commute to 42nd street

itsbonczek

Hi all. I'm new to the board. I'm thinking of taking a place on Union St between 5th and 6th avenues. I work off of the 42nd street stop and was wondering if anyone had any idea of how long the commute would be? Is it best to take the R at Union St and transfer to the N or Q... or walk to 7th ave and take the Q strait out? Thanks for your help!

whyfi

I would walk to the Q at 7th Ave. Fast commute.

bk_motor_grrl

Subject: hopstop

www.hopstop.com is useful for this kind of thing. also I saw google added transit directions to google maps.

itsbonczek

yeah i hopstopped it and all that. i figure i'd come here for some advice from actual human beings who commute every day

new2hood

funny, I just posted something very similar and got some good responses. Look down the page a bit.

itsbonczek

Cool. Great responses in your post. How has your commute been overall from park slope?

new2hood

Slow and steady. Thanks to the F. But, I've never not made it home eventually.
the Q rocks...I'm envious of those who have it close by.

tyroneshoelaces

Don't discount the D which will leave you at Bryant Park. Had a friend who worked near Parson's and could take the R to Atlantic Pacific and hop the N or the D.

anthonycm

I live right near Grand Army, and I take the Q to and from work. My stop is 34th, so it's only one stop before yours. Takes roughly 20 minutes or so once I'm on the train. There's also a 50-50 chance of grabbing a seat on the way into Manhattan after people get off on the first or second stop.

jamzer

There were 10-15 empty seats on the N train this morning during rush hour. I think it probably was due to the fact that there was vomit all over the seats and floor. Really gross.

anonymous

Oh i'm so sorry. That was probably from me. I had some Manhattan clam chowder for breakfast and I forgot that I usually get motion sickness when riding the subway. Sure enough, while swinging around a loop in the tunnel, I erupted all over the seats, floor and windows. I tried to clean it up, but the one hanky I had, just wasn't enough. Please accpet my sincere apology.