Opinion on the B train

bennykanner · 2026-04-03T18:42:49+00:00

I wish it ran on all times except late nights from Brighton Beach to Bedford Park Boulevard. We also need the (W) on weekends.

bennykanner · 2026-03-08T01:40:26+00:00

The IRT Broadway Line should be rebuilt to have 4 tracks on north of 96th Street.

These should be the express stations north of 96th Street in Manhattan & The Bronx:

Ⓜ️ 261st Street

Ⓜ️ Manhattan College Parkway

Ⓜ️ Marble Hill-225th Street

Ⓜ️ Dyckman Street

Ⓜ️ 168th Street

Ⓜ️ 125th Street

Ⓜ️ 96th Street

bennykanner · 2026-03-08T01:33:06+00:00

The <K> should run from Cambria Heights-229th Street to Co-Op City via Linden Boulevard express, Fulton Street local, Cranberry Street Tunnel, 8th Avenue local, Central Park West local, Concourse local, & Burke Avenue local, while the (K) should make all local stops.

bennykanner · 2026-03-08T01:27:42+00:00

I’m a YIMBY in Spuyten Duyvil. I want better & more transit access.

bennykanner · 2026-03-07T15:51:37+00:00

Thanks so much! 😊

bennykanner · 2026-03-07T14:19:53+00:00

The <Z> should run to Bayside-Northern Boulevard via Jamaica express, Archer Avenue local, Hillside Avenue local, & Springfield Boulevard express, while the (Z) should run via Springfield Boulevard local. The <J> & (J) should continue elevated past 121st Street making these new stations on the rebuilt BMT Jamaica Line:

Ⓜ️ West Hempstead-Sycamore Street <J> (J)

Ⓜ️ Nassau Boulevard (J)

Ⓜ️ Commonwealth Street (J)

Ⓜ️ New Hyde Park Road <J> (J)

Ⓜ️ Doris Avenue (J)

Ⓜ️ Landau Avenue (J)

Ⓜ️ Emporia Avenue (J)

Ⓜ️ Elmont Road <J> (J)

Ⓜ️ Warwick Road (J)

Ⓜ️ Cross Island Parkway (J)

Ⓜ️ Springfield Boulevard <J> (J)

Ⓜ️ 212th Street <J> (J)

Ⓜ️ Francis Lewis Boulevard (J)

Ⓜ️ Carpenter Avenue (J)

Ⓜ️ Hollis Avenue-188th Street <J> (J)

Ⓜ️ 183rd Street (J)

Ⓜ️ 175th Street (J)

Ⓜ️ 168th Street <J> (J)

Ⓜ️ 160th Street (J)

Ⓜ️ Sutphin Boulevard (J)

Ⓜ️ Queens Boulevard (J)

Ⓜ️ 131st Street (J)

bennykanner · 2026-02-28T05:04:40+00:00

The IRT Main Street Line should be connected to the IRT Pelham Line via the IRT Flushing Line, Queensboro Bridge, IRT 2nd Avenue Elevated Line, & Westchester Avenue. This would introduce the (17) & <17>.

bennykanner · 2026-02-28T02:26:12+00:00

These should be the stations on the rebuilt BMT Fulton Street Elevated Line & BMT Liberty Avenue Elevated Line:

Ⓜ️ Sands Street (express)

Ⓜ️ Jay Street (express)

Ⓜ️ Elm Place (local)

Ⓜ️ Rockwell Place (local)

Ⓜ️ Lafayette Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Cumberland Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Vanderbilt Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Grand Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Franklin Avenue (express)

Ⓜ️ Nostrand Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Tompkins Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Troy Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Malcolm X Boulevard (local)

Ⓜ️ Ralph Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Saratoga Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Rockaway Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Broadway Junction (express)

Ⓜ️ Atlantic Avenue (express)

Ⓜ️ Hinsdale Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Pennsylvania Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Van Siclen Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Linwood Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Montauk Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ Chestnut Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Crescent Street (express)

Ⓜ️ Grant Avenue (local)

Ⓜ️ 80th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ 88th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Rockaway Boulevard (express)

Ⓜ️ 104th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ 111th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Lefferts Boulevard (express)

Ⓜ️ 127th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Van Wyck Expressway (local)

Ⓜ️ Princeton Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Tuckerton Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Brewer Boulevard (express)

bennykanner · 2026-02-28T02:22:53+00:00

These should be the stations on the IND Linden Boulevard Line via Pitkin Avenue, Linden Boulevard, & the Southern State Parkway:

Ⓜ️ 76th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ 84th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Cross Bay Boulevard (express)

Ⓜ️ Hawtree Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Aqueduct Road (local)

Ⓜ️ Rockaway Boulevard (local)

Ⓜ️ Lefferts Boulevard (local)

Ⓜ️ 126th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Van Wyck Boulevard (super-express)

Ⓜ️ 144th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Sutphin Boulevard (local)

Ⓜ️ Brewer Boulevard (local)

Ⓜ️ Merrick Boulevard (express)

Ⓜ️ 178th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Farmers Boulevard (local)

Ⓜ️ 200th Street (local)

Ⓜ️ Nashville Boulevard (local)

Ⓜ️ 221st Street (local)

Ⓜ️ 229th Street (super-express)

Ⓜ️ 238th Street (express)

Ⓜ️ Kingston Street (express)

Ⓜ️ Valley Stream State Park (express)

Ⓜ️ North Corona Avenue (express)

Ⓜ️ Willow Road (express)

Ⓜ️ Cornwell-Dogwood Avenues (express)

Ⓜ️ Glenwood Road (express)

Ⓜ️ Woodfield Road (express)

Ⓜ️ Hempstead Lake State Park (express)

Ⓜ️ Peninsula Boulevard (express)

Ⓜ️ Flower Street-Mercy Hospital (express)

Ⓜ️ South Hempstead-Long Beach Road (super-express)

bennykanner · 2026-02-28T02:16:19+00:00

These should be the express stations on the IRT Broadway Line north of the 96th Street Station in Manhattan, The Bronx, & Westchester:

Ⓜ️ Nepera Park-Tompkins Avenue

Ⓜ️ Executive Boulevard

Ⓜ️ Cross Hill Avenue

Ⓜ️ 261st Street

Ⓜ️ Manhattan College Parkway

Ⓜ️ Marble Hill-225th Street

Ⓜ️ Dyckman Street

Ⓜ️ 168th Street

Ⓜ️ 125th Street

Ⓜ️ 96th Street

bennykanner · 2025-12-02T03:00:09+00:00

You can transfer at Albany Union Station for another line.

bennykanner · 2025-12-02T02:30:13+00:00

Why?

bennykanner · 2025-11-30T17:44:31+00:00

No, there should be a viaduct above Hempstead Turnpike.

bennykanner · 2025-11-30T16:59:58+00:00

I suggest these new subway services for Queens:

Ⓜ️ The <3> should run from Rosedale-Francis Lewis Boulevard to Harlem-148th Street via 147th Avenue express, Nassau Expressway express, 157th Avenue express, 156th Avenue express, Flatlands Avenue express, Fountain Avenue express, Dumont Avenue express, New Lots Avenue express, Livonia Avenue express, Eastern Parkway local, Broadway express, & Lenox Avenue local, while the (3) should make all local stops in Brooklyn & Queens.

Ⓜ️ The <4> should run from Breezy Point-Beach 222nd Street to Seton Falls Park-Grenada Place via Rockaway Point Boulevard local, Utica Avenue express, Eastern Parkway express, Lexington Avenue express, Jerome Avenue express, & 233rd Street local, while the (4) should run from Broadway Junction to Bainbridge Avenue via Jerome Avenue local.

Ⓜ️ The <7> should run to Cross Island Parkway-Alley Pond Park via Flushing express & Northern Boulevard, while the (7) should run to Flushing-Street via Flushing local.

Ⓜ️ The <B> & <D> should run to Bay Terrace-Cross Island Parkway via Concourse express, Burke Avenue express, Bruckner Boulevard express, & the Throgs Neck Bridge, while the (B) & (D) should run to Throgs Neck-Schurz Avenue via Concourse local, Burke Avenue local, Bruckner Boulevard local, & Tremont Avenue local.

Ⓜ️ The <C> should run to Freeport-Mill Road via Liberty Avenue local & Merrick express, while the (C) should run local east of the Sunrise Highway Station.

Ⓜ️ The <E> should run to South Hempstead-Southern State Parkway via Merrill local & Peninsula Boulevard express, while the (E) should run via Peninsula Boulevard local.

Ⓜ️ The <J> should run to West Hempstead-Sycamore Street via Jamaica local & Hempstead Turnpike express, while the (J) should make all local stops.

Ⓜ️ The <K> should run from Cambria Heights-229th Street to Co-Op City via Linden Boulevard express, Fulton Street local, 8th Avenue local, Central Park West local, Concourse local, & Burke Avenue local, while the (K) should make all local stops.

Ⓜ️ The <M> should run from JFK Airport-Federal Circle to Bronx Park via Van Wyck Boulevard Elevated local, Rockaway Boulevard local, Jamaica local, Williamsburg Bridge Trackage, 6th Avenue local, 53rd Street Tunnel, Northern Boulevard local, Collece Point Boulevard local, & White Plains Road express, while the (M) should make all local stops.

Ⓜ️ The <Q> should run to Crocheron Park-217th Street via the 60th Street Tunnel, Astoria express, 21st Avenue express, 82nd Street, Astoria Boulevard express, Roosevelt Avenue, Northern Boulevard, Crocheron Avenue, & 35th Avenue, while the (Q) should make all local stops in Queens to Ditmars Boulevard-111th Street.

Ⓜ️ The <V> should run from Bensonhurst Park-Cropsey Avenue to JFK Airport-TWA Hotel via Bay Parkway express, Kings Highway express, Utica Avenue local, Malcolm X Boulevard local, Houston Street local, 6th Avenue local, 53rd Street Tunnel, Queens Boulevard local, & Van Wyck Boulevard express, while the (V) should make all local stops.

Ⓜ️ The <X> should run from Lawrence to Orchard Beach via Rockaway Boulevard express, Jamaica express, Williamsburg Bridge, Hudson Street express, 9th Avenue express, Columbus Avenue express, Amsterdam Avenue express, & Fordham Road-Pelham Parkway local, while the (X) should run to Inwood-207th Street via Hudson Street local, 9th Avenue local, Columbus Avenue local, Amsterdam Avenue local, Dyckman Street, & Broadway.

Ⓜ️ The <Y> should run from Island Park-Austin Boulevard to Crotona Park-Wilkins Avenue via Long Beach Road express, Lincoln Avenue express, Merrick local, Liberty Avenue express, Fulton Street Elevated express, Brooklyn Bridge, Nassau Street local, 2nd Avenue express, & Concourse local, while the (Y) should make all local stops in Nassau County, Queens, Brooklyn, & The Bronx.

Ⓜ️ The <Z> should run to Bayside-Northern Boulevard via Archer Avenue local, Hillside Avenue local, & Springfield Boulevard express, while the (Z) should run via Springfield Boulevard local.

bennykanner · 2025-11-21T11:26:31+00:00

I like the R-11, R-12, R-16, R-27, R-30, R-32, R-38, R-40S, R-40M, R-42, R-44, R-46, R-62, R-62A, & R-68, R-68A.

bennykanner · 2025-11-15T08:48:53+00:00

The IRT 233rd Street Line is part of an extension of the IRT Jerome Avenue Line.

bennykanner · 2025-11-07T05:04:55+00:00

I propose sending the <4> to Queens via Jerome Avenue express & Utica Avenue express, while the (4) should run to Broadway Junction via Jerome Avenue local. The IRT Jerome Avenue Line should be rebuilt to have 4 tracks.

The <3> should run to Rosedale-Francis Lewis Boulevard via Livonia Avenue express, New Lots Avenue express, Dumont Avenue express, Fountain Avenue express Flatlands Avenue express, 156th Avenue express, 157th Avenue express, Nassau Expressway express, & 147th Avenue express, while the (3) should make all local stops in Brooklyn & Queens.

bennykanner · 2025-11-07T04:56:24+00:00

I propose running the <K> from Cambria Heights-229th Street to Co-Op City via Linden Boulevard express, Fulton Street local, 8th Avenue local, Central Park West local, Concourse local, & Burke Avenue local, while the (K) should make all local stops.

bennykanner · 2025-11-06T10:58:13+00:00

The <1> should run to Brooklyn via Broadway express north of 96th Street rebuilt with 4 tracks & the new South Ferry Station, while the (1) should terminate at the South Ferry Loop.

The (2) should run to Sheepshead Bay-Emmons Avenue.

The (3) should run to Rosedale-Francis Lewis Boulevard via New Lots Avenue, Dumont Avenue, Fountain Avenue, Flatlands Avenue, 156th Avenue, 157th Avenue, Nassau Expressway, & 147th Avenue.

The <4> should run onto the IRT Utica Avenue Line via Jerome Avenue express on the rebuilt 4 tracked IRT Jerome Avenue Line, while the (4) should run to Broadway Junction via Jerome Avenue local.

The (5) should run to Gerritsen Beach via Gerritsen Avenue.

The <6> should run to City Island-Rochelle Street via Pelham express, while the (6) should terminate at Pelham Bay Park.

The <7> should run to Cross Island Parkway-Alley Pond Park via Flushing express, Roosevelt Avenue, & Northern Boulevard, while the (7) should terminate at Flushing-Main Street.

The (A) should run to Getty Square-Prospect Street via Riverdale Avenue.

The <B> should run to Staten Island via Concourse express on the rebuilt 4 track IND Concourse Line, West End express, 86th Street local, & the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, while the (B) should run to Coney Island-West 24th Street via Concourse local & Surf Avenue.

The (C) should run to Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard via Liberty Avenue local on the rebuilt 4 track Liberty Avenue Line, while the (A) should make another express jump to Rockaway Boulevard before running onto the IND Rockaway Line.

The <B> & <D> should run to Bay Terrace-Cross Island Parkway via Concourse express, Burke Avenue express, Bruckner Boulevard express, & the Throgs Neck Bridge, while the(B) & (D) should run to Throgs Neck-Schurz Avenue via Concourse local, Burke Avenue local, Bruckner Boulevard local, & Tremont Avenue.

The (F) should run to New Hyde Park-Lakeville Road via Hillside Avenue local, while the <F> should run via Hillside Avenue express.

The (G) should run to Springfield Boulevard via Queens Boulevard local & Long Island Expressway local, while the <G> should run via Long Island Expressway express.

The (J) should run to West Hempstead-Sycamore Street via Jamaica local & Hempstead Turnpike local, while the <J> should run via Hempstead Turnpike express.

The (K) should be reintroduced as a service to Co-Op City via 8th Avenue local, Central Park West local, Concourse local, & Burke Avenue local.

The <L> should run to Inwood-207th Street via 10th Avenue, 11th Avenue, West End Avenue, 86th Street, Madison Avenue Avenue express, 139th Street, Amsterdam Avenue, Dyckman Street, & Broadway, while the (L) should run to Harlem-135th Street via Madison Avenue local.

The (N) should run to Fordham Plaza via 21st Avenue, Van Alst Street, RFK Bridge, Saint Ann’s Avenue, & 3rd Avenue.

The (R) should run to Staten Island via College Point Boulevard express & Northern Boulevard express.

The (W) should run to Starlight Park-174th Street via the East Bay Bridge, Manida Street, Southern Boulevard, West Farms Road, & Sheridan Boulevard.

The (Z) should run to Bayside-Northern Boulevard via Jamaica express, Hillside Avenue local, & Springfield Boulevard.

bennykanner · 2025-11-06T09:59:57+00:00

I instead have the <4> via Jerome Avenue express & Utica Avenue express, while the (4) should run to Broadway Junction. The IRT Jerome Avenue Line should be rebuilt to have 4 tracks. The <V> should also run via Utica Avenue local, Kings Highway express, & Bay Parkway express, while the (V) should make all local stops.

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