Broadway Local Posted January 18, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2011 If you had been on the best or worst bus line, please post what type of bus route is it. Feel free to post. Worst bus route I've been: M42 because the bus is slow Best bus route I've been: B6 Local/Limited because they have a lot of Novabus RTS and have to wait for bus around 5 minutes B41 Limited because they take me to Kings Plaza faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted January 19, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 19, 2011 Local Best-Bx12 SBS. New buses, fast, scenic route Worst-Bx19. Buses tend to bunch, rowdy high school kids, very slow and overcrowded Express Best-X42. Uses the FDR Drive, Battery Tunnel, Gowanus, Verrazano, and Staten Island Expressway. Runner up is the X63, which uses the LIE and Queens-Midtown Tunnel in the morning and the Queensboro Bridge in the evening Worst-I would say X29 except that it's gone. The X10 makes a million stops in Manhattan and ends in the dregs of Staten Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted January 19, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 19, 2011 Worst bus route I've been: Bx36 and Bx36 LTD: Both Manhattan bound buses show up 30 minutes later at Parkchester during the PM rush hours. Literally, 3-4 locals show up, with one limited. Maybe LTD service should be removed... the Bx36 was more reliable without a limited service. Bx39: Always late during the PM rush hours. Bx40/42: Bad during rush hours, and two locals = unnecessary. Bx3: You can't get a seat during rush hours... Best bus route I've been: Bx1 LTD: Very nice ride. :tup: Bx12 SBS: Though jammed, it's really faster. Bx14: Always had a seat, never jammed. Bx41: Really fast during middays and Saturdays. Limited trips are better during rush hours. Bx55: Faster than the Bx15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted January 19, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 19, 2011 Best and worst routes I've been on: Local: Manhattan: M15 SBS- Best; Pretty quick, very frequent, and much faster than the limited. Brooklyn: B44: Very good Local: Not too slow, good frequency Limited: Usually flies, also has excellent headways B61: Not the best; About half the time it's late. It could be a little bit more frequent on Saturdays. Sometimes, it can be slow even where there are low amounts of traffic. Express: Worst: X1 (Sometimes) Makes way too many stops and gets crowded even on weekends. Best: X17. As for riding all three branches, I would say the X17C is the best. It flies on the expressway and gets into Manhattan very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted January 19, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 19, 2011 To me: Best bus: Bronx: Bx12 SBS Bx13 Bx36 LTD Bx30 BxM6 BxM7A BxM9 Worst Bus: Bx34 Bx55 Manhattan: Best Bus: M1/M2/M3/M4/M5 M16/M34 M50 M60 M66 M79 M96/M106 Worst Bus M23 M31 M35 M42 M60 M72 Queens: Best bus: Q3 Q6 LTD Q10 LTD Q22 Q23 Q44 Q50 Q53 Q66 Q72 Worst Bus: Q19 Q32 Q100 Q101 Q102 Q103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotb16 Posted January 19, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 19, 2011 Best Buses The Bronx: Bx1, Bx12 (LCL and SBS), Bx16, Bx23, Bx26, Bx41, Bx55 Queens: Q45, Q59, Q50, Q38, Q53, Q60, Q47, Q64, Q39 Brooklyn: B38, B1, B6 Worst Buses The Bronx: Bx3, Bx4, Bx5, Bx6, Bx9, Bx11, Bx13, Bx19, Bx28, Bx30, Bx32, Bx33, Bx35, Bx36, Bx38, Bx39, Bx40, Bx42 Queens: Q72, Q54, Q58, Q32, Q33, Q66, Q27, Q67, Q44 Brooklyn: B11, B63, B69, B67, B16, B35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 19, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 19, 2011 Manhattan Best Buses: M2, M79, X25, M31, M57 Worst Buses: M15, M16, M20, M23, M34, M72 Staten Island Best Buses: X1, X2, X7, X9, X16, X17, S61, S62 Worst Buses: S44, S48, S53, S54, X10, X11, X12, X13, X14, X15, X30 Brooklyn Best Buses: BM1, BM3, X27, X28, B2, B9, B16, B31, B64, B68 Worst Buses: B1, B4, B36 Bronx Best Buses: BXM10 Worst Buses: N/A Queens QM1, QM1A Worst Buses: Q44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted January 20, 2011 To me: Manhattan: Best Bus: M1/M2/M3/M4/M5 M16/M34 M50 M60 M66 M79 M96/M106 Worst Bus M23 M31 M35 M42 M60 M72 So M60 Bus is the best or no? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtNovaBusRTS9369 Posted January 20, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 20, 2011 Best: Q1 Q54 Q56 Q76 (When it ran Weekends) Q83 (Morning Weekends) Worst: Q5 (Heart of Afternoons) Q20A Q30 Q31 Q46 Q85 (Same as Q5) In-Between Q3 Q17 Q27 Q83 (Other Times) M20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 20, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 20, 2011 Best and worst routes I've been on: Local: Manhattan: M15 SBS- Best; Pretty quick, very frequent, and much faster than the limited. Brooklyn: B44: Very good Local: Not too slow, good frequency Limited: Usually flies, also has excellent headways B61: Not the best; About half the time it's late. It could be a little bit more frequent on Saturdays. Sometimes, it can be slow even where there are low amounts of traffic. Express: Worst: X1 (Sometimes) Makes way too many stops and gets crowded even on weekends. Best: X17. As for riding all three branches, I would say the X17C is the best. It flies on the expressway and gets into Manhattan very fast. The X1 is the best IMO. You just need to know when to catch it and watch how buses are spacing. If they're on time and spaced right, I often have a seat to myself. In the AM if I see a decent amount of folks waiting on Hylan I'll let a few pass by since they run every five minutes and then I'll get on and it's rather empty. The weekends can vary also and again depends on when you take it. The later you go to the city, the emptier it is. Coming back can vary too, but yes there are times when it can be SRO, so I pick and choose when I take it. The X10 can be better overall on the weekends regarding crowding, but the X1 has far more frequency and can fly also depending on the spacing. :cool: It also empties out pretty well on Hylan by Clove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2Limited Posted January 20, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 20, 2011 The BEST route I've been on was the Bx33 because it's a short route & it somewhat gets me to my destination [Home]. The WORST route I've been was the Bee Line #14. It's completely too long & tiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted January 21, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 21, 2011 Wirelessly posted via (BlackBerry8520/5.0.0.900 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100) My best is the Q67. Most of the time I'm the only one the entire trip and its a gooa 35 min ride, easpically the last bus of the night (the one I get on) My worse has got to be the Bx12 SBS. It seems like there isn't enough buses and when they do arrive, usually its in bunches of 2-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted January 22, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 22, 2011 I'm going to go by borough. Brooklyn Best: B103 Worst: B3 Manhattan Best: Crosstown-M14, North/South-M98 Worst: M23 Queens Best: Q53 Worst: This one was tough to choose but I'll go with a toss up between the Q24 and 102. Bronx Best: Bx1 Worst: A toss up between the Bx19 and 36. Staten Island Best: S53 Worst: S44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacsnyy Posted January 22, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 22, 2011 Brooklyn: Best: B103 Worst: B15 Manhattan: Best: M98 Worst: M100 Bronx: Best: Bx12 Worst: Bx19 Queens: Best: Q66 Worst: Q60 Staten Island: Best: S53 Worst: S44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted January 22, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 22, 2011 Best: S79 Worst: B25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclephil Posted January 25, 2011 Share #16 Posted January 25, 2011 M60 was my favorite route when I drove,because I didn't have to go downtown and it got me out of Man. It was kind of rough around the holidays because of the increased airport traffic but still my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted January 25, 2011 Share #17 Posted January 25, 2011 I would say the Q33 (Q33). Formerly operated by Triboro Coach Corporation and now by MTA Bus. The Q33 usually has nice B/Os and is a nce ride from the Central Terminal Building at La Guadia Airport to the Victor Moore Terminal at 74th Street and Broadway where connections to the and can be made. En route the Q33 has a nice ride on 82d and 83d Streets to Jackson Heights. The B67 (B67). A nice ride from Downtown Brooklyn to Kensington via Seventh Avenue through Park Slope. The B67 has connections with the at Church Avenue and at 9th Street and with the ( at Seventh Avenue. The B67 is based at the Mr. Jackie Gleason Depot in Sunset Park. The M10 (M10). The M10 has a nice ride alongside Central Park on CPW between West 59th Street-Columbus Circle and West 110th Street-Mr. Frederick Douglass Circle and serves Harlem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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