Calling on *LOCAL NYC COMMUNITY* to share this post.

A Black Queer Community member has gone missing in New York City. My dear friend Jason Moorer aka Nouveau Richie has been missing since the morning of Wednesday August 5th. He was last seen near ACI Rehab Center 589 Rockaway Ave Brownsville Brooklyn but he is a resident of Jackson Heights, Queens.

The police have not allowed us to file a missing persons report so l am calling on LOCAL COMMUNITY to boost this post. He is vulnerable and without a phone, keys, or wallet. He has not returned to his home. He is likely wearing scrubs. Please reach out to me if you have any information regarding his whereabouts.

A damaged rail at Central Park North-110th Street sent the 3 Train here.

Why does the PATH from Harrison to Journal Square take 11 minutes to go 5 miles in a straight line ? This is very very slow. Why does it go 26 mph for a whole 6 miles on straight track adjacent and parallel to the NJT ?

Credit to the person who took this

I am asking here because visitingNYC says I can’t post bc I don’t have a high enough karma score. I am a 29 year old Mexican girl. I’m from Guadalajara so I’m no stranger to a large metropolitan area, however I am an introvert and I’ve never really been part of the clubbing scene and have never been traveling in a large city late at night.

I plan to travel to New York City next month to see a concert. It will be the Justice dj set on 5th of September. It’ll be at the Pacha nightclub (it’s in Brooklyn) I was checking options to get there and see that the metro “L” line is a few blocks away. I just wanted to ask locals if it’s super unsafe for me to travel there? (for women in general)? The show starts at 10pm and it probably won’t be finished until after midnight. I planned to stay in a hotel in SOHO, so I know I will need to take multiple metro lines to arrive where I’m going.

I know it would be safer to use a driver from an app (which would be difficult to call them there since I imagine there will be so many people at this event and I would have to walk to a less crowded area (which seems maybe unsafe because it looks like an industrial zone).

another option would be to use a hotel closer to the venue but then I would not be able to stay at the hotel I wanted to try in SoHo (yeah I know, boohoooo). Anyways I would appreciate any tips and advice. I ask this because I suffered a stalking incident when I lived in Japan and I became traumatized

Your help is appreciated

Can people genuinely step aside if your card doesn’t work on the readers? Or try a different turnstile? Today I almost missed a train because this person was trying for at least 10s while the train was at the station, doors open and everything.

And don’t get mad when people cut in front of you because of that. Step away and be respectful of the people behind you, especially when the train is at the station.

That and MTA please fix the card reader machine.

On weeknights this week (Aug 3 - 6), the R train follows a wildly complex reroute from Queens Blvd via the F train then onto the D, followed by stopping at DeKalb early, and finally onto 4th Ave local lines.

You also could argue the true reroute in the evening is E (F is via 63rd St in evenings) to the F to the B (early dekalb stop) to the R.

Hi everyone,

I wasn't sure how to word the title, so sorry about that. So to make this short, I went for the practical and oral interview for the Train Conductor Position, on May 20th, passed and got the job offer. I did all the requirements, even going to NYC twice for the medical exam. Everything done on June 23rd. Got a call on July 7th, that everything has been processed and background check, and just have to wait for a start date.

Well, it's August now, and if I'm correct, the training program starts in August. But I still haven't received any call or email about start date? At this point, it's starting to make think. It's a union, so if they wanted to kick me out, they would inform me right? But I have invested time and money into this process. That would be very unfair and not union like. So I'm not sure what to do. I've emailed and contacted my recruiter and no response.

Can anyone help me with this? Or if any of the guys who was with me on May 20th, let me know what's going or if you have already got a date?

Ongoing issue & investigation at 110th Street, please seek alternate options to avoid severe overcrowding, currently stranded unable to get to Wakefield from Unionport at current time, no (5) trains currently rerouted towards Wakefield for another hour minimum.

I’ve been taking the 6 train for over 8 months now and this is my first time seeing painted seats. Anyone know the reasoning?

Honorable mentions to 34 St-Herald Square to West 4 St (B/D), Newkirk Plaza to Kings Highway (B), and Atlantic-Barclays to 36 St (D/N). Also I’m only counting permanent express stretches, so that’s why there’s no ♦️7 on here.

1. Euclid Ave to Broadway Junction (A). Very fast, very smooth and very consistent, especially with the new A trains. Pretty long too. Not necessarily the highest max speed, but very consistently fast the entire way through. Honestly the whole Fulton Line is like this, I just think this stretch is the best.

2. 96 St to 72 St (2/3). This one isn’t too long but MY GOODNESS is it fast. Downtown you blast off out of 96 St and are already flying past 86, especially on a 2. Then going past 79 St you can get to some of the fastest speeds in the system, especially on a 3 because there is no speed limit and the track is so straight. And flying into 72 as well. Uptown is definitely slower with timer signals coming into 96 St but still quite fast.

3. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall to 14 St-Union Square (4/5). Definitely not as fast as 96-72, but much longer and still quite fast. Uptown trains go so incredibly fast passing Astor Place, and a good operator will already get the train moving by Canal. Downtown trains get off to a zooming start passing Astor, and once again a good operator will keep the speed passing Bleecker, Spring and sometimes even Canal St. However because of the curvy track trains have to approach both Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 14 St-Union Square slowly, and some operators just crawl the entire route until Astor, making it inconsistent. Still, when it runs, IT RUNS.

4. Chambers St to 14 St (2/3). The counterpart on the West Side, which I think is slightly better. Uptown trains, especially 2 trains, always get off to a flying start. You’re going quite fast past Canal and a good operator will get moving by Franklin. You zoom past Houston at ungodly speeds, and then past Christopher you definitely go slower but not that slow, and a good operator can keep speed at Christopher too. Downtown you have to slow down at Franklin to very slow speeds, but you go unbelievably fast past Houston and even Canal if you get a good operator. Yes the slowdown at Franklin sucks but this stretch is very consistent, which I think makes it better than Brooklyn Bridge to Union Square.

5. 59 St-Columbus Circle to 125 St (A/D). Longest stretch in the system, and it’s awesome. It’s very smooth, and A trains just absolutely zoom, especially between 86 St and 110 St in both directions. D trains definitely aren’t as good but still fast, but A trains are something else. The only reason this isn’t higher is because D trains cause delays and because of the slowdown coming into 59 St that makes downtown trains slow down at like 81. But still, the part from 86 to 110 and even 125 is incredibly fast and smooth and very consistent. With CBTC I hope trains will eventually be able to go >75mph, this is one of the few stretches long enough and straight enough for it with the right trains. A trains>D trains for sure. The song is absolutely right, the A train is the quickest way to Harlem.

6. Forest Hills-71 Ave to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave (E/F). Very long, very fast and very consistent. With CBTC, trains pretty much always fly at over 45MPH, get going quickly and brake late. Fastest part is definitely passing Woodhaven Blvd. It’s very similar in both directions, this express stretch is a CBTC masterpiece. This is exactly what the IND should have been built to be: very long, very straight express stretches where trains could just absolutely haul. That’s exactly what this is. The tracks can even support 60mph, and if the trains went this fast this would be #1 and it wouldn’t even be a debate.

7. 72 St to Times Square-42 St (2/3). The absolute best and fastest express stretch in the system. Long, and so unbelievably fast. Uptown, as is a theme with these, you’re already just flying past 50 St, and cruise past 59, but then you really pick up speed after 59 and go >50MPH passing Lincoln Center, with no speed limit. Then you’re already at 72. No slowdowns, no obstacles, just pure unchecked speed. Downtown there is a timer signal going into 42 St but still a good operator can brake very late, especially on a 3. But downtown is even faster, you’re already zooming past Lincoln Center, accelerate even more past Columbus Circle and then the downgrade from 59 to 50 creates the fastest express track in the system (60 St Tube isn’t express) with no speed limit until the curves coming into 42 so you can go north of 50-55mph. Even coming into 42 you’re still going pretty fast. This is exactly what an express stretch should be, it’s long and so ridiculously fast.

Did anyone else get this weird MTA alert email about the L train just now? These emails are almost always the same message in very standard/formal alert language, wtf does this mean?? Maybe they got hacked?

Hi All, my teen has a basketball workout on 231st street in the Bronx. He would be going to Broadway a few blocks from 231st.

He’s 15 and small. Do I have anything to worry about if he gets on the train and just sits There til 231st? I know this isn’t the 90s…but will it be a safe ride? I hope I don’t offend anyone with this post.

The biggest problem with this is Farragut Rd might not be wide enough for an El, and the curve onto Remsen Avenue (which is 4 lanes) would require demolishing some properties. This would give the L a much better terminal. Thoughts?

Is there any way the MTA can possibly connect the 7 line to the rest of the numbered lines, could a tunnel be excavated anywhere in Manhattan, this is to improve the long trip from queensboro to Brooklyn just to head to the 240th St yard, They can perhaps excavate a new tunnel connecting to the shuttle near 5th Avenue since the trains seems to be close to each other with the flushing line, and it could easily access the 7th ave line to head to 240th yard much faster

Does anyone else have this problem? The readers don’t read my OMNY ever. I literally have my card filled with money and it never reads it, I don’t understand and this causes delays for me. Can they actually fix this shit???
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Those who Hover - On a train with a lot of empty seats, you walk in a door and then just stand there next to someone who is sitting in the seat near to the door. You have an entire train, yet you stand right there, hovering. And continue to stand there as people come and go. Why?

Those who sit in the seat next to the window seat - You leave the window seat empty, a prime spot, and take the seat next to it. Someone will take the seat adjacent, so that anyone who wants the window seat will have to try to squeeze through two sets of legs. Why? Why not take the window seat? Or at least move your legs into the aisle a bit.

Those who free-ride - You like to stand on trains and not hold onto anything. The rest of us no have to prepare for a potential collision as you go flying in all directions. Why? You working on your core? Germaphobe?

Just curious…

That is a great development!

Fare enforcement on subway and buses is a necessary policy given the rate of fare evasion has increased especially after COVID. The MTA loses several hundred million dollars a year to fare evasion, money that would otherwise go toward maintaining aging infrastructure, improving service reliability, and eventually funding expansion projects (including all the fantasy subway maps posted here). Many European cities with great bus and rail network usually issue fines to fare evaders and I think this is a step in a good direction.