FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com july 31, 2014 • The Queens Courier 19 No. 7 rated best subway line: report BY BENJAMIN FANG [email protected] Queens riders rejoice — the No. 7 train was rated the best New York City subway line. This is the seventh time in 16 years the line has placed first in an annual review conducted by the transit advocacy group, Straphangers Campaign. The “State of the Subways Report Card,” released every year since 1997, concluded MAIN STREET RADIOLOGY TEL: (718) 428-1500 - FAX: (718) 428-2475 • www.mainstreetradiology.com • Conveniently located near public transportation • Valet Parking • Night and Weekend appointments available • Most Insurance Plans Accepted • We are in your neighborhood and speak your language NEW! WESTERN QUEENS 72-02 Northern Blvd. Jackson Heights, NY 11372 DOWNTOWN FLUSHING 136-25 37th Ave. Flushing, NY 11354 BAYSIDE (NORTHERN BLVD.) 44-01 Francis Lewis Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 BAYSIDE (32 AVE) 32-25 Francis Lewis Blvd., Bayside, NY 11358 Opening Fall 2014 IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ADVANCED IMAGING Quality, Comfort And Safety For Our Patients DEXA (Bone Density), Interventional Radiology, X-Ray and PET/CT Scanning In a fully supportive environment by a multilingual staff. Most MAIN STREET RADIOLOGY is a full service Medical Diagnostic Imaging Center offering: MRI, MRA, OPEN MRI, CT/CTA, Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Cardiology, Ultrasound, Doppler, Mammography. BOARD CERTIFIED FELLOWSHIP TRAINED RADIOLOGISTS David Rogers, M.D. William G. Wolff, M.D. Shirley Bassiri, M.D. Carolyn Boltin, M.D. Lawrence Carl, M.D. Kornylo D. Chorny, M.D. John DeRosa, M.D. Jan Eubig, M.D. Yong H. Hahn, M.D. John Iraj, M.D. Anthony Italiano, M.D. Ari Jonisch, M.D. Barry Kanner, M.D. Alice Kim, M.D. Han Kim, MD. Jeffrey C. Lee, MD. K. Lin, M.D. Maura Noordhoorn, M.D. Steve Okon, M.D. Brijesh Reddy, M.D. Bobbi Ring, M.D. Eric Rios, M.D. Lawrence Schechter, M.D. Jack Scheiner, M.D. Wales Shao, M.D. Harry Tsou, M.D. Stanley Yang, M.D. Lai Ming Yu, M.D. that the No. 7 ranked highest because it comes most frequently. The Flushing to Times Square train also has fewer delays caused by mechanical breakdown, more seats available during rush hour and is clean, according to the report. Other Queens subway lines also received high praise. The E train was only delayed once every 546,744 miles, the best of the 19 trains. It was also among five trains that made “accurate and understandable” announcements, the study concluded. R train riders, at 66 percent, have the highest chance of grabbing a seat during the most congested times of the day. The Q train was deemed the dirtiest train, with 17 percent of its trains rated “moderately or heavily dirty,” the report said. Overall, researchers found that city subways broke down more often in the last two years but were cleaner and announcements were more audible. The 2 train was ranked the worst subway line. To see more results from the report, visit www.straphangers.org. File photo The No. 7 train is the best subway line in the city, according to a Straphangers Campaign’s report.
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