Public Transportation In New York City
Newspapers, gum on the seat, and the smell of urine. This probably describes your daily public transportation ride to work or school. The subway and buses are most of the time so unsanitary that it’s unbearable. Many times when we are on the train we find ourselves switching the cart we are in, and with all hope, searching for a better one. As it turns out, we are always stuck with the same old dirt. This is a New York City phenomenon. Why should we travel to work surrounded by piles of filth daily? I initially encountered this problem when I first started going to high school. This was the first time I had started taking the train and buses everyday by myself. It was about an hour commute to school for me every day. Every
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Usually in the morning, I take the bus to get to school. However, on this day I decided to see how long it would take to take the train to school. It was about five thirty on a cold November morning, and I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet because it was too early. I got on the M train and took it to Myrtle Avenue and transferred to the J train. It was a quite morning and you could tell that everyone on the train was either going to work or heading home from work, because they were dressed with button downs, ties and slacks, and the teenagers all had a book bag. Mostly everyone was sleeping, reading the newspaper, or listening to music. I was listening to music as well and was tired but refused to fall asleep. I had to pay attention to my surroundings. My morning was going alright so far. I finally get off the J train at the Sutphin Boulevard stop and transfer over to the E train. I am waiting in the train station and there are a couple of people. Everyone seems to be minding their own business. The train was entering the station, so everyone begins to pick up their bags and stand closer to the tracks. The train zooms by and gradually beings to slow down. I happened to be waiting towards the back of the train. As the train quickly passes by I noticed there were not much people in the train. I attributed it to the fact that it was only about six fifteen in the
Usually in the morning, I take the bus to get to school. However, on this day I decided to see how long it would take to take the train to school. It was about five thirty on a cold November morning, and I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet because it was too early. I got on the M train and took it to Myrtle Avenue and transferred to the J train. It was a quite morning and you could tell that everyone on the train was either going to work or heading home from work, because they were dressed with button downs, ties and slacks, and the teenagers all had a book bag. Mostly everyone was sleeping, reading the newspaper, or listening to music. I was listening to music as well and was tired but refused to fall asleep. I had to pay attention to my surroundings. My morning was going alright so far. I finally get off the J train at the Sutphin Boulevard stop and transfer over to the E train. I am waiting in the train station and there are a couple of people. Everyone seems to be minding their own business. The train was entering the station, so everyone begins to pick up their bags and stand closer to the tracks. The train zooms by and gradually beings to slow down. I happened to be waiting towards the back of the train. As the train quickly passes by I noticed there were not much people in the train. I attributed it to the fact that it was only about six fifteen in the