checkmatechamp13 Posted September 23, 2019 Share #26 Posted September 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: After year and a half past the planned implementation date, Q47 buses will start serving Bulova Corporate Center on September 30th. Signs have been placed on certain buses. Wait, so buses don't currently run there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted September 23, 2019 Share #27 Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, checkmatechamp13 said: Wait, so buses don't currently run there? Nah... Nothing's changed with the Q47 since then.... You know how swift the MTA is with these types of things ! Edited September 23, 2019 by B35 via Church 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azspeedbullet Posted September 24, 2019 Share #28 Posted September 24, 2019 3 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: After year and a half past the planned implementation date, Q47 buses will start serving Bulova Corporate Center on September 30th. Signs have been placed on certain buses. hopefully this means they increase the service on the q47 bus. I noticed during rush hours, it is impossible to get on an atlas park bound bus near the 7 train subways on 69th st and 74th st. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 24, 2019 Share #29 Posted September 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, azspeedbullet said: hopefully this means they increase the service on the q47 bus. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted September 24, 2019 Share #30 Posted September 24, 2019 17 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Nah... Nothing's changed with the Q47 since then.... You know how swift the MTA is with these types of things ! On BusTime it's shows Q47 buses serving the center. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share #31 Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Lil 57 said: On BusTime it's shows Q47 buses serving the center. Yeah, and it's been like that for almost two years while nothing (currently) runs there. Edited September 24, 2019 by BM5 via Woodhaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted September 24, 2019 Share #32 Posted September 24, 2019 29 minutes ago, Lil 57 said: On BusTime it's shows Q47 buses serving the center. ...which is misleading. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share #33 Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Update: So for some unknown reason, bus operators have been instructed to not serve Bulova. Someone asked if the bus was going to Bulova and the operator said that they were told to not go there. Multiple checks on bustime confirm that. Right now, it is unclear on when service will actually start. On the other hand, the new schedule is out. https://new.mta.info/document/6531 Edited September 30, 2019 by BM5 via Woodhaven 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted September 30, 2019 Share #34 Posted September 30, 2019 So we posted a new schedule and now it won't serve Bulova until what, we're dead? Typical shenanigans 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted September 30, 2019 Share #35 Posted September 30, 2019 All BS aside, what is this blatantly false advertising all about with serving this place? This shit is annoying now.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted October 1, 2019 Share #36 Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Q43LTD said: So we posted a new schedule and now it won't serve Bulova until what, we're dead? Typical shenanigans Did some research, apparently it's a venue for corporate events. Was supposed to be for Amazon when they went to LIC, but Queens residents scared the pants off them. I'm guessing the Governor had to be pressured into serving that place by hospitality workers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted October 1, 2019 Share #37 Posted October 1, 2019 3 hours ago, NY1635 said: Did some research, apparently it's a venue for corporate events. Was supposed to be for Amazon when they went to LIC, but Queens residents scared the pants off them. I'm guessing the Governor had to be pressured into serving that place by hospitality workers. I think it was the space near there, not the actual corporate center. The address that Amazon was going to get was 26-15 Boody Street, and that's not the corporate center, but the space adjacent to it. Also, the decision to send the Q47 over there was made way before Amazon announced their intentions to build new offices and such in cities they choose. It's supposed to serve the corporate center between 6am and 3pm Northbound, and 10am to 7pm Southbound. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share #38 Posted October 1, 2019 Q47 buses are now stopping at Bulova as of this afternoon (not sure about the AM). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share #39 Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) Q47 buses are once again not serving Bulova. Maybe this thread should be renamed to read "to (not) serve" instead. This time, there's an advisory posted on the MTA website: Quote Planned Work Posted: 10/4/19 2:39 PM Until further notice Q47 buses are temporarily bypassing the Bulova Corporate Center bus stop at all times. Please use the following nearby stops:Northbound: 77 St at 25 AvSouthbound: 78 St at 25 Av I wonder how much longer until they'll pull a Q114 on this one. Edited October 4, 2019 by BM5 via Woodhaven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted October 4, 2019 Share #40 Posted October 4, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 9:06 PM, NY1635 said: Was supposed to be for Amazon when they went to LIC, but Queens residents scared the pants off them..... Yeah, they definitely had Bezos shaking in his boots, didn't they.... smh... Quote Planned Work Posted: 10/4/19 2:39 PM Until further notice, Q47 buses are temporarily bypassing the Bulova Corporate Center bus stop at all times. They're making it sound like there's some construction or obstruction or something that's hindering them from having buses serve it.... If that's not the case, then this doesn't classify as "planned work".... There's something rotten in the state of Denmark about this whole Bulova ordeal that's not being disclosed to the public here..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetSMART45 Posted October 6, 2019 Share #41 Posted October 6, 2019 Tracing everything back, Bulova must have approached the MTA prior to when this surfaced in the Feb 2018 book. They must have been on solid ground that they were finally going to offload the facility to a new buyer -- Terreno Realty. This sale was announced as finalized at the beginning of February 2018 in Crain's New York (prior to the Feb Board meeting). So if Bulova got essentially green-lighted by someone at the MTA, I'm guessing that request was submitted somewhere around 2-3 months before (at least), so let's just say around Sept/Oct of 2017. In the Staff Summary for this, note that Bulova was supposed to make adjustments to the property to enable MTA buses to serve it. So, 2-3 months out, Bulova says to the MTA, "we'll change things (do Cap Ex) for your buses to access our property." MTA flies the proposal to all the different departments for their "studies", and within that time Bulova gets a serious offer. Bulova would disclose this to Terreno, and the two outcomes would be: (a) Bulova would do the Cap Ex and thus raise the price (or include the costs) of those improvements which Terreno would pay, or (b) Leave the price as-is, tell Terreno their proposal with the MTA is out there awaiting action, and let Terreno make their own decision of whether to spend their own money. My bet is on the latter. Terreno probably put the whole thing on hold, BUT presumably used the MTA proposal as a carrot in negotiating any future tenancy proposals. Amazon came along, and was reported to be a major tenant in October 2018, with them officially leasing as of Dec 1, 2018. During this period (Feb-Oct), Terreno could have told the MTA they couldn't have access to the property (while in talks with anyone including Amazon), but once things settle, THEY would decide when buses could come on-site. This whole scenario isn't really that uncommon, but Bulova was probably trying to sweeten any sale deal by being able to boast of "direct public transportation". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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