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    The N Train

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    Debora L.

    Over the last year, my ass has sat in one of three places: my cubicle, my bed, and your blue plastic seats. I have spent 33% of my adult life last year within your doors, reading your advertisements (Dr. Zizmor, really?!), and wondering why I'm not home already. It's an abusive relationship: you, and the W, are the only trains that service to my home in Astoria Ditmars. I have no choice but to depend on you to get to work, to Manhattan, to the airport... and really to get anywhere. So why do you run at half speed without reason? Why do you always stop at Astoria Blvd for 10 minutes before pulling into Ditmars? And why the F* did you stop running past Queensborough Plaza for all weekends in March, and 50% of the time from November to December?! YOU are the reason it can take me anywhere from 25 minutes to FIFTY MINUTES to get to work. That is double the time. Sure, from 8-9am M-F you're fairly punctual and quick. But... what about the rest of the hours? Or days? And: can you explain why the air conditioning was on a few nights ago?? It was FORTY-FIVE degrees outside. Is that too hot!?

    I've slept on the N train quite a bit late nights. Make sure to shower nicely and wash your clothes!
    Nick N.

    Food: n/a Service: 4/5 Cleanliness: 3/5 Decor & Style: 1/5 The N train runs more on time than most other trains I take (even post Frankenstorm). It also has the least construction of all other trains I take. Since it crosses Manhattan diagonally, it makes this train one of the more popular trains in the city. It also runs express through a few stops in the city which makes it very convenient for me to get into Brooklyn and it runs as the R during late nights in Brooklyn. Typically, the N line carries the new trains (by new I mean the blue seated cars with electronic panels up top to see all the stops). Therefore it has less graffiti and less damage which brings the cleanliness up to a 3/5 compared to other trains which are typically 0-1/5 in NYC. The decor and style in NYC is completely sub-par compared to other train systems in the world and the US. 1/5 Overall 4/5, especially when compared to other lines in the city.

    Erik V.

    Eh. Its not the worst train I've had to take, but its a train so how good could it get? If is snows or rains, the service slows dramatically. There is also perennial (and consistent) service/construction on the train line that requires a person to coordinate their schedule's with that of the MTA's. Very clean at times. Once in a while (during the summer) you will see an empty car during rush hour. Don't bother getting in, there is a homeless guy and he smells so bad, the stench would burn off your nose hairs. It does get you places and the line usually has fairly attractive people. [adds star to rating] 13 minutes from Broadway to 57th/7th

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    The worst train always late especially in the night after 11:00 pm trains run every 25/30 minutes instead of every 10/15.

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