The Seven and the Six (and sometimes the Two)
As mentioned in my title, my commute involves the (7) train and the (6) train. I take the (7) local train from 82nd Street in Queens. As a result of construction, there is no express service until the end of February. Because all the (7) express commuters end up on local trains, riding the (7) train has become increasingly frustrating. Since the trains are extremely crowded, and there is no guarantee that there is space for me.
The weekends are worse; there is no train service between Main Street and Woodside at all. The MTA is providing shuttle service, but since traffic moves very slowly on the shuttle’s route, I usually walk fifteen minutes to take the (R), (G), (E), (Q), and (F).
Regardless, on weekdays I usually transfer from the (7) at Grand Central station to the (6) train to get to Baruch College. In my experience, the (6) train is usually reliable. The total commute takes me about 35 minutes on a good day, or 50 minutes on a bad one.
To get to the Maccaulay Honors Center, I transfer from the (7) to the (2) train at Times Square. This commute takes me 40 minutes.
As a sidenote, I think the 2nd Ave train line is going to make a lot of people’s lives better. When I was living on 91st and 2nd, I hated going all the way to 86th and Lexington Ave for the (6) train!!
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