96 St — Local services in New York

As a worried mom for a starting high school freshman, I feel comfortable sending my daughter on this Q train that leaves her a block away from school. All the pics already submitted are pretty accurate. Yesterday (first day of school-9/8/2022) I traveled with her from 96th St starting/ending point and the people that work there really do a great job of keeping both the train cabs and the platform clean. As the train was waiting to go, a worker came inside quickly, scanned and swept up garbage that nasty individuals can’t seem to take responsibility for, while another worker using a microfiber wiped down...

Oh, the Q train. Well, let me tell you something. On weekends, the service is slow. Everyone here looks like they're tired. Nobody is ever energetic, happy, or active. Homeless people are everywhere, despite the train station being in one of the safest neighborhoods in New York City. THE UPPER EAST SIDE!!!! This station has had its reputation ruined ever since it opened in 2017. One time I had a disruptive passenger on the train, yapping and harassing people. The conductor just went on with their duties, despite the disruptive passenger being in the same car as her. The MTA needs to step up their safety and...

The Q is more convenient for me to get home to Brooklyn rather than the IRT. The 2nd Avenue extension opened up a few years ago--the 96th street station is state of the art. Usually I transfer here from the M101 bus at 96st and lexington and walk the two blocks to 2nd avenue. Since this is the start of the line when you board you may get an empty train where you can do your own version of the subway pic that went viral--choosing your seat from an entire car...