Comments on: Brooklyn riders, citing Queens service, defend their trains

By: DH

DH — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:45:02 +0000

The F trains are ridiculous at rush hour. To have a specific capability built into the system to relieve some of this congestion and not use it is a crime. One of the main advantages of having express tracks is that it cuts the amount of time it takes to get people to the overwhelmingly populated stations and those that are not.

It is an exercise in unbelievable frustration to see full to the gills F trains stop on these barely populated stations like 15th st between church ave and 7th avenue, and 4th avenue, york st. etc.

I guarantee you 75% of the riders on the F train at rush hour from Manhattan to Brooklyn either get off at Bergen, Carrol, 7th Ave, Church, Kings Hwy…and not to have express trains between just these stations is a crime…

By: Z. Madison

Z. Madison — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:40:45 +0000

In the 8 years I’ve lived in Carroll Gardens, I’ve seen the F train service get increasingly less timely and more crowded. Many weekends Bergen, Carroll and Jay St. are inaccessible due to ongoing ‘work’ that doesn’t seem to be making my weekday commute any better. I cannot count how many times I’ve crammed into an F at Carroll Street on a weekday morning, only to have the damn thing turn into a G at Bergen.

Population in gentrified Brooklyn has exploded and our subway needs are not being met. The budget for the 2nd Ave line is getting approved already and that point’s moot. L, 4, 5, 6 and some of the red lines got nice shiney new cars. I’m happy to keep my orange grungy guys, so long as the MTA provides me some hope that F service will be addressed for Brooklyn riders who are increasingly frustrated (and late for work).

By: Mike D

Mike D — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:36:38 +0000

Hey–

I think you may be right about the realities of the situation and I know the MTA is allegedly “cash-strapped” but any possible solutions seem like they’re worth discussing. The F gotten increasingly crowded and late.

–Mike

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:32:12 +0000

I live in Brooklyn and you didn’t miss me off.

The F train has gotten worse recently. But then again, the whole system has gotten worse. I’d swear they sold a bunch of trains for scrap metal and went to Vegas.

I seriously hate The MTA.