Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS – New York’s transit infrastructure has been under ever-increasing strain—last Friday and again this Monday, trains were stalled for hours during peak rush hour. Riders were stuck on trains in the midst of the summer’s hottest heatwave. This failure comes off the heels of several high
Downtown Brooklyn
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Transit riders, elected officials, and members of the #FixTheSubway Coalition rallied Monday afternoon, December 10, to oppose the MTA’s proposed fare hike and call on Governor Cuomo to develop a “fair and sustainable transit funding plan” which includes congestion pricing [/fix-nyc-proposes-charging-entering-manhattan-60th-street-fund-subway-repairs/] . Rally outside of MTA Public Hearing
Central Brooklyn
Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March
News
Photo by gofaceyourself [https://instagram.com/p/07y3Pbju4X/?taken-by=gofaceyourself]In response to looming subway and bus fare hikes [/with-impending-fare-hike-for-subways-buses-riders-to-have-limited-input-vote/] , advocates are renewing their call to Mayor de Blasio to implement half-priced MetroCards for low-income riders. The MTA has announced a two-year, 4 percent fare hike, taking effect in March
fort greene
Photo by kittymckinley [http://instagram.com/p/yZrkD7jI9t/?modal=true]The results are in from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) A/C Full Line Review [http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf] are in and it makes several recommendations for changes to our often delayed and
c train
Photo by kittymckinley [http://instagram.com/p/yZrkD7jI9t/?modal=true]The push for better and more frequent C train service continues apace, with straphangers and politicians alike signing a petition [http://www.ridersny.org/ctrain/] and attending rallies calling for “increased frequency, more reliability and better communication with riders.” “The
Riders Alliance
Following the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s fifth fare hike in eight years [/blog/transportation/subway-bus-fare-hike-goes-effect-sunday-mta-bridge-tunnel-tolls-increase] , which left straphangers digging deeper into their pockets to board the city’s subways and buses beginning this past Sunday, March 22, riders in neighborhoods throughout our coverage area issued some choice words for both
daniel squadron
Sick of pushing your way into the the crowded cars on the Fulton Street line? You’re not the only one. Responding to pressure from local straphangers and State Senator Daniel Squadron [http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/daniel-l-squadron], the MTA [http://www.mta.info] has said it will study conditions
advocacy
The Riders Alliance, an advocacy organization for subway and bus riders, is launching an initiatve to bring together Southern Brooklyn straphangers to demand improved public transportation services. To kick off the initiative, they’re holding a brainstorming session on March 27, at 7:00 p.m., at the Homecrest Presbyterian
express
Join other G train straphangers tonight for a Riders Alliance [http://www.ridersny.org/] strategy meeting. The Riders Alliance has been fighting for more frequent service, better communication, and free transfers from the G to other lines. An improved G train may lend validity to an F express. Last week