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#26

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/13/13 at 3:54pm

My biggest fear is being on a subway and having the tunnel flood.

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#27

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/13/13 at 3:59pm

My biggest MTA fear is what happened to those folks on the A train during the Xmas Blizzard a few years ago. Being stuck above ground with no power on the trains in the dead of night, and to have your "rescue train" break down as well - sheesh!

In other news, I've always wanted to make a t-shirt that has a photo of two scantily-clad women on it and says: "Stand clear of the posing whores, please."

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#28

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Posted: 9/13/13 at 4:49pm

alot of the money the MTA is making is going to all these big projects. 2nd Ave Subway, LIRR extention, 7 train extension to 12 Ave, new stations and cars for LIRR and METRONORTH

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#29

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Posted: 9/13/13 at 9:18pm

My worst nightmare would be getting stuck next to some stupid, mouthy Russian.

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#30

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/13/13 at 10:03pm

They should make a horror movie about being stuck on a subway.
Subway Horror Movie

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#31

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/13/13 at 10:16pm

I live in Astoria.
It is only a few stops out of Manhattan, and while I am closer to the N/Q, I can very easily take the R/M/E on Steinway St when there is construction or issues on some line. Sounded like a fantastic idea when I first moved to my current apartment.

Recently, we have seen the addition of countdown clocks on the above ground N/Q line. Unfortunately, it is ONLY a prerecorded voice-over and NEVER gives you a notification of more than 6 minutes, which is absolutely POINTLESS since any dolt can look down the track and see the train approaching when it is still 6 minutes away.
NOTHING in the station ever seems to work. We have two vending machines and one is almost always broken or not fully functional, lights on the stairs are out too frequently, making for nervous foot traffic at night, and the stairs down to street level are constantly breaking off. On the platform level, the tin walls continue to erode and rust, in some places, the holes at ground level are large enough for a small child to crawl through. When they are finally patched, they are flimsy as can be...
Let's not even get into the station agents who really just can NOT be bothered by you..

Over at the Steinway St Station, they tore down the station booth on the end near two schools, so if you find yourself there at the end of a school day, you can watch DOZENS of children jumping turnstiles and allowing friends in through emergency exits.

Construction used to always be scheduled in a way that if one line was affected, the other would always be running normally. The last few years, construction increasingly overlaps and BOTH lines require lengthy detours, sometimes on weekdays, where you end up a lengthy weight to take a Queens-bound train several local stops to transfer to a Manhattan bound express - which then ends up running local ANYWAY. And the conductors knew it would happen and didn't inform anyone.

The other night, I came home late and signs for trains running on a different track had arrows pointing in the WRONG direction, then I step onto the train and find a conductor who keeps coming out of his compartment to try to pick up a few girls who were in the car, causing us to have longer stops in EVERY station...

#32

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/13/13 at 10:41pm

On 9/11 my friend got stuck on the train with no power (dark, no communication from the conductor, no water, no phones worked, people and babies crying) under the East River after they had seen the first plane hit the towers. She has PTSD from the incident and left the city shortly after.

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#33

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 10:17am

That must have been terrifying.

#34

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 11:27am

Two words to describe this mess.

Government
Agency.

#35

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 2:05pm

Sue,
Not a fair assessment for the MTA. They ARE a government agency, but they are run like a private corporation...

#36

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 2:31pm

True bg2 but like the Port Authority they are run by political appointees...aka beaurocrats...aka political favours. plus the workers like the toll booth operators who are rude and fall asleep on the job are impossible to fire. No matter how bad. That doesn't happen in private companies

Updated On: 9/14/13 at 02:31 PM

#37

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 2:36pm

Yes it does. It happens with any company that has union workers. As nice as unions are in idea, there will always be the group of employees who abuses the union protection. The MTA just hired a certain type.. who abuse it often.

Yeah, the MTA is a strange hybrid.

#38

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 4:29pm

Don't feed the troll, bwayguy2. It's not worth it.

Anyway, I'm with Tom. I'd love to see what exactly our fares have been going to in the last few years -- aside from the 2nd avenue expansion and the random gimmick projects. For the service we get, these hikes are getting outrageous.

#39

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 4:36pm

The 1 express was shut down south of 42nd Street today. So clearly not as bad as other people's stories from this weekend but it was still an inconvenience.

#40

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 4:47pm

In terms of idiotic MTA inconveniences, nothing beat the time back when I lived on the UES, near the 86th street stop, and out of four MetroCard machines, only one was accepting any sort of payment. And that payment was coins.

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

#41

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 5:06pm

Stop bullying LIZASHEAD. You're not the moderator and these aren't your boards

#42

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 5:37pm

I just want to say, not that I forgive any of the grievous faults mentioned in this thread any many other conversations I've had and seen about the MTA, that coming from Boston where I grew up and came of age, having a subway system that runs 24-hours a day is still a blessing. Not to mention one that has more operating stations by a healthy margin over the next largest world-class metro systems.

Infrastructure in general in America is grossly neglected, and the MTA is sprawling system compared to other systems (like the MBTA in Boston) that are in similarly dire financial straits yet it still offers more satisfactory service than not. Let's not stop complaining when we have full justification to air grievances, and let's always hold their feet to the fire about transparency in such cases, but let's also not forget that the MTA is tasked with an incredibly complex system to manage and uphold and a lot of the time does it well.

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#43

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 5:58pm

You guys should try the subway in Boston - you will have MANY more complaints.

Don't even get me started.

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#44

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/14/13 at 6:36pm

I think we shouldn't be so whiny about breakdowns. I took subways just this summer in Rome paris Prague and ours is way bigger and open all night. while they're cleaner and better run.it's a tradeoff.

#45

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/15/13 at 8:34am

If the fare is $ 2.50 and will not be going down anytime soon, why don't buses accept dollar bills? You have to pay with change and the MTA has to empty fareboxes more frequently .

While we are at it, why are subway restrooms for employees apparently quite clean while those for those who pay the bills make gas station restrooms look like those at the White House in comparison.

The fares are as high as they are due to unsustainable fringe benefits and mismanagement. Try getting fully paid healthcare thru your company not only when you work there but after you retire to the day you die. Throw in the ability to ride free for the rest of your life. Antiquated work rules also are part of the problem as well. I read years ago there were about 125,00 various people who ride for free. That number has increased so do the math.

They have been without a contract for quite awhile so look for some rumblings of a strike next year if they do not get a raise. Mike Quill is turning over in his grave about now. The fare is scheduled to increase every 2 years without taking a raise into effect. By the time the 2nd ave subway is finished you will have to take out a bank loan for a ride.

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Updated On: 9/15/13 at 08:34 AM

#46

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/15/13 at 1:10pm

Using the reduced fare card, senior citizens ride on the subway and busses for 1/2 price, Roxy. They have a card that automatically refills from your bank account...so you won't have to dig out change for the bus and you always have subway fare.

Reduced Fare Cards

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#47

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 9/15/13 at 1:18pm

Roxy knows. He just likes to sit on the porch yelling at anyone who walks by about black people and Mexicans.

#48

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 10/3/13 at 10:32am

Why have the trains and buses been such a mess these last two mornings? Any one else experiencing this?

#49

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 10/3/13 at 10:44am

My E train has been wonky both mornings. Getting home hasn't been a problem though. Who can say why?

#50

The MTA/Subway Grievance Thread

Posted: 10/3/13 at 10:53am

The N/Q was a mess this morning. I was over an hour late to work.

What I hated the most was the conductor didn't keep us informed about what was going on. Even if there is nothing new to report it is still comforting to have them check in.

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