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LIC is served by 5 subway lines, a commuter rail line with two stations in the area (and a third in progress to serve a new commuter rail connection to Manhatta
by betterunix2 7y ago
LIC is served by 5 subway lines, a commuter rail line with two stations in the area (and a third in progress to serve a new commuter rail connection to Manhattan), a ferry, and multiple bus lines, with various connections between them all. It is one of the best served neighborhoods as far as transit goes, even compared to Manhattan.
- jacques_chester 7y agoAnd if you want to get there from neighbouring Brooklyn, by itself containing 2.6 million people, you will probably have to go through Manhattan anyway.
- betterunix2 7y agoActually the 'G' train, which only serves Brooklyn and Queens, terminates in LIC at one of the major transfer stations (where one can connect to the 'E', 'M', or '7' trains).
- danharaj 7y agoHaving the G in your commute is almost as stressful as taking the L.
- betterunix2 7y agoTrue, though it was (slightly) better when I was a teenager -- back then it went all the way to Forest Hills and the trains had six cars (R46 equipment for the subway nerds).
- jacques_chester 7y agoHence "probably". The G is a single line for two very large boroughs. Meanwhile, almost every line in the system passes through Manhattan.
- betterunix2 7y agoThe G is not the only train connecting Brooklyn and Queens directly, though it is the only such line to go to LIC. The J goes directly from Queens to Brooklyn before Manhattan, as do the A and the M. There is also the Atlantic branch of the LIRR, which connects Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau county (though the fares are higher).