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Re: Queens Bus Redesign After 1 Year |
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Posted by gbs on Sat Jun 27 01:47:30 2026, in response to Re: Queens Bus Redesign After 1 Year, posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Jun 26 19:38:09 2026. The buses ran non-stop on Woodhaven I remember that Triboro Q53 in the '60s. It started at 61 St in Woodside, then stopped on 63 Dr at Queens Blvd, then non-stop to Rockaway, ending at B116 St. When the regular subway and bus fare was $.15, the Q53 was $.55 one way, $.85 round trip. One summer weekend my friend and I took the subway from Rego Park where we lived to Rockaway Beach because the Q53 was so expensive. The ride took so long, especially because the A train was local in Brooklyn, and ultimately cost $.30, because of the $.15 extra fare required to exit in Rockaway (the turnstiles required tokens in both directions). We decided to take the Q53 home because of the slow ride by subway, so the $.55 fare home plus the $.30 fare going came to the same $.85 after all, and we could have had a faster ride going there as well. |
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