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Not really surprised on many of these, given that the 99s have made these redundant. One thing that should be done though is to extend the Q60 deeper into Manhattan overnight and connect it with the other 99s. Another move that should be made is to make the BxM8 into the Bx98 overnight and run it local from Hunts Point Avenue; it's far enough from the Bx4 at many points to warrant such and such could also eliminate a need for the Bx24. (I do know that the BxM7 exists, but this would provide local service from Southern at 149 and then along Bruckner; the BxM7 could then provide a transfer at East Tremont Avenue.)

IINM, he was homeless.

If the police would release the name of the person apprehended, one could glean some information on that before long. That said, one could start with felony criminal mischief and attempted manslaughter. I find it hard for the MTA to pin this one on the train operator.

Someone clamped a plank onto the tracks, and was arrested for it. Such should be prosecuted as an act of terrorism.

3 minor injuries. Now if items were thrown onto the tracks, could that be treated as a terrorist incident?

They aren't SBS anymore. The words were removed from the buses, but since they're needed for local service right away, there is no time to change the livery. Example: 5577 on the Bx9: 5577 by Adam E. Moreira, on Flickr Oh it's in SBS colors, but the brand +selectbusservice has been removed from the bus. (7615-7658 at Flatbush are likewise local buses, but the SBS livery has not been removed from all yet.) As for liveries, 5439 has already had 3 different liveries...even though it has had Wi-Fi and charging ports from the start, it was the last bus delivered in the old livery (after the new livery had already been announced). Then it went to SBS livery and now local livery. (That bus started at Kingsbridge as a local bus, then went to Quill as an SBS bus, and onward to Flatbush as an SBS bus, and now it's back at Kingsbridge as a local bus.

RE: the B99 and M99---is there a reason why this route can't be split overnight between Brooklyn (FLA B99, ENY M99) and Quill? It seems like a long deadhead from East New York back to MJQ depot, or from MJQ to New Lots, and likely the same for FLA from Manhattan.

Cash is still okay at the vending machines.

Long-term, that is not going to work because of interference with the door side mirror. A more permanent hard plastic fix is going to be needed.

I am actually surprised to that end that East 80 Street is still a 4-lane road instead of 2 lanes and a center turn lane. The usage of that road doesn't really warrant 4 lanes all the way (and between Avenue J and K, there is a fixed speed camera).

One week should be good. A really good time to perhaps start may be the start of the fall pick.

(insert facepalm here) Left without further comment... https://abc7ny.com/video-shows-partiers-take-over-mta-bus-while-smoking-dancing-in-queens/6365876/

The idea is that the Q47 can't support everyone trying to get to and from the B6 (airline) terminal when it's actually functioning again.

1. The longest unlinked trip for me was the Q44 Limited... 2. Related to the first, all on buses, trying to get home from White Plains (also on a bus). After getting off the Bee Line 3, I then used the Bx9 to the Q44 to the Q56. This was during the 2003 blackout...and I eventually got a ride from the Q56 home to a residence with lights and air conditioning. It's during the blackouts that one really realizes how crucial the surface transit network is. BTW, fun fact...Alexander's still owns the site of its flagship store and is a pretty expensive stock these days per share, but has not rung up a retail sale since 1992 (after closing the stores, Alexander's was able to emerge from bankruptcy).

On the BxM11 at 116 and Madison. 0023 by Adam E. Moreira, on Flickr

On the Q70, the no standing rules really need to be enforced so that two Q70 buses can easily fit in the stand on Woodside. Oftentimes, I see a Q70 needing to park at the 63 Street Q18 stop for lack of room. Also, with B6 (the airline jetBlue, not the route) unlikely to leave the Marine Air Terminal, is there a need for a less-frequent shuttle just going to Terminal A? Keep in mind that previosuly, there were 12 rigids covering the Q70, and now there are 13 articulated buses. A caveat now is that B6 hardly has any operations now at Marine Air as there are only 1-3 flights each day there...with a plane that may sit for a few days before flying again, but when short-haul can return to normal, those six gates at Marine Air (Terminal A) will be busy, and as such, I would wonder if it's necessary to have two buses operating only Woodside to Terminal A Currently, the maximum amount of buses needed for the Q70 SBS is 9 (accounting for delays). Also, this would not be needed now, but when traffic from LGA returns to near normal, I do see the need for 2 buses to run just to Terminal A.

With OMNY and all-door boarding, there may be no need for Select Bus Service down the line since the OMNY device can be used at every door. The SBS wrap should be replaced with the regular livery. The blue sign can remain or Select can revert to Limited. What would be interesting is if the LFSAs with luggage racks may get a special livery similar to what 6274-6286 have. Also, where does the Bx99 go to turn around? Do buses have to go all the way up to McLean Avenue in Yonkers to relay?

It's Rosie Perez? I thought it was a toned-down Awkwafina or Rosario Dawson.

According to a pop-up on their home page, they will end all service at the conclusion of the Friday schedules. DeCamp was in business for 150 years. I could see the 33 and 66 going to Lakeland, or NJT Wayne, with the 32 and 99 to Meadowlands, but where would the 44 and 88 go?

Except for the over Manhattan Valley, but bypassing 125 Street. As for winds, JFK Airport was reporting hurricane-force gusts...which prompted this decision. Also, because of a signal malfunction, the isn't running south of Bedford-Nostrand.

The could at least run to Whitehall. As for the , that could be suspended with running instead (existing on the road converted to service). To end at 59 Street requires a relay outdoors. As for the , that can run to 2 Avenue. Also, the is starting and ending at 191 Street, bypassing 125 Street, and the last stop outbound for trains is Myrtle-Wyckoff.

Looks like a convenient place to turn the bus around, and also extremely close to MJQ Depot. That said, I do agree as to why it doesn't just run with the B99 service...and there is still a gap in upper Manhattan.

Given how the S53, S79, and B1 are orphaned at their western end, what about a route that extends the S53 to downtown Brooklyn via 4 Avenue? (Hylan Boulevard is already covered by the SiM1C.)

Bus 23, a Prevost X3-45, is driver training at Yonkers. I attempted a picture, but it came out blurry and I didn't get another chance.

I would make one minor change to the Bx99 route, at the northern end. Have it turn off Jerome Avenue at Van Cortlandt Avenue, and then run it via Van Cortlandt and Bainbridge to directly serve Montefiore/North Bronx Central, replacing the Mosholu Parkway stop with the front door of Montefiore, where a transfer can be done between the routes serving the northeast Bronx. (This is in addition to the BxM4, unless the Bx99 would replace it.) Also, there should be a north-south route replacing the each night...I would call it the Bx98 operating straight up and down Broadway from 59 to 242 (no deviations), making subway stops plus GW Bridge Bus Terminal. This would replace the M104.