“I live in Bay Ridge, and commute to Manhattan by mass transit. This has always meant a journey involving the R train, but not this past week. I decided to conduct a scientific experiment and commute for a week via the Express Bus. Since most people in Bay Ridge have never taken an express bus, let me first say what they are. There are two express buses serving Bay Ridge- the X27 goes to downtown Manhattan, while the X37 travels to midtown. They travel the length of Shore Road to 69th Street, from which they hang a left on Third Avenue, where they take the on-ramp to the Gowanus Expressway. The Gowanus is painfully congested at all hours, but worse still during the rush hours. But since the express buses get to use the HOV lane, they cruise at a blazing 45 mph or so, while the cars to the right stand still.”–Bay Ridge Blog
Bklink: Taking the Bay Ridge Express (Bus)
July 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Bay Ridge · Shortlink · Transportation
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1 Santos // Jul 4, 2008 at 10:04 am
Dude,
It’s not Bay Ridge Journal, ok? It’s “The Phantom,” over at Bay Ridge Blog. Not that it matters, frankly I’m surprised you could even make time for our little corner of Brooklyn… what with taking pictures of crooked stop signs, discarded bed bug infested furniture that some hipster will no doubt reclaim for himself.
2 The Phantom // Jul 6, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Thanks for the mention. I am a fan of Gowanus Lounge, and kind of like its mixed very local/pan-Brooklyn approach to things.
3 The Phantom // Jul 6, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I like this site and its mix of the very local and the Brooklyn-wide. Thanks for the mention.