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Q LINE
From 12:01 a.m. Satursday to 5 a.m. Monday, Q trains run local in Manhattan.
F LINE
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, F trains run local in Queens.
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B LINE
From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday to Friday, Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park.
Q LINE
From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday to Friday, Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Kings Hwy.
F LINE
From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday to Friday, there are no F trains between Roosevelt Av and 21 St-Queensbridge. F service operates in two sections as follows:
- Between 179 St and Roosevelt Av.
- Between Coney Island and 21 St-Queensbridge.
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Q LINE
From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Q service is extended to Ditmars Blvd.
F LINE
From 11:15 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound F trains are rerouted via the M from Roosevelt Av to 47-50 Sts.
- Trains run express from Roosevelt Av to Queens Plaza.
- To 21 St-Queensbridge, Roosevelt Island, Lexington Av/63 St, and 57 St, take the Coney Island-bound F to 47-50 Sts and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.
- From 21 St-Queensbridge and Roosevelt Island, take a Jamaica-bound F to Roosevelt Av and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.
- From Lexington Av/63 St, use the nearby 59 St 4/5/6 station for downtown local service to 51 St and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F at the E/M platform.
- From 57 St, use the nearby 57 St-7 Av N/Q/R station for downtown service to 34 St-Herald Sq and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound F trains are rerouted via the A from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech.
- To B’way-Lafayette St, transfer to the D at W 4 St.
- To 2 Av, Delancey St, and East Broadway, take the Coney Island-bound F to Jay St-MetroTech and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.
- From these stations, take a Jamaica-bound F to W 4 St and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.
- To/from York St, use the nearby High St A station.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound F trains skip Sutphin Blvd, Van Wyck Blvd, and 75 Av.
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While the news that New York City will expand speed camera enforcement across the five boroughs was met with conspiratorial sneering from local drivers, revenue data suggests that the overall amount of funds collected for traffic fines has declined every year for the past four years despite the expansion of camera-enforcement programs.
That’s not to say there’s not money being made: the city pulled in more than $55 million in fiscal year 2014 (which ended on June 30), and 75 percent of that was from camera-based enforcement. The city budget for 2015 already presumes a jump to $62 million in revenue, with an even larger percentage coming from camera enforcement.
The New York City Independent Budget Office released a new infographic yesterday that charts the amount of revenue collected from traffic fines from 1999 to the present, and also shows the share of those collections that came via police-issued violations, red-light cameras, bus-lane cameras and the newest enforcement tool: speed cameras.
Some of the takeaways?
- The proportion of revenue generated by cameras has grown from just 38 percent in 1999 to 75 percent in 2014.
- The amount of revenue in 2014 is nearly double that collected in 1999. (Adjusted for inflation, the jump is less stark; the increase is just under $13 million.)
- Since 2004, actual revenue from police-issued traffic violations has been on a steady decline, marginally offsetting some of the increases from camera enforcement.
- Red-light camera revenues are the lowest they’ve been since 2007, the year before a massive expansion of the program, suggesting that camera enforcement won’t drive revenues forever.
There are two big spikes in the graph, one in 2008 and another in 2011.
The first coincided with an increase in the number of red light cameras installed around the city. After the increase, there’s a drop again. That’s probably because once drivers figure out where the cameras are, they make sure to abide by the law.
The 2011 spike came as a result of a ruling that unpaid red light summonses can count towards the threshold needed for the city to tow your car for unpaid tickets. Delinquent motorists who saw their cars impounded had to pay back those fines that year to reclaim their vehicles.
The two newest forms of camera revenue are also seeing pretty rapid growth as drivers have yet to adjust to them. Bus-lane cameras were introduced in 2011 as part of the Select Bus Service program. As that program has steadily expanded across the five boroughs, so has the number of cameras, and thus the number of violations.
Speed cameras were introduced in early 2014, with just 20 in school zones around the city. That led to $2.1 million in fines collected. But the program has been approved for massive expansion, with 120 new cameras on the way.
The city is projecting it will put $7.6 million in city coffers, but if the historical spikes from the expansion of red light cameras are any indication, it’ll probably rake in more than that before falling off over a few years.
So is it about money? It’s anybody’s guess. There’s definitely a historical increase in revenues collected but it’s not as staggering as one would think, given the massive expansion of these programs. And the data here suggests the gains appear short-lived as drivers learn to follow the rules of the road.
Here’s the above chart in an interactive format. Hover over each of the bars to see how much actual revenue was received for each method:
Sheepshead Bites reader Tamika J. sent us this photo of a sticker she spotted on a local Q train.
Designed to look like one of the MTA’s official notices making riders aware of the penalties faced for various violations, like assaulting a subway conductor, the sticker tells riders that “Not following your dreams is a felony against the soul punishable by up to 7 years of bad karma.”
Although it’s a pretty uplifting message to a successful bad-ass like yours truly, it probably makes most of you shlubs commuting to the job you hate a little more depressed than taking the subway normally would. And, at that, I laugh.
Wait, that’s probably bad karma, too. Damnit.
B LINE
From 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, Brighton Beach-bound B trains skip 182-183 Sts.
Q LINE
There are no subway service adjustments scheduled for this week.
F LINE
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Wednesday to Friday, Coney Island-bound F trains run local from Roosevelt Av to 21 St-Queensbridge.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Wednesday to Friday, F service operates in two sections:
- Between 179 St and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts A/G station – the last stop.
- Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Stillwell Av.
- To continue your trip, transfer at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts.
From 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m., Wednesday to Friday, 179 St-bound F trains run local from 21 St-Queensbridge to Roosevelt Av.
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Q LINE
There are no subway service advisories scheduled at this time.
F LINE
From 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Jamaica-bound F trains are rerouted via the E after 47-50 Sts to Roosevelt Av.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, F trains run local in Queens.
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B LINE
From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday to Friday, Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park.
Q LINE
From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday to Friday, Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Kings Hwy.
F LINE
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Friday, southbound F trains run local from Roosevelt Av to 21 St-Queensbridge.
From 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Friday, 179 St-bound F trains run local from 21 St-Queensbridge to Roosevelt Av.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Friday, F service operates in two sections:
- Between 179 St and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts A/G station – the last stop.
- Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Stillwell Av.
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JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE DAY: All subways, buses and the Staten Island railway operate on a Saturday schedule.
Additionally, alternate side parking rules and parking meter regulations are suspended.
Q LINE
There are no subway service advisories scheduled at this time.
F LINE
From 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, until July 14, Jamaica-bound F trains run via the M from 47-50 Sts to Roosevelt Ave. There is no Jamaica-bound service at 57 St, Lexington Av/63 St, Roosevelt Island and 21 St-Queensbridge.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, F trains run local in Queens.
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Reminder: On Friday, July 4, Independence Day, all subways, buses and the Staten Island railway operate on a Saturday schedule.
B LINE
From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Sheepshead Bay to Prospect Park.
Friday: no B trains due to the July 4 holiday.
Q LINE
From 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday to Thursday, Q service operates in two sections:
- Between 57 St-7 Av and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.
- Between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Coney Island, every 30 minutes.
From 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday to Thursday, Q trains run every 30 minutes between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and Coney Island.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Thursday, Manhattan-bound trains skip DeKalb Av.
From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay.
F LINE
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Thursday, F service operates in two sections:
- Between 179 St and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts A/G station – the last stop.
- Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Stillwell Av.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Thursday, southbound F trains run local from Roosevelt Av to 21 St-Queensbridge.
From 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Thursday, northbound F trains run local from 21 St-Queensbridge to Roosevelt Av.
