Here are 3 shots at the 34th st stop coming from the 2 downtown.  The train is completely packed.  Tons of people get off at 34th st.  They go to the nearest exit (stairs).  Oh but wait, there’s a giant fucking metal gate at the foot of those stairs.  So all the people lucky enough to be nearby and see it quickly turn around and head to the other exit.  Meanwhile, a swarm of people flock to this exit since it seems inviting and functional.  But in typical MTA fashion, all of these people must be inconvenienced unnecessarily by walking all the way to the stairs, seeing the gate, then turning back around and walking all the way back.  So that 2nd photo is of all the people walking away from the gated exit.

Perhaps a big ribbon at the top of the stairs could have helped?  Or better yet, some fucking LCD signs in the stations that tell you which exits are actually functional!  Or maybe it’s just gated because some retard MTA employee wanted to sit on his or her fat ass and not open it.

Then, as an extra bit of “fuck you” from the MTA, there is a large gate literally sitting at the foot of the stairs where everyone had to exit through… blocking most of the way so everyone had to walk around it.  Are you fucking kidding me, MTA?  Really??

Open gates that are closed for no reason, provide updated signage that saves thousands of people from unnecessarily walking in the wrong direction, and move your goddamn crap out of the way.  Fuck you, MTA, for making my ride just a little more burdensome.