Frustrating delays hit 16 NYC subway routes on cold, wet Friday: Doors took forever to even open

Stand clear of the defective doors, please.Faulty doors in six subway different trains — along with a cluster of other unrelated mechanical, signal and passenger issues — caused a collective commuting headache for straphangers on a cold, wet Friday morning.Delays hit 16 of New York City’s 25 subway routes during the morning rush hour, MTA alerts show.“When it got to the station, the doors took forever to even open,” one frustrated J train passenger griped to The Post.No single culprit caused the delays.Instead, a grab bag of problems coincidentally emerged as New Yorkers bid “TGIF” to the work week.Door problems struck on two different E trains, as well as on cars on the J, N/Q, 6 and 7 routes, according to the MTA.Signal problems snarled B, D, L and N trains, MTA alerts said.Mechanical and maintenance issues delayed trains starting about 5 a.m.

on several routes, including the E, F and L, the alerts show.Melissa Jackson, 39, who was waiting for L train at Union square, said slow trains dragged out her day of running errands across the city.“It’s been below average for sure,” said Jackson, who lives in Williamsburg.“It’s not as bad as holiday service but it feels a little slower,” she said.Another straphanger, who gave her name as Estefani, complained that service is always worse when she has to take the N and 6 trains uptown for work.“It’s always way worse in the morning I’ve noticed — and it’s worse because that’s when I’m more worried about being on time,” she said.MTA officials cautioned that their alerts to straphangers may not reflect actual delays times.An incident at Herald Square Thursday led to slowdowns on the N, Q, R and W, but it was resolved in fewer than 15 minutes and ultimately delayed 12 trains, they said.NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow, in response to The Post’s queries about Friday’s delays, focused on the positive.“Reliability, on-time performance, and customer satisfaction are at a 12-y...