The first section of what became the current 2 entered service on November 26, 1904, from the temporary 180th Street–Bronx Park terminal via the West Farms El to 149th Street–3rd Avenue. This is still the case with some rush-hour trains, albeit just to New Lots Avenue. They ran exclusively on the IRT New Lots Line until 1983, when the 2 was routed to Flatbush Avenue. Historically, 2 trains have also run to Crown Heights–Utica Avenue or New Lots Avenue. Daytime service makes express stops in Manhattan and all stops elsewhere late night service makes all stops. The 2 operates at all times between 241st Street in Wakefield, Bronx, and Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College in Flatbush, Brooklyn limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction originates and terminates at New Lots Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn instead of Flatbush Avenue. Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored red since it uses the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through most of Manhattan. ![]() NICE (Long Island Bus at the time) created the N43 to serve Roosevelt Field, NCC, Undiondale Ave, but then continue down to Freeport LIRR Station (on 45 min headway initially) and it immediately surpassed N45 ridership. The N45 has been eliminated since then.The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the A Division of the New York City Subway. The N45 went from Roosevelt field, served NCC went down Uniondale Ave, and then over to Merrick LIRR Station. When a bus network fails to allow simple connections for easier/quicker travel, then somehow is alarmed that ridership is severely dropping in favor for other means of transportation, it's interesting to see. Perhaps if the Q77 connected with the Q113 more riders would shop at or work at Costco (for example) or something. No bu s is ever going to beat that, that's why there hasn't been bus service running all the way from Flushing to QCC and then down to the Q5. The nice thing about Lyft is that it is door to door. No bus is ever going to beat that, that's why there hasn't been bus service running all the way from Flushing to QCC and then down to the Q5. ![]() You know how many Lyfts it takes to even remotely fill a bus line? The argument I've been seeing is "there is no market" but actually now Uber/Lyft says try again.Īs a matter of fact, it'll be interesting to see what happens with the Queens bus service overhaul. Even if I wanted to go to Bell Blvd in Bayside to go to Unos or something would be Journey because the Q27 doesn't even go up to Northern Blvd, so you have to walk up from from 48th Ave or wait for a Q31 on 30 min headway. A simple 10-15 min drive is over an hour because you have to take a bus to Jamaica and transfer/backtrack to get anywhere east of Jamaica. The lack of connectivity is part of the reason no one uses the buses anymore and the outer ends are really light. I've also made bus trips to Far Rockaway and a connection to/from the Q27 or Q77 would have been better than going all the way up Guy R Brewer. Both run more frequently than the crappy Q77, and it would have more direct than going to Jamaica for a transfer or even transferring to the infrequent Q77 which is not timed to connect to the Q27 THEN connect to the Q5 or Q85 and vice versa. There were quite a few times that I wished the Q27 connected to the Q5. What about the Five Towns shopping center area, although that may be suffering now since K-Mart is closing at that mall?Īs for Green Acres and Kings Plaza, since both malls were sold to Macerich, there has been great improvement at both malls, except at the Macy's at Kings Plaza (Macy's was a co-developer of Kings Plaza along with Alexander's). Complete dump, however there’s tons of improvement on the outside portion of the mall with new stores. But also Green Acres is under the same category as Kings Plaza. ![]() There is no Hillside Avenue variant of buses heading or terminating at Green Acres. If you would of said extend to Green Acres Mall, than I’d say there is a decent market for that. There’s no market for an extension to 147th Avenue. As others eluded that 222nd street stop with the Q111/114 does a better job than having the Q77 extend. Extending the route to 147th Avenue makes things worse. The Q77 is the Brooklyn version of the B47 and other several Brooklyn routes that suffer with bunching of buses and delays.
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