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FastTrack nonsense.

Posted by BrooklynBus on Fri Dec 15 15:35:21 2017

I rarely ride trains late at night any more, but last night was an exception. I didn't expect to be out that late. I got caught up in Fastrack. As I got off at 49 Street, I quickly glanced at the flyer with a bold headline which said "No overnight service at this station." I figured since I won't be out past midnight it, it wouldn't affect me so I didn't read the rest of the flyer. How was I to know that the MTA now considers 9:30 PM as "overnight service"?

Also, it was not only 49 Street that was closed, but the entire Broadway Line. So the heading was doubly misleading. I ended up returning to the station at 11 PM. Not bothering to read all the small print, I figured I would just walk to Times Square and pick up the Q there, since I knew the B doesn't run after 10:30 and didn't want to make that long transfer at Barclay Center from the D.

So at Times Square I read the poster and figured out what was going on. But, all I had to do was to walk one block to Rockefeller Center to get the Q. I would have done that if the words in big print said. "Broadway Line closed after 9:30 PM." And below it said, (Q) operating on 6 Ave. No N or R in Manhattan." Then more details below in smaller print. That would have been much more clearer than what was done.

So I take the 2 from Tines Square and get on a jam packed Q at Atlantic at 11:15 PM and didn't get a seat until Beverley Road.

So why should anyone wonder why some prefer to drive? You shouldn't have to ride as if it were rush hour, when it is nearly midnight. And the "brains" at RPA actually think you could close the system at night. That single Q train would have required 20 buses.

Then when I had to change for the bus shortly before midnight, BusTime said the next bus was 1 1/2 miles or 9 minutes away. So I decided to walk. Luckily I was able to catch the bus at the next stop two minutes later. It obviously wasn't a mile and a half away. When I told this to the driver who somehow knew me, responded "you of all people should no not to believe BusTime or anything the MTA tells you.

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