I think that Joseph Smith the current President/Director or w/e his title as Bus/NYCT Buses and his staff created this extra stops as 'alternative' to adding off peak BM5 to the death list in a possible round 2 of doomsday cuts as well if budget crisis continues to get worse. During 1-2 trips in AM rush, and PM rush to Spring Creek, I would still in peak direction run the BM5 if ridership is there to run Non stop between Liberty/Cross Bay and Manhattan.:confused: While i am not a fan of the BM5 stopping in Queens, i agree with B35, it's bus to try to gain riders for the BM5 running 6 days a week or else it either reduced to a rush hour only line or even gone for good.ДЄ better way for the would be to create 'limited' Saturday service on the Rockaways QM16/17 lines than this option imo. Regardless of my thoughts, thanks for bringing this to my attention. and it don't have nothin to do with (tryin to) make that route more useful. The way I see it, I think there's some other ulterior motive as to why they're now adding stops on the BM5. if anything, it's making the ride for Brooklyn riders a tad-bit longer. Still though, I don't see this doing much for the BM5. Only stop out of the three that make any type of sense to add, is the Metro. and watching the QM15 make the # of stops that it does along Woodhaven. ^ edit: I say 'local express' b/c I'm so used to taking the QM16. a rider may as well take the QM15 for local express service along Woodhaven. They'd have been better off putting that stop on Liberty. that are left over on those buses at & after (south of) that point, are traveling w/i to Lindenwood. if they realize current qm15 trends, ppl. QM15 is similar to the BM2 in that, riders get on/off at random points (stops) along the route it's not like swarms of ppl. Even cavemen are more smart and a drunk homeless guy can come up with better ideas than the MTA.Д«efore I commented on the other 2 posts, this is pretty much what I was going to say (just the first two phrases. This shows that MTA is stupid and brainless. The QM15 is the more successful of the two. takin the best case scenario (of the BM2's), even the lower manhattan only version of the BM2 (which gets out of manhattan fairly quickly I might add) still have to swing from one end of Brooklyn to the other (via it's current routing).Д«ut this robs the QM15 of ridership. BM2 is far more prone to (and often does) gettin stuck in traffic jam s (plural as in, at different portions of the route) moreover than the BM5 does. BM2 has a higher # of riders per stop (meaning, it starts/stops more often. BM2 has a much higher concentration of riders The BM5 easily gets to starrett city before the BM2 does. To where? starrett city? b/c there's no other common point in brooklyn where those 2 routes hook up at (to make a comparison of/from). I think this is a good move as it gives the BM5 more ridership. IDK how much faster the route is over the BM2 though.

To bypass the Prospect Expressway in Brooklyn.

Qm 12 bus schedule