If you look at all the ads, you would think the new subway was the best thing to happen to the Upper East Side since Gehrig was born there.
As a resident of the UES, I can tell you that is a joke. First of all, it goes from 96th Street to Time Square, so if you need to go to GCT to catch the 7 train, well you still can, but you’ll be catching it from Time Square.
And tonight when I needed a train home from Harold Square, it wasn’t running. Add to that the fact that I am hearing rumors of huge rent increases leading me to believe I’m going to have to move and I hate moving … this is not helping my depression … new Q train is a fucking joke.
Belleza
just a city girl 
from what i understand, the q train will be running 24 hour service next week. so that should ease at least part of your issue. (granted, it’ll be like 2059 when the rest of may be finished but i mean shit — it’s here. it’s actually here.)
i’ve heard some of the same rumors about landlords raising rents. and that’s something to be very fearful of. hopefully that doesn’t happen for you; but frustratingly that seems to be the new new york.