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Service Change: NYC, Part 4 – X1 (Express Between Staten Island and Manhattan)

Service Change: NYC, Part 4 – X1 (Express Between Staten Island and Manhattan)

by Miles Taylor | Jul 26, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA

The ferry is the touristy way of getting from Staten Island to Manhattan, but what do commuters do? Well, actually, a lot of commuters take the ferry, too. But other commuters use the network of express buses between the two boroughs. One of those buses is...
Service Change:  NYC, Part 3 – The Staten Island Railway

Service Change: NYC, Part 3 – The Staten Island Railway

by Miles Taylor | Jul 26, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA

Staten Island does not feel like New York City. I mean, sure, you’ve got your downtowns with a few buildings, but much of the borough is suburban – or even rural. Seriously, there’s a lot of parkland here. Because of this, Staten Island only has...
Service Change: NYC, Part 2 – The Staten Island Ferry

Service Change: NYC, Part 2 – The Staten Island Ferry

by Miles Taylor | Jul 24, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA

Many a tourist has gotten on the Staten Island Ferry for the views, and for the fact that it’s free. But when they get to Staten Island, they usually just get on the first boat back to Manhattan. Well, I wanted to explore the strange, isolated Island of Staten,...
Service Change: NYC, Part 1 – The M20 (NOT!)

Service Change: NYC, Part 1 – The M20 (NOT!)

by Miles Taylor | Jul 24, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA

I went to New York over the weekend! And I took some trains! And buses! But not the M20. Let me explain: to get to Staten Island, the most obvious (and touristy) way is the Staten Island Ferry. And the most obvious way of getting to the ferry is by taking the 1 train...
Service Change: Logan Airport Shuttle – Route 33

Service Change: Logan Airport Shuttle – Route 33

by Miles Taylor | Feb 21, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA

Massport runs a few free shuttle bus routes within Logan Airport (for the full list, click here). The one I took was the 33, which goes from Terminals C and E to the Blue Line Airport Station. The bus itself was really nice – it was pretty much the same as the...
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