Got pinged at 8:05 a.m. in Midtown — cameras are ticketing the bus lane from 23rd to 60th now, so hugging the curb to stage is a no-go. I’m shifting northbound to 1st Ave and cutting across at 34th/57th; anyone finding a cleaner cross-town this week?
I’ve been running Madison northbound and cutting west on 39th from 2nd to 8th; it moves better than 34th/42nd once the tunnel traffic peels off… If you do hit 3rd, the ‘one-block to turn right’ carve-out still applies — details here: https://new.mta.info/project/bus-lane-camera-program.
Been sliding up Lex, then taking 49th west from 1st to 9th after 8:30; it’s been quicker than 57th, but it bunches by Rock Center, so I bump to 51st if it stalls. “49th > 57th post-8:30” for me this week — flag here if 2nd’s cameras start popping.