Straphangers will bid farewell to two of the city’s subway lines today.
The W and V trains are set to make their final runs, before being discontinued as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s cost-cutting plan.
The changes officially take effect Sunday, but neither the W nor V runs on the weekends.
Come Monday morning, the M line will be rerouted to cover some of the stations in Lower Manhattan that had been served by the V. And, the Q will be extended to Astoria to make up for the loss of the W train.
Thirty-seven bus lines are also being eliminated with many more being rerouted, or facing reductions in night and weekend service.
The MTA says the cuts will save about $100 million.
The agency also is trying to reduce overtime and has given pink slips to hundreds of workers to cut costs.
(Source: NY1)
So long till next time.
Many bus lines in Jewish neighborhoods are disappearing too. The B23 from 16th Avenue for example is being terminated despite Dov Hikind’s protest. I say good riddance. That means some more parking space on 16th Ave.
The B23 is a good example of bad management. They are stopping it becaue it barely gets used, but it’s barely used because it barely ran.