According to what thay said to WNYC, no one has complained about the changes to the F&G that went into effect yesterday:
That's odd, because our Councilmember Brad Lander has been been complaining quite loudly, and we completely support his and many of our neighbors in petitioning for bus service extensions like sending B68 all the way to the 7th Avenue stop of the F train in Park slope.
"We think one alternative is extending a bus line to the nearby train station that's at Eighth Avenue and Ninth Street, and that would give riders an option about what to do," said Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers' Campaign told NY1.
Brad Lander has a petition online at BradLander.com, and he's hopeful that "the MTA will listen to the riders who will be so inconvenienced by this necessary work, and do something to help address frustration and make it better in the months to come."
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it hasn't received any complaints from F and G train riders in Brooklyn after big service changes went into effect on Monday.
The construction was set to start a week ago but was postponed because of the snow storm. The subway service changes will be in effect through May.
The Manhattan-bound F and the Queens-bound G will bypass the 15th St. station and the Fort Hamilton Parkway Station in Windsor Terrace, due to a construction project that's expected to last through May. The Manhattan-bound F is also skipping the Smith-9th St. station.
That means longer commutes for some riders who must take a subway train deeper into Brooklyn before switching to Manhattan- and Queens-bound F and G trains. Last spring, the MTA eliminated bus routes serving those neighborhoods.
That's odd, because our Councilmember Brad Lander has been been complaining quite loudly, and we completely support his and many of our neighbors in petitioning for bus service extensions like sending B68 all the way to the 7th Avenue stop of the F train in Park slope.
"We think one alternative is extending a bus line to the nearby train station that's at Eighth Avenue and Ninth Street, and that would give riders an option about what to do," said Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers' Campaign told NY1.
Brad Lander has a petition online at BradLander.com, and he's hopeful that "the MTA will listen to the riders who will be so inconvenienced by this necessary work, and do something to help address frustration and make it better in the months to come."