Brooklyn
And The Point Is Exactly?????
The transit news front has been kind of slow lately. Most of the news centered on the back & forth blame game on why no funding solution has been created to starve off the MTA’s financial crisis. The biggest news centered on a detailed time line of the proposed cuts in the agency’s “doomsday scenario“. […]
Losing The B37 Would Change Lives In Bay Ridge
With all the talk of the “doomsday scenario” fare hikes & service cuts, the little stories within the big one get lost. One of those little stories is of how Bay Ridge would be different for a community of mainly seniors who depend on the B37. Susan Dominus of the New York Times looks into […]
Seniors Say Don’t Cut Our B25
Since last November, many elected officials, transit advocates & riders have echoed the same sentiment about not cutting service. So it came as no surprised earlier this month when Brooklyn seniors urged the MTA not to cut the B25 which they see as their transportation lifeline. Erin Durkin of the New York Daily News has […]
Local Brooklyn Officials Hold Protest Rally
This past Monday, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Councilman Bill de Blasio & other community leaders at a protest rally. The rally was to protest the possible elimination of some bus & subway routes. The Brooklyn Eagle has more in this report: Monday, Borough President Marty Markowitz, Councilman Bill de Blasio and community members […]
Smith-9th Street Rehab Pushed Back & Will Cost More!
Coney Island/Stillwell Ave. bound F train entering the Smith-9th Sts. station on the & . Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. This Sunday will be a year to the day that I wrote about the MTA’s plans to close the Smith-9th Street station/terminal on the & . The closure was apart of the planned […]
