Brooklyn
Senator Kruger Faces Primary Opposition
Igor Oberman, the man opposing Sen. Kruger in the State Senate 27th District Democratic Primary. Photo courtesy of Mr. Oberman’s campaign website. For those following transit news for some time, the name Senator Carl Kruger rings an ominous bell. He was part of the group dubbed the “Fare Hike Four” as they notoriously helped create […]
MTA Says B67 Not Too Crowded
The B67 is a very popular Brooklyn bus route that serves many different areas as it travels between “Dumbo” & “Kensington”. One of those areas in between is Park Slope & according to the neighborhood’s civic council, the route is overcrowded. However according to MTA New York City Transit, it is not. Gary Buiso of […]
Track Work Disturbing Locals
Every couple of months I come across these kind of stories in the New York Daily News. The formula usually goes something like this, MTA NYC Transit is doing construction on a subway line. The construction leads to complaints from locals who feel the noise is ruining their lives in some ways. This is once […]
Brighton Line Station Rehab Update
If you checked the “Service Diversions” page for the most recent update, you would have noticed that the Brooklyn-bound side of the Avenue U & Neck Road stations are scheduled to reopen. Just a few minutes ago, I received a press release to talk about it. Here are the complete details: MTA NYC Transit announces […]
B61 Split Into Two Routes
Earlier today, MTA New York City Transit sent me a press release to talk about how beginning this Sunday, the B61 splitting into two routes. Here are the complete details: Beginning Sunday, January 3, 2010, MTA New York City Transit’s B61 bus route will be divided into two shorter routes – the B61 and B62 […]
