Whoever said “ignorance is bliss” probably never had to wait for the 2/3 on a daily basis. In New York, said ignorance usually means peering desperately into a dark Subway tunnel and wondering how late for work you’re going to be this time. Which is why we’re excited for the new countdown clocks — those nifty devices present throughout the L — on the Brooklyn red line.

According to Gothamist, the Bergen St., Eastern Parkway, Nostrand Ave., and Kingston Ave. stations received clocks on Tuesday, and can expect more in the near-future.

There are only 15 stations with legit countdown clocks in all of NYC — not including clocks still in testing — however the MTA hopes to install clocks at 152 locations by the beginning of 2011.

(Confession: The above picture is actually from the Bronx, where some countdown clocks were installed in February. Jerks.)