Post B1Zrufd318NfBi7tkO by roknrol@beige.party
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(DIR) Post #B1ZrWcju6mwHHCrovo by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-24T15:19:43Z
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You are at 145th going downtown to Columbus Circle. Do you wait 5min for the express or take the local right now? #nyc #subway
(DIR) Post #B1ZrimU1hsFgyJEmrg by dogfox@kpop.social
2025-12-24T15:21:54Z
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My guess is to wait.@futurebird
(DIR) Post #B1Zrufd318NfBi7tkO by roknrol@beige.party
2025-12-24T15:24:03Z
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@futurebird Couldn't tell you.What I can tell you is "public transit anxiety" is a thing, and I experience it every time I have to take a bus or train for the first time, especially in an unfamiliar city.
(DIR) Post #B1ZrwCgtZwuE19eoQy by jf_718@mas.to
2025-12-24T15:24:20Z
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@futurebird Depends how full the train happens to be. I don't mind local if I can sit.
(DIR) Post #B1ZsGOHKCqMtkPK4Om by serverlessaoife@mastodon.social
2025-12-24T15:27:54Z
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@futurebird I'd wait for the express, too many stops
(DIR) Post #B1ZsH4Y72okiqdV4Oe by jmax@mastodon.social
2025-12-24T15:28:06Z
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@futurebird Local right now.
(DIR) Post #B1ZsWX0bVylnSQCLoG by chrisamaphone@hci.social
2025-12-24T15:30:49Z
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@futurebird are they on the same platform? if so, i'd probably check how crowded the local is and base my decision to get on it or not on that.
(DIR) Post #B1ZutxQ9gI2JwSRoaO by carrideen@c18.masto.host
2025-12-24T15:57:30Z
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@futurebird If there is a seat on the C and you're not in a terrible rush, it will feel faster than standing on the A.
(DIR) Post #B1ZyQ9gttdX37sKCqO by dcuthell@urbanists.social
2025-12-24T16:36:49Z
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@futurebird Take the C and contemplate your choice until you hit 125th, check the times again, and (likely) switch over.
(DIR) Post #B1ZyXUkA1PUcRkLjay by bucachowchow@mstdn.party
2025-12-24T16:38:14Z
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@futurebird wait
(DIR) Post #B1ZysX0YnVQPYE3FCK by llewelly@sauropods.win
2025-12-24T16:42:08Z
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@futurebird Would taking the express force you to get off the train at a different stop that is further from you destination? If so, don't take the express. Otherwise, the express is probably better, and probably no more than about 4-5 minutes later at worst.
(DIR) Post #B1Zz8yXQD2BPZEGNOK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-12-24T16:45:02Z
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@cthon1c C — and it arrived at the exact same time as the A at the destination.
(DIR) Post #B1aZT5QZts0P4nx1rk by awoodsnet@phpc.social
2025-12-24T23:32:03Z
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@futurebird you wait the 5 minutes for the A because the number of stops between 145th and Columbus Circle id far more than the 4 minute difference
(DIR) Post #B1aaSyfp6z4w5Dasq0 by sashk@masto.nyc
2025-12-24T23:43:15Z
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@futurebird take local, and they usually have express train waiting down the line anyway, so switch to express later. worst case, you will get somewhere few minutes late.
(DIR) Post #B1aeTFYyiSr2HXmGki by gbargoud@masto.nyc
2025-12-25T00:28:06Z
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@futurebird I have a book with me so I'm good with either one
(DIR) Post #B1asFMecxBJ7Zwh13Q by jaeclectic@mas.to
2025-12-25T03:02:29Z
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@futurebird If I were visiting NYC and given this choice, I would not have any clue that one of these was a local and the other was an express since the sign has no indication (that I can see?). I guess "you just have to know"! If I had cell service, I'd be consulting a transit app and doing whatever it told me. Otherwise, I'd probably take the first to arrive, lol
(DIR) Post #B1b3Px3TZPNeriZBLs by CarlMuckenhoupt@mastodon.social
2025-12-25T05:07:38Z
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@futurebird I'd get on the one that comes first because I don't fully trust the accuracy of those signs. If it says there's a train coming in five minutes, there *might* be a train coming in five minutes. But the one that just pulled in and opened its doors is definitely here.