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Express Bus

A collection of 5 issues

X28 Weekend Express Service Is Back; MTA To Review Ridership

Photo Courtesy of Justin BrannanThe MTA has restored weekend express bus service to Manhattan from our area, but will be keeping a close eye on ridership. Saturday and Sunday service on the X28 bus route [http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/xpress/x028cur.pdf], which was discontinued in 2010

Comptroller: One-Third Of MTA Express Buses Are Late, Especially In Southern Brooklyn

Photo via Flickr/streetcar-press [https://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcar-press/6208749827/]Apparently the X in X27 stands for extra late. Three MTA express buses connecting Southern Brooklyn with Midtown, Manhattan — the BM1, X27 and X28 — show up late 33.7 percent of the time, according to an audit [http://salsa3.

Kagan Calling For Restoration Of The X29 Bus Service

Source: changeschanging / FlickrCity Council candidate Ari Kagan wants to bring back the x29 bus service. The line, which ran from Stillwell Avenue and Surf Avenue to 57th Street and Madison Avenue in Midtown, was eliminated in 2010 in a series of MTA cuts. As we’ve previously reported [/public-hearing-on-mta-cuts-attend-this/], the

Golden Wants New Vehicles For Express Bus Routes

The following is a press release from Senator Marty Golden’s office: > SENATOR GOLDEN CALLS ON MTA TO PURCHASE NEW BUSES FOR BROOKLYN EXPRESS BUS ROUTES > Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), A member of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Captial Review Board, today is calling upon

MTA Bringing Back Express Buses To Cropsey Avenue

If you live in Bath Beach, your daily commute hasn’t been pretty since the MTA discontinued the X38 express bus to Manhattan. Your choices for commuting have probably been narrowed down to two: either drive into Manhattan or take the train. Buying and paying insurance for a car, not