CITY

An MTA spokesperson said the agency plans to revamp and speed the application process for riders who want to receive reduced-fare trips through OMNY.

Riders said they’d prefer earlier access to OMNY in subway stations.

“I don’t see any reason why they can’t quickly upgrade the autogates with OMNY readers at the same time they are upgrading the turnstiles,” said April Coughlin, who uses a wheelchair.

Jones expressed similar sentiments in blunter terms: “We’ll get to it later — really? Why the hell can’t we do that now?”

On 9/2/2020 at 8:54 PM, WestFarms36 said:

As of October 18, 2020 - (WEAR A MASK!!) 😷 (SOCIAL DISTANCE!!) 🙋‍♂️<-6FT-> 🙋‍♀️
*NEWLY REPORTED BUSES IN BOLD

LOCAL Buses with OMNY Readers Installed

2006-2007 Orion VII OG Hybrid: 6690-6711, 6713-6789

2008-2010 Orion VII Next Gen Hybrid: 3800-3964, 3967-3971, 3991-3992, 3998-4037, 4039-4042, 4053-4059, 4070-4090, 4092-4095, 4097-4098, 4102-4103, 4105-4108, 4110-4112, 4115-4122, 4124-4127, 4134, 4136-4137, 4140-4143, 4229-4230, 4232-4233, 4245-4278, 4330, 4332, 4337-4338, 4340-4391, 4396-4404-4405, 4413-4421, 4422-4424, 4444, 4450, 4453, 4455, 4485-4488, 4514-4515, 4524, 4540-4543, 4580-4587, 4669-4670, 4672-4675, 4684, 4691, 4693-4694

2011 Orion VII 3G Diesel: 7000-7089

2011-2013 New Flyer C40LF: 265-347

2012-2019 New Flyer XD60: 5988, 6021, 6033, 6035, 6039, 6041, 6043, 6045, 6047, 6049, 6051, 6053, 6055, 6057, 6059, 6061, 6063, 6055, 6067, 6069, 6071, 6073, 6075, 6077, 6079, 6081, 6089, 6091, 6089, 6091, 6093-6104, 6106-6109, 6113, 6115, 6117, 6121, 6125, 6126-6127, 6129, 6132, 6140, 6144, 6146, 6148-6168, 6183-6233

2019 New Flyer XE60: 4950-4964

2009-2019 Nova Bus LFSA: 1200, 1202-1204, 1206-1289, 5252-5363, 5439, 5441-5484, 5489-5497, 5502-5602, 5770-5986

2011-2019 New Flyer XD40: 7447, 7572-7614, 7697-7698, 7734-7737

2015-2019 Nova Bus LFS: 8107-8125, 8127-8392, 8394-8400, 8543-8638, 8664-8754

2017 New Flyer XE40: 0011-0015

2016-2017 New Flyer XN40: 673-741

2018 New Flyer XN60: 1000-1072

2020-2021 Nova Bus LFS Hybrid: 0022

EXPRESS Buses with OMNY Readers Installed

2002 MCI Commuter Coach D4500: 2826, 2836, 2866, 2868, 2882, 2885, 2887, 2898, 2926

2005 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CL: 3063, 3065-3085, 3087-3112

2006 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CL: 3175-3176, 3179-3180, 3182-3187, 3202-3203, 3221, 3254-3255, 3264-3278, 3305, 3307-3314, 3316

2007 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CL: 3351-3357, 3365-3385, 3389, 3393-3415, 3417-3418, 3420-3457, 4300-4313, 4315-4329

2008 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CT: 2210-2228, 2247-2248

2013 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CT: 2285-2298, 2300, 2303

2011-2016 Prevost X3-45 Commuter Coach: 2406, 2410, 2413, 2418-2419, 2421, 2423, 2425, 2430-2433, 2438-2440, 2442, 2449, 2490-2789

2020-2021 Prevost X3-45 Commuter Coach: 0023

 

EXPRESS Buses with OMNY Bases Installed

2005 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CL: *PENDING NEW REPORTS

2006 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CL: 3212

2007 MCI Commuter Coach D4500CL: *PENDING NEW REPORTS

 

LOCAL Buses with OMNY Bases Installed

2006-2007 Orion VII OG Hybrid: 3628

2008-2010 Orion VII Next Gen Hybrid: *PENDING NEW REPORTS

2011-2019 Nova Bus LFS: *PENDING NEW REPORTS

2011 New Flyer C40LF: 190, 199

2009-2019 Nova Bus LFSA: 5498-5501

2012-2020 New Flyer XD60: 4751, 5991, 6273

2011-2019 New Flyer XD40: 7440, 7477

2016-2017 New Flyer XN40: *PENDING REPORTS

2017 Proterra BE40: 0018

2018 New Flyer XN60: *PENDING REPORTS

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OMNY BUS ROLLOUT

STATEN ISLAND - COMPLETE (MAY 31, 2019)

MANHATTAN - COMPLETE (JULY 20, 2020 - SBS) (AUGUST 31, 2020 RBS)

THE BRONX - COMPLETE (OCTOBER 13, 2020)

QUEENS - NOVEMBER 2020 (PROJECTED)

BROOKLYN - DECEMBER 2020 (PROJECTED)

NOTE

*As Buses constantly get Transferred around the system, or Being Equipped with readers/bases throughout time, this list is not always 100% accurate.
*BLUE MEANS CONSECUTIVE UNITS RECENTLY LINKED UP IN A CONSECUTIVE BATCH.

Meanwhile the people in Inwood are F*cked on a nightly basis, because the Bx12's the only thing that runs there at night, but no North-South local routes. It's also sad to say Election Day and Early Voting coming up and with voting locations being in those areas, there is no way in hell that poll workers will ever show up before 5 AM who depend on transit. No M100 and No Bx7.

18 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said:

I was on the M15 SBS today and only the OMNY reader by the front door was working, all others said “use other door” or something like that, like on local routes. I’m not sure if the readers were broken or if the firebox was somehow set incorrectly so that it thought it was a local route with front door boarding. 

Did you happen to ride 6144 on the M15 SBS? Rode it yesterday and had to tap up front.

22 Bases (FRONT DOOR ONLY)

On the other hand, one of the 3800's on the M4...

1 hour ago, B35 via Church said:

Consider the consensus of people that don't make the distinction.... No different than the people that conflate the cold & the flu (yes, people still do this in 2020... smh)

To be honest, I don't say "flying cockroach" either.... I will only say "roach" or "cockroach" (used to say/enunciate it like "kakaroach" as a kid, but those days are long gone)

"get a car"

They may not blatantly say it, but that is the underlying message being conveyed with that.... The next shit is going to be to convey to people that they should gun for WFH jobs; further dictating how people should live their lives.....

Hate to use him as an example, but all jokes & digs aside, Pinepower mentioned in one of his videos earlier this year about how he couldn't go to his doctor or whatever, and how he had to schedule a zoom conference (or some shit like that) for an appointment.... I'm sitting there listening to that & am like, is this wtf it's come down to..... I was actually miffed for him when he said that.

The implications of conveying people to “get a car” is purely blind-sighted until there comes a traffic problem. Most of these guidelines fail to provide the solutions are alternatives that can be sought in a New York City environment. There are people who can’t afford a Hotel Room to self isolate, or live in a single bedroom apartment with multiple family members which makes it impossible to self isolate which can sometimes lead to multiple people in that household to become infected. Telling a person who barely makes ends meet to get a car is nothing but an insult and there’s little that the city/state have done to mitigate that real problem. Obviously depending where you live in the country your options and alternatives will be much different.

As for Pinepower, he just complains about things but fails to realize the bigger picture. The demographics change, social behavior changes, communities change and honestly things won’t be the way they were when you were young. So I find that more as an issue of denying change than trying to embrace it.