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Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Jan 22 18:35:31 2008, in response to Re: G Train to be cut back to Court Square permanently, posted by Eric B on Tue Jan 22 17:19:25 2008. So these other people are suggesting the M riders would not want to lose the direct Nassau service, and hence they would prefer it to a new midtown service.That is pure speculation though. Many of these people don't even know about the fact that it's even possible to have direct Midtown service. I lived in Ridgewood (near Forest Ave) for over 20 years, and I never knew that was there until I became a "SubFan". None of my neighbors had any clue. We all just got off at Wyckoff and took the L if we wanted Midtown, and accepted that as "that's the way it is". And I can tell you that 80% of my Manhattan subway travel was to Midtown. I usually used the L, but also did the Essex-Delancey thing, or occasionally Canal St. Rarely if ever did I actually need a destination along the Nassau line (exiting fare control), and all the Nassa transfers are a pain in the ass to go all the way south just to go north again on some other line after transferring....thus the popularity of the L. Most of the people I lived around that also used the subway, also had Midtown destinations. Unless you work down in the FInancial district, the Nassau line is all but useless, as even though it connects to every trunk line, it's still a PITA to use most of those transfers. I mean, you live or lived along the M too....how often did you rather have Nassau than Midtown access? How many times have YOU used the L because the Nassau line was useless to you. I mean Bushwick and Ridgewood are not exactly crawling with Wall St or Financial District types. |
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