Ready for the storm?

[mikeyank]

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They is a forecast for more snow tonight into Monday. Here is the forecast:

Winter Storm Warning
NYC and Southern NY State
6 hours ago – National Weather Service
Accumulations: snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches, along with around one quarter of an inch of ice ... reduced visibilities and significant snow, sleet and ice accumulations ...

I am still subwaying into work, but I ordered a new pair of waterproof boots, but they have not arrived yet, so my feel may get cold and wet on the way to and home from work on Monday.

 

[tampa24]

Do your best to stay warm buddy. Maybe you can find some cute 20 y/o to cuddle up with.

 

[tampa24]

Hey Mikey or any other New Yorkers here,

Do any of the subways go in tunnels under the rivers or other bodies of water? Or are those all only actual passenger trains that do that?

When is it better to take a ferry instead of a tunnel?

If you want to go to and from the farthest points of the city, how would you best do that? For instance what are your best transportation options (without a car of course) for going from southern Brooklyn to the northern Bronx? Would you do it via Manhattan or across northern Queens?

If you wanted to go from the Bronx to Staten Island, what would be the best way to do that?

What about from southern Staten Island to eastern Queens?

How much do train rides, subways and ferries cost per passenger nowadays?

Thanks for any info you can provide. Hopefully many of us will get an education in here! haha

 

[mikeyank]

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Hey Mikey or any other New Yorkers here,

Do any of the subways go in tunnels under the rivers or other bodies of water? Or are those all only actual passenger trains that do that? Most subways use tunnels. There is an overground track on the Manhattan Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, but most are in tunnels.

When is it better to take a ferry instead of a tunnel? Our current mayor is pushing for more ferries, but right now other than the Staten Island Ferry, most folks take trains and buses.

If you want to go to and from the farthest points of the city, how would you best do that? For instance what are your best transportation options (without a car of course) for going from southern Brooklyn to the northern Bronx? Would you do it via Manhattan or across northern Queens?The subway. For $2.50 you can travel from the most southern point in Queens to the most northern part of The Bronx.

If you wanted to go from the Bronx to Staten Island, what would be the best way to do that? Take the subway to South Ferry in Southern Manhattan and hop the Staten Island Ferry.

What about from southern Staten Island to eastern Queens?A bus on Staten Island to the ferry to Manhattan and a subway to a connecting subway to Queens.

How much do train rides, subways and ferries cost per passenger nowadays? Subway and bus are $2.50 per ride, but with discounts when you buy longer passes. The rates are going up to I think 2.75 for the basic fare in a few months, but I still think it's a bargain. I don't take the ferry but I imagine it's a similar rate, but I don't honestly know.

Thanks for any info you can provide. Hopefully many of us will get an education in here! haha

Thanks for asking. I'm proud of my city and I love talking about it, and showing tourists around here too. Especially if they are really cool like Peterh!

 

[stowe1]

You know, mikey, when I was reading about the fares, my thoughts went back to the early 70's when I was working in NYC. When I started working in Oct. 1970 the subway fare was 30 cents. Then it went up to 35 cents on January 1, 1972 and was at that level when I left in July 1974. Remember buying tokens - somewhere in my messy box I think I still have a token or two from those days.

And I agree totally agree with you about the fare at $2.50 or $2.75 is still a bargain. Consider the longest non-transfer ride on the system from 207th St. in Manhattan to Far Rockaway, Queens (A train) more than 31 miles for that single fare. Or the longest single transfer ride on the system from 241st St. in The Bronx on the 2 train, transferring to the A train to Far Rockaway more than 38 miles for that single fare. Then there are the multiple transfer rides you can do all over for a single fare. Talk about getting your money's worth!

 

[tampa24]

Thanks for all that info Mikey!

I really do find it fascinating. I remember even in childhood reading about how people would spend whole days just recreationally riding the subway system in NYC for the adventure and entertainment. (No doubt for the people-watching too. lol) I can see now how fun and fascinating that might be. Start in the Bronx. Go to Manhattan for breakfast. Then to Queens. Then a light lunch in Brooklyn, and back for dinner in the Bronx. haha

How long does it take to travel some of the longer distances (by subway) that we've talked about? Southernmost Queens to northernmost Bronx for instance?

From Brooklyn to the Bronx, are you better off doing it via Manhattan or across northern Queens?

 

[mikeyank]

From Brooklyn to the Bronx, are you better off doing it via Manhattan or across northern Queens?

That one is easy for me Tampa. I live in Brooklyn Heights, right on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge, and when I go to Yankee Stadium (in The Bronx), I take the 4 Train a five minute walk from my door, and it is a direct express right up through Manhattan to Yankee Stadium at 161st Street. From my door to the Stadium is about a 50 minute trip.

 

[peterh6308]

That one is easy for me Tampa. I live in Brooklyn Heights, right on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge, and when I go to Yankee Stadium (in The Bronx), I take the 4 Train a five minute walk from my door, and it is a direct express right up through Manhattan to Yankee Stadium at 161st Street. From my door to the Stadium is about a 50 minute trip.

I've seen that!!!

 

[tampa24]

That's so cool!

Less than an hour's trip. No traffic. No paying some outrageous fee to use the stadium parking lot. No trouble finding a parking place within the parking lot. haha

 

[mikeyank]

That's so cool!

Less than an hour's trip. No traffic. No paying some outrageous fee to use the stadium parking lot. No trouble finding a parking place within the parking lot. haha

So true Tampa, but after the game it does get crowded with 45,000 people all leaving at the same time, but on a hot summer afternoon, I don't always mind the crowding when the subway car is filled with 20 something guys in shorts and t shirts.

There I go again turning a nice thread about NYC into my own private perv fest. lol

I know that the examples I found are not on a crowded subway, but I think you get my drift......

 

[peterh6308]

So true Tampa, but after the game it does get crowded with 45,000 people all leaving at the same time, but on a hot summer afternoon, I don't always mind the crowding when the subway car is filled with 20 something guys in shorts and t shirts.

There I go again turning a nice thread about NYC into my own private perv fest. lol

I know that the examples I found are not on a crowded subway, but I think you get my drift......

You forgot the pic of that hot guy peterh of seattle on the subway!!! lol

 

[tampa24]

They're hot guys for sure. lol

How much does it cost to take the ferry one-way to Staten Island?

 

[mikeyank]

You forgot the pic of that hot guy peterh of seattle on the subway!!! lol

And now for a long distance dedication all from the way from the Pacific Northwest............................................

 

[mikeyank]

They're hot guys for sure. lol

How much does it cost to take the ferry one-way to Staten Island?

My brother lives in Staten Island and when I go there I take the Verazzano Bridge from Bay Ridge Brooklyn, so I haven't been on the ferry for many, many years, it used to be $.05 when I was a kid, from from researching it it now appears to be free. This is from Wikipedia:

"The ferry is free of charge, though riders must disembark at each terminal and reenter through the terminal building for a round trip to comply with Coast Guard regulations regarding vessel capacity and the placeholding optical turnstiles at both terminals.[2] For most of the 20th century, the ferry was famed as the biggest bargain in New York City. It charged the same one-nickel fare as the New York City Subway but the ferry fare remained a nickel when the subway fare increased to 10 cents in 1948. In 1970 then-Mayor John V. Lindsay proposed that the fare be raised to 25 cents, pointing out that the cost for each ride was 50 cents, or ten times what the fare brought in. On August 4, 1975, the nickel fare ended and the charge became 25 cents for a round trip, the quarter being collected in one direction only. The round trip increased to 50 cents in 1990, but the fare was eliminated altogether in 1997.[1]"

 

[stowe1]

My brother lives in Staten Island and when I go there I take the Verazzano Bridge from Bay Ridge Brooklyn, so I haven't been on the ferry for many, many years, it used to be $.05 when I was a kid, from from researching it it now appears to be free. This is from Wikipedia:

"The ferry is free of charge, though riders must disembark at each terminal and reenter through the terminal building for a round trip to comply with Coast Guard regulations regarding vessel capacity and the placeholding optical turnstiles at both terminals.[2] For most of the 20th century, the ferry was famed as the biggest bargain in New York City. It charged the same one-nickel fare as the New York City Subway but the ferry fare remained a nickel when the subway fare increased to 10 cents in 1948. In 1970 then-Mayor John V. Lindsay proposed that the fare be raised to 25 cents, pointing out that the cost for each ride was 50 cents, or ten times what the fare brought in. On August 4, 1975, the nickel fare ended and the charge became 25 cents for a round trip, the quarter being collected in one direction only. The round trip increased to 50 cents in 1990, but the fare was eliminated altogether in 1997.[1]"

Mikey, you might not remember this, but Mike Quill, head of the TWU (Transport Workers Union) derisively called him Mayor "Lindsley"!

 

[mikeyank]

Mikey, you might not remember this, but Mike Quill, head of the TWU (Transport Workers Union) derisively called him Mayor "Lindsley"!

I remember it extremely well, Stowe. Mike Quill hated Lindsay and as he took office on January 1 1966 at midnight, Quill called for a subway strike. We discovered that "Lindsley" was a gay type slur from Ireland.

Even as a 16 year old, I campaigned for Lindsay and I must admit I had a teen age crush on him!!!

 

[stowe1]

I remember it extremely well, Stowe. Mike Quill hated Lindsay and as he took office on January 1 1966 at midnight, Quill called for a subway strike. We discovered that "Lindsley" was a gay type slur from Ireland.

Even as a 16 year old, I campaigned for Lindsay and I must admit I had a teen age crush on him!!!

I did not know that about "Lindsley" being a gay slur from Ireland. As my dear 'ole Dad use to say, "You can learn something new every day". And I agree about Lindsay, he was extremely handsome.

 

[tampa24]

Mikey, you might not remember this, but Mike Quill, head of the TWU (Transport Workers Union) derisively called him Mayor "Lindsley"!

Quill was probably just jealous that Lindsay was more handsome than him. lol

 

[mikeyank]

Quill was probably just jealous that Lindsay was more handsome than him. lol

Agreed Tampa! Quill was an "old troll". It's funny as I think back, that I thought that I was a politically motivated teenager back in the late 60's when I did volunteer work for my two favorite candidates, but as I look back I realize that although both were good men, they were also extremely good looking, John Lindsay and Robert F. Kennedy, so I've always been more highly motivated by good looks!