Brooklyn
Mr. S Charter Services Picks Up The Slack
When the MTA enacted major service cuts & eliminations recently, bus service was arguably the hardest hit. All 5 boroughs lost service with some having it worse than others. Private bus companies such as TransportAzumah have tried to pick up the slack by offering service in place of eliminated lines. However a judge put a [...]
Laid Off MTA Bus Drivers Win Special License
When the MTA planned to eliminate a lot of bus service in all 5 boroughs due to its financial crisis, even they could have not expected all the twists & turns that would result from it. First we had persistence of 16 year old Ali Fadil reaching out to Transport Azumah to help save the [...]
City Wants Dollar Vans To Replace Cut Bus Lines
In what is sure to raise the ire of many, New York City officials are looking towards dollar vans to replace bus lines recently eliminated by the MTA due to its financial crisis. Gary Buiso of The Brooklyn Paper has more in this report: The city wants dollar vans to fill a huge gap in [...]
5 Buses Rerouted For Fulton Mall Reconstruction
Earlier today, MTA NYC Transit announced that 5 Brooklyn bus routes will be rerouted due to Phase I of the Fulton Mall Reconstruction Project. Here are the complete details courtesy of the press release I received: Beginning Monday, July 12, the Fulton Mall between Boerum Place/Adams Street and Smith/Jay Streets will be closed in both [...]
Georgi Vodka Ads Removed From Brooklyn Buses
Here is the Georgi Vodka ad removed from Brooklyn buses due to complains from the Hasidic community. Photo courtesy of Alvarez for the New York Daily News. In yet another example of people having too much time on their hand, Georgi Vodka ads have been removed from Brooklyn buses due to complains from members of [...]
