The F Train Is Ok You Idiot

A common enough conceit among New Yorkers is that their train is the worst, this seems particularly true in Brooklyn and even more true of people that ride the F train, which is my primary transit option. Unfortunately, these people are nuts; rarely go anywhere in Brooklyn further out than Park Slope, and don't know what they're talking about. However, my job takes me all over the place, so let me set you straight Nancy.

About the worst thing that will ever happen on the F is when the MTA mix it up with the G at Hoyt Schermerhorn. Sometimes it skips a few stations between Jay and 7th Avenue, which is a giant pain in the ass, but that ain't nothing. Most of the time, the F is pretty reliable, and even when it's not it's still in service and predictable.

The L doesn't even go into Manhattan many weekends leaving residents of Williamsburg essentially stranded. Seeing as this includes many many obnoxious hipsters this actually constitutes a public service by the MTA. Can you imagine the shrieks of protest from Park Slopers if the F train terminated service to Manhattan for the weekend. Even louder than the shrieks from little Lexie and little Alec down at the Tea Lounge.

The C and the G are practically invisible on the weekends trapping people in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. It's not much better on weekdays and the stations smell like Vintage '76 Urine.

However, the people that really ought to throttle the F train complainers are those that live out past Franklin Avenue on the 2 and 5 lines. I've been travelling out to this neighborhood once a week and the train rarely comes at 11 in the morning or 3 in the afternoon. I image there are people who have spent weekends at the Franklin Avenue station, just waiting. These people have every right to complain. Shut the hell up and let them be heard.