B42 Canarsie’s nightmare

Waiting for the B42 has become a fear for residents of Canarsie. The bus route goes from Rockaway Parkway to Canarsie Pier. Sharon revealed, “Waiting in the morning is a total nightmare. I usually wait half an hour and when the bus arrives it’s always overcrowded and passes me like a gust of wind.” The bus is over-packed with students who are attending Canarsie High School, leaving little or no space for others. The journey from Canarsie Pier to Rockaway Parkway is relatively short so there is no limited bus available. According to Debra, “The only good thing about the bus is that when it is overcrowded, I have to force myself through the back door and I don’t have to pay any fare.” Another good aspect of the B42 is that it carries passengers directly inside the train station at Rockaway Parkway; therefore one doesn’t have to pay or transfer to get on the train.
Residents who lives in the middle of the route such as Ave K and J sometimes walk five blocks to the train station in the mornings to prevent themselves from being late for work. The weekends and the nights are terrible as one has to wait 45 minutes or more before getting a bus. Peter claimed, “the B42 is like the lottery; it’s all about luck, sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don’t.” One can feel more assured in the daytime as the B42 usually runs more frequently.