Leaving a Yelp review for public bus service is pretty silly, but sure, let's yell into the void. On top of the many downsides to public surface transit in absolute terms, service on the Q13 line is utterly deplorable relatively speaking, and not only in the sense that bus riders are second-class citizens compared to subway straphangers. We miserable Q13 riders who wait at the start of the line on 39th Avenue in Flushing get to watch an endless procession of Q28s with a sprinkling of Q16s and Not in Service buses pass by before a stray Q13 limps to the starting line. There are as many *Q48s* as there are Q13s, and 39th Avenue isn't even part of the Q48's route.
Very mild hyperbole aside, the live service status on the MTA app proves that, on average, during rush hours, Q28s outnumber Q13s 2:1, with the former scheduled every five minutes compared to nine minutes for the Q13. It is not uncommon to watch five or six Q28s pass by while I stand in the bitter cold or soaking rain waiting for the Q13. It is madness that I can measure the wait time for my bus by the number of buses that pass by on another line. Execrable.
LOL at the other reviewer who left a five-star review as a new rider but corrected it to one star a mere four months later, after reality set in. Sucks to be us, doesn't it? read more