M23 Bus

By far the worst bus service cross town. Waiting for this bus is a waste of time. The frequency is low and you are better of walking. I take this bus from 1^st avenue to 11^th avenue and it takes me more time with the bus than walking.

The M23 is one of those buses that isnt for everybody. Now everyone is saying that this bus is slow as hell, and Im not disagreeing. But think about it, every crosstown bus in manhattan is slow as fuck. The M23 is just for connecting subway lines on 23^rd street to each other, and for going to either gramercy, on the east side, or chelsea piers, on the west side. Trust me, if they increased service on the M23, this bus would be just fine

If you think of this bus as a (sometimes) slowly moving warming hut in the winter or cooling hut in the summer than your expectations (may) be met. It is faster to walk. Slowly. No joke.

If I could give a negative star review, I would. Sometimes if its raining, I don’t really feel like walking across town though dirty water and the neighborhood is meh. I actually find a lot of the times, buses go towards the west side, but never east. I always have to walk to work because the damn bus never comes!
For example: once I got out from the 6 train station about half an hour early, it wasn’t too cold, so I decided to walk. I stopped for a newspaper. I stopped for a cup of coffee. I threw away my newspaper. I texted some friends. They texted me back, I responded. These actions were all done with a clear view of the street. In the 15 – 20 minutes it took me to walk (usually takes 10– hard to do in heels or when its pouring out!) not one bus went by. Not ONE DURING RUSH HOUR??? From 8:30 AM to 8:50 AM??? The MTA makes billions, Im sure, can you please use that money to increase service instead of padding your CEO’s pockets? For those of us who can walk just fine, we don’t need them as much as those who need them to get to hospitals.

This bus travels crosstown (east side to west side and vice versa) via 23^rd street in Manhattan.
Its one of those double long buses (see pictures).
I think it would be so fuckin HOT if when these style of buses turned the corners, they made accordion sounds!!!
Think about it…
You know that shit would be hot…

I have to agree with the other reviewers on this. I was walking west yesterday at the exact time that a bus was due to be coming. I saw a bunch of busses going east, but only one bus came westbound and it was very late. If my feet hadn’t been hurting from walking in heels for 30 blocks and 4 avenues, I would have skipped it all together.

I would never spend a whole fare on the M23; I only use it as a connecting bus between subways or uptown/​downtown buses.
The boyfriend analogy is apt; the M23 is a better boyfriend than the M8, because he runs on weekends – but not by much.

If you are able-​bodied, the only reasons you should be riding this bus crosstown are:
You have a walking phobia
You don’t want to get your shoes dirty
It’s pouring and you don’t have an umbrella
You want to make a study of the human animal in captivity
You need to kill an hour in the most mindless way possible
Now get off your butt and walk; you’ll be there before the bus!

WHY M23 BUS!!! WHYYYY do you NEVER drive west?!
I swear… When I walk across town on 23^rd street – ANY TIME OF DAY – no matter what, there is NEVER a west-​bound bus. EVER.
I’ll walk from 6^th ave to the Hudson and see 4 or 5 east-​bound buses, but alas, none traveling west.
womp womp. this does not bode well for winter time…

The M23 is like a bad boyfriend: he’s present just enough to make you want more, but when it comes down to it, he’s undependable, and will let you down without a drop of remorse.
If it’s just about getting from point A to point B, then this ride won’t let you down. However, should you begin to foster unsolicited expectations such as faithfullness, loyalty, and dedication… prepare to let your spirits flap like a torched flag when a myriad of all other bus routes and out-​of-​service buses whizz by before that bad boyfriend finally approaches — just in time to sugar you up and out of your pent up anger.