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Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:53:32

New Yorkers Tweet Their Post-Sandy Commute Stories

As New Yorkers walked, biked, took to their scooters, drove in bumper to bumper traffic, shared taxis and squeezed into busses this morning, we asked them to tell us on Twitter, using the hashtag #TellNYT, their commute stories. Below, a selection of their mostly exasperated responses.

  1. Garuyita
    Yita@Garuyita
    @NYTMetro Took a cab @ 8am but traffic was crazy it took 4 hrs to get to QBB,I decided to walk it and now Im on a bus, is 1:18pm! #TellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:19:31
  2. TimSachs
    Tim Sachs@TimSachs
    #TellNYT Thought it was funny I was walking faster than the traffic and buses until I realized I was also passing the #FDNY on a response
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:20:05
  3. #tellnyt over $40 to go from wall st to Lincoln center. Could have gone to JFK for that price!! http://pic.twitter.com/uAMCqqP9
    carolinerg@carolinerg
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    Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:28:00
  4. After 1.5 hrs in line for a bus and unable to get a cab from JH, @AllieM_Reads and I are walking to mnhtn. #tellNYT http://pic.twitter.com/a4UNm2sD
    chelseyjane@chelseyjane
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    Wed, Oct 31 2012 09:33:12
  5. ritamogi
    Rita Mogilanski@ritamogi
    Took 2.5 hours to get from Forest Hills to Queensboro Bridge. Got off before the bridge and walked home. #TellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 09:41:55
  6. JEHAUSER
    Jordan Hauser@JEHAUSER
    Biked from Williamsburg to 40th and Broadway for work in just under 40 mins; almost as fast as the subway #tellNYT #bikingisthefastest
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 09:41:58
  7. NYCDeepa
    Deepa S@NYCDeepa
    Somewhat terrifying bike ride through snarled traffic on 11th Ave from UWS to Hell's Kitchen, take it slow, stay safe, bikers! #TellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 09:43:32
  8. kimmiechau
    Kimberly C.@kimmiechau
    @nytimes my commute was a 3 hour bus ride then got off the bus so I could walk the remaining 20 blocks #TellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 09:21:07
  9. Line for the #Q32 this AM. I left after over 1hr of waiting. All buses were full. #mta #tellNYT pic.twitter.com/mm1CVNHJ http://pic.twitter.com/OuUmOZis
    Alexandra Kathryn@pursuedbybearNY
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    Wed, Oct 31 2012 09:27:13
  10. byKristiRoberts
    Kristi Roberts@byKristiRoberts
    On bike it was nightmare today with all the cars--city should shut down an avenue or two so sane people with bikes can get around. #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 08:32:14
  11. mattseaton
    Matt Seaton@mattseaton
    @lexinyt #TellNYT Not too bad, tks: got from bedroom to livingroom, via kitchen, w/ minimum disruption – except for colleagues staying over!
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:58:03
  12. jbchan
    Jason Chan@jbchan
    @lexinyt Lucky I was able to walk to work. Best part? No traffic to deal with and brisk, fresh air. Walking is underrated. #TellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:57:44
  13. RaquelCayre
    Raquel Cayre @RaquelCayre
    @NYTMetro It took me 1 hour to get from Ocean Pkwy-Ave S to Exit 4 on the Prospect which normally takes 15 min. #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:56:34
  14. TrustMeScience
    TrustMeI'mAScientist@TrustMeScience
    @NYTMetro Yes: 18 hours from SF to NYC via Philly. Bus, plane, plane, car -- and no train. #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:44:15
  15. nureechoe
    Nuree Choe@nureechoe
    On the SelectService M15 & crawling down 2nd Ave. traffic better after 59th st bridge. Will have to walk to Bklyn from Houston tho #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:44:05
  16. krissacavouras
    Krissa@krissacavouras
    Rode my bike the usual 30 min Sunset Park to Brooklyn Heights, but 5th Ave was bumper-to-bumper traffic. More people should bike! #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 08:15:30
  17. jmp_nyc
    Jeremy M. Posner@jmp_nyc
    Why hasn't NYC implemented the traffic restrictions that kept things moving during the 2005 transit strike? Surely that would help. #TellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 08:16:57
  18. AllieM_Reads
    Allison Cloyd@AllieM_Reads
    So I'm not in charge but maybe those 3 empty Q33 buses to LGA aren't so necessary and we could get those on the Q32 route? #tellNYT #nyc
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 08:17:26
  19. RT @AllieM_Reads: The line in #jacksonheights for the bus to manhattan is at least a block long- and that's just right here. #tellNYT http://pic.twitter.com/AlYp0ahI
    chelseyjane@chelseyjane
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    Wed, Oct 31 2012 08:26:49
  20. HenryBaker
    Henry Baker@HenryBaker
    RT @onehappykamper: #tellNYT I left at 8 and I'm still not at work, but this is a tale of New Yorkers coming together and finding reasons to laugh, not of woe
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 08:30:33
  21. randijccnyc
    randi jccnyc@randijccnyc
    our co-worker's Nightmare Commute: Escape from Brooklyn: 8 blocks + 1.5 hrs = #AbsolutelyNoWhere (exit cab-walk back home-pj's on) #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 08:00:06
  22. onehappykamper
    Christine Seekamp@onehappykamper
    #tellNYT I left at 8 and I'm still not at work, but this is a tale of New Yorkers coming together and finding reasons to laugh, not of woe
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:41:28
  23. noozprof
    Paul DelColle@noozprof
    M104 running on Broadway on UWS. Saw a full downtown bus skip the 102 street stop passing about 20 people. @lexinyt #TellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:52:27
  24. TrustMeScience
    TrustMeI'mAScientist@TrustMeScience
    @NYTMetro Yes: 18 hours from SF to NYC via Philly. Bus, plane, plane, car -- and no train. #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:44:15
  25. RainerColoma
    Rainer Coloma@RainerColoma
    @nytimes My total commute time from Astoria was approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes. I should have just walked across! #tellNYT
    Wed, Oct 31 2012 07:41:25

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