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On 9/29/2023 at 6:38 PM, Apes said:

These are the potential classes coming up for C/Rs :

 

10/29- 100 People

12/10- 100 People

1/21/24- 100 People

 

There is also a class of 40 that doesn't have a set date yet. Again nothing is guaranteed but this is from our union president.  

 

What do you mean there's a class doesn't have a set date yet?there's a waiting list or something?

On 12/17/2019 at 7:08 PM, hh1a said:

Hi, so I called them this morning and they said that my name is off the list, and that I have three restorations for this exam. They couldn't really explain why I was called three times since October, so I believe the phone call to come down this week must be a mistake or like you said, "trying to give people a chance to come before they have to restore their name, since you get such short notice usually".

Anyone else experience this before?

Thanks

Your name is off the list completely even though,you never told them directly to restore your name on the list?

Who ever said that 5699 is back in service, I am currently viewing the bus in the scrap yard. Bus is retired and doesn't look like it will return to service.

What happened to this bus?

Ok,but i dont mind having people transferring from the S78 to whatever bus they need to get to travel south of New Drop...Under your Proposal

I  and other riders have to take two buses just to reach Tottenville from New Drop(include the 78 ride)I wont mind having a bus travel between New Drop and Tottenville....

I doubt many people are taking it from one end to another. Hypothetically speaking, one can take the S74 and transfer to whatever bus takes them where they need to go. 

 

I only have two concerns regarding the proposals, one of them being this S77/S78 pattern. I think there should be a bus to St.George from points south of New Dorp. I would have that bus go to Hugenot Avenue as one route. I have no problem with the late-night pattern, granted that the S78 and S59 are timed at Richmond Avenue.

 

My other concern is the S83 proposal. I still think there should be S46 bus service to Forest Avenue because the trip towards Manhattan would be longer, despite it being a limited. You can still keep the S83 as you proposed it.

You could send the 78 to Hugenot and the S77  to Tottenville and beyond....I can deal with that.Riders will make one transfer from one bus to another.

How bad is the S78,reliability wise?So,with your service adjustment to the 78,I have to transfer at lease two buses just to travel

between Tottenville and New Drop?You could at lease create a direct route that run between Bricktown Mall and New Drop.Passenger dont have time to transfer from  bus to bus to bus along Hylan....Since you want to shorten the 78,why not have it run to Richmond AV?

 This my three proposal ideas for the 78 route:

 1.S78 terminated at Richmond AV,riders will transfer to the S59 for service south along Hylan  in which it'll be extended to Bricktown Mall .

 2.S73 extended past Tottenville train STA to Richmond AV....so riders will have a direct transfer with the 78.(I rather do this proposal than the other two)

 3.S72 could run between New Drop and Bricktown Mall,instead Hugunot.....S78 will terminated at New Drop

IMO,I like the current 78 service,it does it job by covering all the areas in one shout.There's no need to change it at all.It might look good on paper,but in reality it wont work out.

I heard from some people,the Q114 made the Q111 unreliable during the midday....I dont know how its like  during the rush hour.

Oh. Well the Q114 was previously the Q113 Lcl which had far more stops than the current Q114 so, they already reduced the stops on the route.

And just because the route is destinated as a Limited stops route don't mean it needs to have a minimum amount of stops to make it a limited route." Q114 have too many stops for a LTD route.imo" I could say the same that about the B103 LTD or most of the other LTDs in the city.

I really dont have issues with the other LTD routes...it just the Q114 I have issues with,that's all....most of the bus stops are wayyy too close to each other.

Is there a specific time frame you referring to ? because it's all Local at night and in the day the Q113 is the express while the q114 is the lcl in the Far Rockaway area.

 Midday.

Q114 have too many stops for a LTD route.imo

What's yall opinion about the Q114?they really need to go back to the drawing board and fix this route.

That's his point: It doesn't justify running outside of rush hour.

 

Also, the demographics of who rides the S89 over the Bayonne Bridge are very similar to the express buses. (A lot of office workers going to Jersey City & Hoboken). Obviously reverse-peak (and the intra-SI ridership, which makes up around 60% of the overall ridership) is more working-class, but the point is that the main ridership base it's geared towards is 9-5 office workers. 

I know that,he already said it in the post....In his original post he assuming I didnt know the 89 was a rush hour bus,in which I knew...My post was just asking why it doesnt run midday and he answer the question....

 I kinda figure thats how the 89 ridership is during the AM and PM rush hour.(reverse peak detection)

I know the 89 doesn't run outside of rush hour,I was just asking whats the reason being.I know there was discussion on here

in the past wanted the 89 to run outside of rush hour.

How come the S89 doesn't run during  the midday yet??ridership doesn't justify it?

Orion V 128 has to be the WORST bus ever. I rode it on the Q53 from woodside to Queens Center Mall. Not only was it slow, the bus felt like it had a flat tire and when idling it felt as someone was bumping the side of the bus. Also, the bars were missing that went over the sheild of the engine (between the 2 pairs of seats in the very back), and the bus was all dirty. To make things worse, the door system keep failing (when the driver closed the front door, the back door would be stuck open and he'd have to reopen and close the doors), and traffic was bad. I really should have taken the subway instead!

The only good thing about that bus was that the engine sounded pretty good, like a strong DDS engine.

 

I saw 5888 the other day on the M101, the rear sign is already broken (half the sign is dark).

 

That's LGA for you....thoses Beeline buses were decent when they went to LGA.

There were a number of reasons. #1 I personally don't like what Staten Island is becoming. It is becoming too overcrowded, folks are much ruder than years ago, buses are packed and there isn't enough service and I just got fed up with it. It was also the issue of getting sick of taking car service to the express bus during late nights and weekends (much nicer to just get off of the bus and walk 5 minutes to my apartment regardless of when it is) and the fact that I didn't think I could find a nice apartment on Staten Island unless I was buying something (which I'm not quite ready to do yet since I still have one more large student loan to pay off (just paid off a smaller one before moving to Riverdale)), since most of the apartments on the Island that are for rent are generally not that great, so these were all reasons I moved to Riverdale.

 

The express bus stop for me is a 5-10 minute walk depending on which stop I use. I have the supermarket down the street, laundry on premises if I choose to use it (though I usually just go a few blocks over to Riverdale Avenue to the new laundromat since it is quicker (which is very nice)) and a much shorter commute (30 - 40 minutes compared to an 1 1/2 hours at times each way). I like walking around and Staten Island has this car mentality which I find quite annoying. In Riverdale folks like going for walks and do walk even though many of them have cars. It's not like they are obsessed with them though and they don't shun public transportation like some folks on Staten Island do since many of them move from the city (i.e. Upper East Side).

 

The express buses are well used in Riverdale, but we don't have folks packed like sardine cans and people are much nicer and the buses are also MUCH cleaner than the ones on Staten Island and extremely prompt. People just care more here and are more community oriented. That isn't to say you don't have that on Staten Island, but it isn't as much as it used to be before. People cared more when I first moved there.

 

I also notice that the streets are cleaner in Riverdale. Walking to the express bus on Staten Island, there was always rocks or some nonsense on the sidewalk which drove me nuts because you constantly have to keep looking out to not stumble over some a bunch of random pebbles or rocks or some nonsense. Here we have those Sanitation trucks that come and clean the streets every morning during the week, plus since there are so many condos and co-ops here the sidewalks will automatically be kept in prime shape so you won't see many cracked up sidewalks or any of that.

 

I'm not saying Staten Island is terrible because I lived there for over 7 years, but it certainly isn't as nice or as safe as it used to be when I first moved there. Quite frankly I think the real issue is that more seedy folks being pushed out from other boroughs are now moving to Staten Island, and it is bringing down the quality of life. I used to walk down Forest Avenue and it was much nicer. Now on a number of occasions there have been folks coming from God knows where up to Forest Avenue walking around harassing folks for money. This kind of stuff never happened before and it is another reason that I left. Of course these things can happen anywhere, BUT I've was living in West Brighton long enough to see that things were changing on the island. It's not just a coincidence that there are TONS of "FOR SALE" signs all over the island. Folks are leaving in mass and moving to NJ, or other parts of NY or just leaving NY altogether.

 

As long as the commute is, it's not like I was getting such a deal on Staten Island. As proof of that, I am actually paying less in Riverdale (one of the most affluent neighborhoods in the entire city) than what I was paying on Staten Island. When you factor in my monthly expenses and what I spent on car service, I am saving a good $300 - 400 a month living in Riverdale which is a yearly savings of almost $5,000.00. :eek:

 

Also, it is the issue that if I bought something on Staten Island it wouldn't appreciate as well as say in Riverdale. I check the prices for rent here in Riverdale and they are soaring, esp. now that we're in the prime period for rentals. One bedrooms are going for as high as $1,600 (right up there with Upper East Side prices) and buying something here (when I'm ready), I know that it'll be a good investment. I also don't see this area going to sh*t anytime soon because it is very pricey to live here in terms of rent/mortgage, and also because of its proximity to the city, great transportation and suburban like-feel with the greenery and such. In many ways it reminds me of what Staten Island used to be. I miss Staten Island to be honest. A part of me still feels a bit odd, but day by day I'm enjoying my new place and getting more and more comfortable. I'm getting familiar with the regulars on the express bus and the drivers as well and most importantly, I will finally have cable come this Saturday! I've had NO tv for almost two weeks now (just a black tv screen staring back at me:(), but believe it or not, it actually hasn't been that bad since I do have internet at home. lol

 

So yeah it wasn't just one or two things that made me leave. I just felt like it was time for a change and I feel comfortable with my decision. I do plan on visiting Staten Island here and there to see what is going on so I won't completely forget about the place. The same thing I do with Brooklyn... Regular visits. :cool:

I see what you're saying,since I've been living here it's not as bad I though it will be...onece in while you will have people outside acting a fool since I live near a HS,but for the most part it's quite unlike Canarsie sometimes people there take things too far there,however Canarise is still not a bad place to live.Yea,I still visit Canarsie see how things goes over there.....I was just over there last week.While I was waiting for the 103 I look at the BM 2 timetable and I notices they cut alot runs for the weekday runs and i was like wow!

As far transportation side goes,it could be better.....S 52 should run a little later on the weekends at lease,because I get tired walking home late at night where i'm tired.I could do it in the day time,but not in the night time.lol

Random Question to VIA:How come you're not in SI anymore?you got tired of the BS unreliable express bus service on SI??

And there's another curve ball... You live on Staten Island now???? :eek:

Yep,I live by the ferry though,so that means I don't have relied on any express or local buses,even though I live right by the 42/52 route.

^^that what happen when someone take a 5 months off from this place.lol

I hand't been here since the summer time,I see alot of stuff on this site had change....Shorline bus is a forum staff now??what is this world is coming too!

Looks like FG won't be out problem anymore:

 

http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=1086259

you know what,didn't he said he going to stop posting on subchat?LMAO

Amy Winehouse passed away at age 27, I wonder if Shoreline bus will be the T/S lol.

 

I always liked that "Rehab" song.

Shoreline is eyewitness news.

3600 and 3724 is at Sc.

in be for FG and VIA G.....you know FG going to say this ''I have to pay $104 for this?''

well,747 is back at SC,it still had CP sticker on it.