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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Jun 29 09:09:30 2026, in response to Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jun 28 22:54:43 2026. Sounds like the subway will be losing a station. |
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Posted by TUNNELRAT on Mon Jun 29 10:17:13 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Jun 29 09:09:30 2026. what about the casino.ain`t gonna lose "NUFFIN" |
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Posted by rkba on Mon Jun 29 10:20:12 2026, in response to Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jun 28 22:54:43 2026. putting a swimming pool in a black neighborhood should be considered an act of terrorism. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 10:33:17 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Jun 29 09:09:30 2026. The casino has been more popular than the track for years. They only made it a full time station for the casino. It’s not going anywhere.It’ll probably be renamed, though. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:26:57 2026, in response to Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jun 28 22:54:43 2026. Not much interest in horse racing in these parts anymore.RIP Roosevelt Raceway. RiP Yonkers Raceway. RIP Aqueduct Raceway. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:26:57 2026, in response to Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jun 28 22:54:43 2026. Not much interest in horse racing in these parts anymore.RIP Roosevelt Raceway. RiP Yonkers Raceway. RIP Aqueduct Raceway. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:26:58 2026, in response to Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jun 28 22:54:43 2026. Not much interest in horse racing in these parts anymore.RIP Roosevelt Raceway. RiP Yonkers Raceway. RIP Aqueduct Raceway. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:26:58 2026, in response to Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Catfish 44 on Sun Jun 28 22:54:43 2026. Not much interest in horse racing in these parts anymore.RIP Roosevelt Raceway. RiP Yonkers Raceway. RIP Aqueduct Raceway. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:28:32 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:26:58 2026. Dear OT Chat Police:Apologies for the multiple posts. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Jun 29 13:28:55 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by TUNNELRAT on Mon Jun 29 10:17:13 2026. I wonder how the ridership would be for the casino? I cant imagine any high rollers waiting for an A train, taking 2 hrs to get to Manhattan.Low rollers?? Step right up. Plenty of seats! |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 13:49:40 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:26:57 2026. Yonkers Raceway closed? |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 13:52:37 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Jun 29 13:28:55 2026. "Aqueduct Racetrack is one of the least-used stations in the system. It was ranked 415th out of 424 by ridership as of 2023, with 202,474 passengers.[5]"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_Racetrack_station I never thought of RWNY as being a place for high rollers. I would think the ridership suffers because the A train doesn't go through any major Asian neighborhoods. |
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Posted by Peter Rosa on Mon Jun 29 14:23:03 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 13:26:57 2026. Horse racing is in decline in most places. It can’t compete with gambling casinos. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 15:09:31 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 13:49:40 2026. Yes, it is now a casino. |
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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Mon Jun 29 15:36:55 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by rkba on Mon Jun 29 10:20:12 2026. The lifeguards refer to them as "stonefish". That's been around for decades. |
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Posted by rkba on Mon Jun 29 15:38:28 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by BILLBKLYN on Mon Jun 29 15:36:55 2026. I hear the favorite food of the African Ceiling Bird is the Stonefish. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 15:40:07 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 15:09:31 2026. Their website shows races through at least the end of 2026. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 15:43:34 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 15:40:07 2026. I just went on DK Horse and there are 10 races tonight, from 6:45 PM to 9:45 PM.So it wasn't closed at all. Yonkers I mean. Aqueduct I know is gone. |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 15:48:31 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Jun 29 15:43:34 2026. Ok, then I sit corrected.There used to be special bus service from NYC points. Is that still around? |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Jun 29 22:28:04 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jun 29 15:48:31 2026. I can imagine it ran from Aqueduct direct to Yonkers |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jun 30 11:31:36 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Catfish 44 on Mon Jun 29 22:28:04 2026. Command Bus used to run an express bus from Brooklyn to Yonkers. They also ran buses to Belmont and Aqueduct, along with Shea and the Meadowlands. |
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Posted by Catfish 44 on Tue Jun 30 18:55:23 2026, in response to Re: Aqueduct Racecourse is Closed, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Jun 30 11:31:36 2026. Yes. There were a few of those routes into the 90s at least. I took some bus from Shea to Canarsie in 1995 or 1996.The yearbooks had information on those ‘franchise’ routes |
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