trainfan22 Posted June 14, 2018 Share #23526 Posted June 14, 2018 45 minutes ago, ABOGbrooklyn said: Anyone know when new bus fleet are coming to replace the old RTS buses? The XD40 order coming in now will replace a good chunk of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABOGbrooklyn Posted June 14, 2018 Share #23527 Posted June 14, 2018 13 hours ago, trainfan22 said: The XD40 order coming in now will replace a good chunk of them. Thanks, cannot wait! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life Posted June 14, 2018 Share #23528 Posted June 14, 2018 Is there any 1990-1994 RTSs still on the road? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleasonbus7560 Posted June 14, 2018 Share #23529 Posted June 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Yankees4life said: Is there any 1990-1994 RTSs still on the road? No 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JX248 Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23530 Posted June 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Yankees4life said: Is there any 1990-1994 RTSs still on the road? I believe Gleason has a 1990 (#0007) that goes out once in a while as a MetroCard sales bus. But as far as passenger service goes, no. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion6025 Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23531 Posted June 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Yankees4life said: Is there any 1990-1994 RTSs still on the road? You're gonna have a very hard time finding RTS that old anywhere lmao. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23532 Posted June 15, 2018 2 hours ago, JX248 said: I believe Gleason has a 1990 (#0007) that goes out once in a while as a MetroCard sales bus. But as far as passenger service goes, no. Nice. I might have to keep an eye out if I'm in Bensonhurst for that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23533 Posted June 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, Yankees4life said: Nice. I might have to keep an eye out if I'm in Bensonhurst for that. Found the schedule for it and the MetroCard van: http://web.mta.info/metrocard/mms.htm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23534 Posted June 15, 2018 The metrocard bus has a schedule? lol..... I always thought their presence throughout the city had no rhyme or reason to it; random....... Good to know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23535 Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, B35 via Church said: The metrocard bus has a schedule? lol..... I always thought their presence throughout the city had no rhyme or reason to it; random....... Good to know. Yes they do and it sucks. There's supposedly a MetroCard bus near me in Riverdale every Wednesday. I've been living here for years and I think I've been around once or twice when the bus was out there. One Wednesday morning I was walking towards Henry Hudson Parkway and saw one heading south towards Johnson Avenue which is where it parks at. It's basically for seniors and people who aren't mobile. This new system can't come fast enough. I used to be able to get Metrocards from a store. I would call them up before going there because it's a bit of an adventure since they only take cash. Now I don't even bother because they never have the Express bus pass, and of late, they've been out of everything, so I just prepare myself for a long walk to 242nd or 231st and hope a machine works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23536 Posted June 15, 2018 The charity HAI used to run (as of a couple years ago, not sure if they still do) a similar ex-NYCT 8000-series TMC. Passed my house once and I was so confused to hear that sound again. Might still be out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted June 15, 2018 Share #23537 Posted June 15, 2018 Why does FB use the XD40 on the B44 sbs sometimes? Also I recalled seeing a few XD40s on the Q53 sbs back in early May. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaionBx12+SBS Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23538 Posted June 16, 2018 Yesterday during PM rush hour I’m catching the Bx31 northbound at Pelham Parkway and four buses pull in together when the headway is 10 minutes. 😖 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahC99 Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23539 Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) I just watched the CBS News at 11 PM. They did a news piece about those Museum of Sex ads that are on the front of the buses saying that they are causing problem in the city, such as female drivers of the buses with the ads getting harassed. Any opinions on this? Edited June 16, 2018 by JeremiahC99 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastFlatbushLarry Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23540 Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, JeremiahC99 said: I just watched the CBS News at 11 PM. They did a news piece about those Museum of Sex ads that are on the front of the buses saying that they are causing problem in the city, such as female drivers of the buses with the ads getting harassed. Any opinions on this? in all my years, I've never heard so many customers vocally express their displeasure with these ads, and as far as i know, female b/o's absolutely hate the ads 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23541 Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, JeremiahC99 said: I just watched the CBS News at 11 PM. They did a news piece about those Museum of Sex ads that are on the front of the buses saying that they are causing problem in the city, such as female drivers of the buses with the ads getting harassed. Any opinions on this? According to WABC-TV, those ads will be coming off of all buses that have them (some buses still have VIM/YMI Jeans ads). The museum has threatened a lawsuit; however, this could become a test of Miller v. California. Edited June 16, 2018 by aemoreira81 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23542 Posted June 16, 2018 Who even approved this ad anyways? We already know lots of people get dirty minds just for reading the word sex. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFarms36 Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23543 Posted June 16, 2018 32 minutes ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Who even approved this ad anyways? We already know lots of people get dirty minds just for reading the word sex. The city has been on a Hot Plate ever since put up those ads on the front. Supposedly 2 weeks are left of the campaign, but I really do agree on who agreed to put them up. June 2018 Board Meeting: New Rule! Ban anything that has the word sex in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23544 Posted June 16, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Who even approved this ad anyways? We already know lots of people get dirty minds just for reading the word sex. Someone at Outfront Media (formerly CBS Outdoor, Viacom Outdoor, Infinity Outdoor, and TDI/Transportation Displays Inc.), which has the advertising contract for the MTA. (They used to have the contract for NICE and Bee Line as well, but they switched to Gateway Outdoor.) One version of that company, along with Outfront predecessor Gannett Transit, acquired by Infinity Outdoor, or Van Wagner, acquired by CBS Outdoor, has had the ad contract since at least the 1960s except for 2007-2010 when it was Titan (now owned by Alphabet, Inc., parent of Google). The name change to Outfront was when CBS did a partial spinoff before a later full spinoff. Also, did you know that all political ads have been banned from MTA vehicles and stations since about 2014? Edited June 16, 2018 by aemoreira81 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23545 Posted June 16, 2018 31 minutes ago, aemoreira81 said: Someone at Outfront Media (formerly CBS Outdoor, Viacom Outdoor, Infinity Outdoor, and TDI/Transportation Displays Inc.), which has the advertising contract for the MTA. (They used to have the contract for NICE and Bee Line as well, but they switched to Gateway Outdoor.) One version of that company, along with Outfront predecessor Gannett Transit, acquired by Infinity Outdoor, or Van Wagner, acquired by CBS Outdoor, has had the ad contract since at least the 1960s except for 2007-2010 when it was Titan (now owned by Alphabet, Inc., parent of Google). The name change to Outfront was when CBS did a partial spinoff before a later full spinoff. Also, did you know that all political ads have been banned from MTA vehicles and stations since about 2014? Noticed that Gateway Outdoor does advertising for smaller markets. Haven't seen a full bus wrap with NICE in a while. Most or less since the recent XD40 bus order they received. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23546 Posted June 16, 2018 11 hours ago, JeremiahC99 said: I just watched the CBS News at 11 PM. They did a news piece about those Museum of Sex ads that are on the front of the buses saying that they are causing problem in the city, such as female drivers of the buses with the ads getting harassed. Any opinions on this? The video if anyone wants to see it: https://youtu.be/aiHLF1tinzk The adds should be moving towards the back of the bus for the last 2 weeks of the campaign. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23547 Posted June 16, 2018 14 hours ago, JeremiahC99 said: I just watched the CBS News at 11 PM. They did a news piece about those Museum of Sex ads that are on the front of the buses saying that they are causing problem in the city, such as female drivers of the buses with the ads getting harassed. Any opinions on this? Yes, and I can sum it up in two words.... Fake Outrage. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23548 Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, B35 via Church said: Yes, and I can sum it up in two words.... Fake Outrage. Except it was drivers complaining...and the MTA was furious with Akademiks in 2004 when Akademiks ran an ad with the tag line: Read Books. Get Brain. (Of course, no one at the MTA knew what "getting brain" really meant.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23549 Posted June 16, 2018 54 minutes ago, aemoreira81 said: Except it was drivers complaining...and the MTA was furious with Akademiks in 2004 when Akademiks ran an ad with the tag line: Read Books. Get Brain. (Of course, no one at the MTA knew what "getting brain" really meant.) It wasn't only drivers complaining.... But since you bring it up, I'm not buying for a second that there's any quantifiable phenomena of female b/o's getting hit on, causing safety concerns, due to some ad.... I wouldn't put it past some female b/o that morally disapproves of the ad to conjure up a false narrative indicative of rape culture..... Mighty funny how this wasn't a problem worth publicizing before these ads came about - like female b/o's weren't getting hit on before the fact..... You're gonna get men thinking with their d*cks, regardless of some ad on some bus(es)..... Now I'm not saying that's right, but let's not sit here & pretend that an ad that reads Museum of Sex is having whatever amount of men wide-eyed, beating their chest, phallus solid, making monkey noises & shit, trying to slide up in something sweet right quick.... 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted June 16, 2018 Share #23550 Posted June 16, 2018 2 hours ago, B35 via Church said: It wasn't only drivers complaining.... But since you bring it up, I'm not buying for a second that there's any quantifiable phenomena of female b/o's getting hit on, causing safety concerns, due to some ad.... I wouldn't put it past some female b/o that morally disapproves of the ad to conjure up a false narrative indicative of rape culture..... Mighty funny how this wasn't a problem worth publicizing before these ads came about - like female b/o's weren't getting hit on before the fact..... You're gonna get men thinking with their d*cks, regardless of some ad on some bus(es)..... Now I'm not saying that's right, but let's not sit here & pretend that an ad that reads Museum of Sex is having whatever amount of men wide-eyed, beating their chest, phallus solid, making monkey noises & shit, trying to slide up in something sweet right quick.... #metoo era bullshht. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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