B44 Select Will Stop at Avenue R @ Nostrand Avenue Starting in September

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The B44 SBS. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / Flickr

SHEEPSHEAD – It’s been a long time coming, but there will finally be a new stop on the B44 Select Bus Service (SBS) route at Avenue R and Nostrand Avenue.

B44 Select Bus route connects Shore Parkway in Sheepshead Bay to Williamsburg, and for the last 4 years Council Member Deutsch and Assembly Member Helene Weinstein had been advocating on behalf of neighborhood commuters for the stop to be added.

The new stop, slated to be installed over the first two weeks of September, will reduce the distance between the existing stops and allow commuters to connect to the B2 and the B31, that connect Sheepshead Bay, Marine Park, and Gerritsen Beach residents to the only local train – the Q line.

“I am thrilled to have been able to successfully advocate for the installation of an SBS B44 stop at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue R, the culmination of years of effort. I must commend newly appointed MTA President Andy Byford, who has put his money where his mouth is in truly listening to feedback from the community,” said Councilman Chaim Deutsch of the news.

“Commuters, particularly our senior and disabled neighbors, deserve reliable, accessible transit. This new bus stop will ensure that they are offered timely transportation along Nostrand Avenue. Congratulations to the many community and transit advocates who have joined me in fighting for this, and thanks to my colleagues, Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein, State Senator Roxanne Persuad, and Councilman Alan Maisel for being unwavering partners in this effort.”

“I am overjoyed that the MTA has heard our pleas and will be placing a Select Bus Service Stop at Avenue R and Nostrand Avenue. I thank MTA President, Andy Byford, for responding to the needs of our Madison neighborhood commuters and elderly constituents,” said Assemblymember Helene Weinstein.

“This is excellent news and I will keep working with my colleagues to improve the quality and accessibility of our mass transit options, ” State Senator Roxanne Persaud promised.