WORST NYC TRAIN POLL !!!

i've never been convinced that the Staten Island Railway even exists

Amtrak - ridiculously overpriced and smells funny

also the food is vile. i dare you to eat an amtrak bagel.

i have eated a amtrak cheeseburger - omg puke

YUK - the microwaved ones?

V TRAIN.

yah the microwave one waht was i thinking - likely something like vermont is so far i am so hungry

now i fly to vermont - fuck amtrak bigtime

and i would consider amtrak a national, rather than nyc, train, and don't think it should be eligible. but it definitely sucks.

although i must admit i voted for the bus - the bus brings me down bigtime - its a transportation of depression

http://scoopsnoodle.com/bus/CrosstownEnnui.jpg

bus otm, that thing is always full of crackheads

I've never used the NYC airtrain but the Newark one sucks. I think it was around $8 to go the 1/2 stop from Newark to Newark airport.

yeah thats pretty much what its like

the bus can be great, sometimes. taking the bus in manhattan is obviously pointless and frustrating, but sometimes it is the best thing for getting around brooklyn or queens.

i am a big supporter of buses. of course, buses suck because they are depressing, not because of the percentage of old and/or poor people on them.

amtrak rules because the seats are comfortable and spacious and you can plug in a laptop/phone/ipod, and it's not much longer than flying to Boston or DC. but this is for longer trips - i'll take much cheaper and shittier options under 2 hrs.

anyway, i'm blissfully free of G-riding experiences, and while Manhattan JMZ sucks enormously, at least I'm not gonna die on the thing. I suppose the extremely annoying Roosevelt Islandish stretch of the F is compensated for elsewhere.

S (manhattan)
S (brooklyn)

isn't something missing here?

why are buses depressing?

buses are depressing?

that rockaway s doesnt count - like it just goes the same place as the A wtf

wait maybe that makes it the worst o fuck

that's what you just said.

i am a big supporter of buses. of course, buses suck because they are depressing, not because of the percentage of old and/or poor people on them.

the buses blow because they get stuck in traffic and/or never show up

the bus brings me down bigtime - its a transportation of depression

when i had a monthly metrocard i used to take the bus all the time to kill time.

http://kscakes.com.nyud.net:8080/LolCats/Uploads/Saved/aw-fuk-i-forget-a-s.jpg

i took it once from washington heights to 42nd st areaish. it took a really long time.

This is crazy, if you're bikeless in Bklyn the buses are often the only way to get from A to BCDEFGH... without leaving the borough entirely. Fuckin classic.

yeah i dont know really what it is about the buses - and im not saying theyre not useful - total downer tho

No one here has actually proposed a valid reason for the buses to be depressing. Aside from the "never show up" thing which is a) local and b) seasonal -- outside of winter storm conditions they're AT LEAST as reliable as the NR. Deffo more so than the G.

lol not everyone lives in bklyn shocker

it's probably much less salient in nyc, but people in other cities are always 'buses are so ghetto' etc.

buses are not ghetto

yeah buses are always late when i need them and the engine noise inside is pretty loud/grating, but they're pretty useful. they are not the worst nyc train.

having to depend on the bus to get you somewhere at a specific time is dud. i had a love/hate relationship with the B61 when i had to take it everyday; it would never come when it was supposed to, but the view going along the red hook waterfront was so idyllic and relaxing that i didn't get too agitated about it. whereas the L train agitates me nearly every day now.

anyways, the bus in not nearly as depressing as certain trains. being above ground pwns being below ground.

I used to take DC buses all the time - don't see what's ghetto about them.

ghetto is such a weird, fucked up word to use

trains feel purposeful, buses feel ennuiful.

old people can't walk

sometimes taking a long time to get somewhere=awesome, you get to read an extra chapter/listen to a few more songs

i would sooner forswear my love for george w. bush and '00s indie rock than renounce my opinion that buses are 'ghetto' and depressing

i ride the buses in manhattan, certain routes are better than others.

depressing maybe because you're at closer quarters than on the subway or at least it feels like that, right on top of each other, breathing and smelling and listening to ppl arguing w/driver or each other and lots of dumb cell phone talk.

buses are generally energy non-efficient in comparison to other forms of public transit that can be used, also gasoline also pollution also blah blah blah, buses are really non-ideal solutions to a complicated problem. if you live in a place under-served by other forms of public transportation then what the hell are you going to do, obviously you're going to take the bus and be ok with it, and yeah a bus isn't as depressing as the g train.

ppl who live in areas well served by other forms of public transit, in nyc or elsewhere, are of course going to hate the fucking bus. they hit people constantly, mess up traffic patterns, break down and clog streets, make a ton of noise, etc etc. this isn't rocket science!

gabbneb if you fucking use the word "ghetto" again i'm going to hunt you down and punch you straight in teh goddamned face.

i'm not actually serious but that's not even funny as a joke, you asshole. especially since nyc's northern "ghettos" are rather fantastically served by the subway, so your comment doens't even make any fucking sense.

tho the thing about subways is that they do not crash into sides of buildings the way dc buses do, so they're less funny.

i understand people "hating" buses or hating to ride the bus but I do not understand calling them ghetto or thinking that they are depressing as a whole.

gabbneb if you fucking use the word "ghetto" again i'm going to hunt you down and punch you straight in teh goddamned face.

o rly

I do not understand thinking that they are depressing as a whole

you may want to discuss this with yr bro jhoshea

ok which bus is gayer: hampton jitney vs. purple nyu bus

i am a big supporter of buses. of course, buses suck because they are depressing, not because of the percentage of old and/or poor people on them.

amtrak rules because the seats are comfortable and spacious and you can plug in a laptop/phone/ipod, and it's not much longer than flying to Boston or DC. but this is for longer trips - i'll take much cheaper and shittier options under 2 hrs.

anyway, i'm blissfully free of G-riding experiences, and while Manhattan JMZ sucks enormously, at least I'm not gonna die on the thing. I suppose the extremely annoying Roosevelt Islandish stretch of the F is compensated for elsewhere.

S (manhattan)
S (brooklyn)

isn't something missing here?

-- gabbneb, Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:13 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Not everyone lives in Prospect Heights, no, but if buses are necessary for getting around parts of Bklyn that are pretty well served in general and full of young white professionals, multiply that by some big number of times for the need for buses in the outer reaches of Queens, the Bronx, and South/Outer Bklyn.

i am a big supporter of buses. of course, buses suck

U MUST BE FAKE GABBNEBS

i dont think theyre geto but they are v depress. i mean theyre slow and they inexplicably stop all the fucking time and there tends to be a higher concentration of eye diseases than in the general population - but still there's something bafflingly extra producing the thick air in there. also i never ever take them so theyre kinda mysterious like people are all where's the n64 dude and i go waht. tho i used to take this one bus all the time in boston - that was bad. also ive taken the one that goes up 1st ave a little. a few times i took one from ft green to bushwick.

buses in chicago are well known to be a great place to meet people. the #66 chicago ave. bus is (according to the tribune published red eye) the route with the greatest mix of single attractive people in chicago. the "rum bus" (the 151 Sheridan bus) used to hold the unofficial crown but the 'hoods that route serves are now chock full of married yuppies. unfortuneately the bus i ride every day (the #49 western) serves the actual ghetto and as such, i do ride a very "ghetto bus".

i would never express a sentiment i disagree with in sarcastic fashion order to critique it. no one does that on ilx.

buses in manhattan are important for going crosstown.

FAKE GABBNEB IS HI

23rd, 42nd, 125th and the one that goes x central park (86 or 72) are pretty frequent.

if you let the bus get you down, then the terrorists have truly won.

57th too. i also like the bus route that picks up from j&r's below city hall park and goes to alphabet city.

also, i don't mind the bus but i don't LIKE it really. i used to take it to work when i worked @ barnes & noble because it came regularly and was faster than walking the 23 blocks to work. not depressing, except for no leg room.

I think the buses that are local to me and needed for my social life might be pretty "good" ones, because the B65 and B48 are my best friends in the winter.

SO HAS ANYONE EVER TOOKEN THE WATER TAXI?

i hate the bendy part of the bus even tho i for some reason insist on sitting there

i made some arts abt how the bus makes me feel fyi http://scoopsnoodle.com/bus

how many noizers has taken the LIRR?

i have. it was okay for my needs.

i'm sure lots of noizers have. LIRR is awesome because you can DRINK BEER. metro north too.

i has never taken these trains:

S (brooklyn)
PATH
LIRR
Staten Island Railway
2nd Ave Subway
US Helicopter
Hasid Bus
Water Taxi
Heelys Roller Shoes

i have also never taken heelys roller shoes. ... ;_;

are there any ex-hasid ILXors to tell us about the secret routes of the hasid bus?

I has taken the LIRR to the beach, and also I took it home from Penn Station during the transit strike two years ago because it stopped in Bed-Stuy within walking distance of my apt. It was okay.

xp they look so awesome tho right - so jealous of those gliding little kids

http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00TvjQMUSRIabEM/Roller-Shoes-HX-R023-1-.jpg

Does anyone ever take the PATH within NYC? It occurred to me yesterday that if you wanted to get from Christopher Street (or 9th or 14th or 23rd but the last one would be downright ridiculous) to Penn Station or vice versa, you'd actually save a whole 50 cents.

Also the PATH is sort of inconvenient in comparison to some NYC trains but it is by and large WAAAY cleaner than anything the MTA can offer, and the stations are cleaner too. And nicer all around.

The Bklyn S, being elevated, looks out on some cool views, including an old warehouse on Dean St that was refurbished with a green roof (and got into fancy magazines), and you can see the little growing things on the roof from the train. Also I always liked seeing the lighted windows go by from my fire escape when I lived by the tracks.

The bus rules fuck you haters. Also the Bus is good for getting to the UES which is where Gabbneb clearly lives and he's all ;_; oh noes i dont even live on a train!!! ;_;

I voted for the G just because of how the ratio of (fucking you/helping you) has been

Anyway FUCK a B train for not running outside of commuter hours.

the g is in so many ways the worst but i give it props for agreeing to take me points north w/o going to manhattan

g during the day = not that bad, esp if you can catch it outside.

the V doesn't run on weekends. wtf, train!

the V doesn't run on weekends. wtf, train!

Yes, but it is very useful during the week!!

I love that when the E goes through the tunnel to Manhattan it transforms from reliable, ass-saving super train to kinda useless third-rate nothing train.

unless it rains a little bit and you are trying to go to queens! last summer was like constant signal failures

(x-post about V train)

haha

there was one day last summer when it rained for a couple hours in the afternoon and there was not a single train running into queens, i spent about an hour going back and forth to the 7, NR, EV, and F and then ended up walking across the queensborough bridge to astoria. that was a bunch of bullshit.

Anything that means walking through Queens Plaza=a bunch a bullshit.

This poll needs a Track Work Shuttle Bus option.

if they extend the G to church ave like they promised some months ago, i will hate it a lot less

WTF you have hasid and china bus but no caribbean dollar van?

DOLLARVAN

if they extend the G to church ave like they promised some months ago, i will hate it a lot less

cofuckingsign, but where did you see a promise??

no pedicab, no credibility

cofuckingsign, but where did you see a promise??

I saw it in AM New York, so I'm not sure if I believe it. I'm gonna be pissed if they extend it in Brookyln before it starts making the stops in Queens that it already should.

no pedicab, no credibility

nocredibilicab

i head that too about Church.

whats weird is it already goes there sometimes for the turnaround, you just cant ride it. ever see a G zip by 7th ave F?

fucking G train turnaround!!!

SO HAS ANYONE EVER TOOKEN THE WATER TAXI?

joyride

ever see a G zip by 7th ave F?

i have!! >:o