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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Mar 23 01:33:00 2009, in response to Re: New South Ferry track map, posted by MainR3664 on Sun Mar 22 13:39:27 2009. From a previous message: "Yeah, I looking through pics on NYC subway.org, I foound the temporary headhouse that was in use in the mid 2000s...I'd forgotten all about it. But didn't that lead into the station from a different direction- like near the TO's position or something? There were wooden boards over the regular passageway, as it comes back to me, right?"The temporary entrance was used while the new terminal was being built, but whether that temporary entrance was used or the main entrance (that was recently closed a week ago) - station really only had one entrance/exit in operation at one time, an either or situation. Why does it matter to many South Ferry riders whether the entrance to the #1 subway station in located inside the Ferry terminal or outside the Ferry terminal some minutes away? Simple - it has to do with connections. The majority of Ferry riders have to make connections to buses, the SIR or the subways, etc. usually at both ends of their journey, very few riders only have to ride the ferry as their sole vehicle. Thus the ease of connections between these facilities becomes very important. The ferry schedule with boats running at 30 and 60 minutes apart, and on Staten Island with the buses and SIR often timed to the ferry schedule - means that missing a connection means being late, often very late. Even though the new subway terminal is a few steps away outside from the ferry terminal doorways - it means dealing with rainy days, snowy days and other bad weather days just to get to and from the subway trains. Yes, riders to/from Bowling Green also have to deal with the weather, and plenty of times there are folks running to the ferry terminal to not miss a boat. The six months of NYC's bad weather does take a toll on one's spirit, with all of the other hassles of commuting about town. Mike |
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