In my neighborhood, there are two public transit buses that service the area. The Q20B, an MTA bus, runs every 20-30 minutes Monday-Friday. The Q25, a NYC transit bus, is supposed to run every 15 minutes seven days a week.
However, despite what the schedule for the Q25 states online, this bus line has been having troubles lately. Frequently, if you were to take the Q25, you will find that two or three buses come at the same time. If you are unfortunate enough to miss one of those buses, odds are you’ll be waiting for up to 45 minutes in order to catch another one. This time delay gets even worse on Saturday and Sunday, when unfortunately, the Q20B doesn’t run.
“It is frustrating,” said Naji Kaseem, a Q25 passenger from Flushing. “I work on the weekends, and this is the only bus that runs past my house. I feel like I get home to my children later and later every day.”
I filled out a contact form on www.mta.info, but I have not received a reply. I was wondering why the schedule is not stuck to more often, since when I ride the Q20B, I often see MTA employees monitoring what time the buses show up. I never see these people monitoring the NYC Transit buses.