New Bus Model Serving B36 Passengers
Have you seen or ridden on this bus yet? It’s a new Nova bus made in upstate New York recently making it’s debut at Ulmer Park Depot. That’s the home of routes such as the B1, B3, B6, and B36. Luckily,...
View ArticleMTA Screws Up Memorial Day Bus Service
THE COMMUTE: I have better things to do on Memorial Day than watching buses. But after last year’s mayhem, I thought it was my duty to at least check out the crowding this Memorial Day, especially...
View ArticleManhattan Beach Bus Service Update
THE COMMUTE: According to the Manhattan Beach Community Group, the MTA has agreed to station a dispatcher at the bus terminal in Manhattan Beach on summer weekends that will have the ability to summon...
View ArticleCameras Installed On Buses As Assaults Increase
Welcome Big Brother! Hoping to provide everyone with more safety, the NYPD and MTA are installing cameras and driver safety partitions in hundreds of buses, according to the New York Post. Since last...
View ArticleKCC Shuttle Buses In Jeopardy As Students Abuse Emergency Exits
The Kingsborough Community College yellow buses that have been shuttling students from the campus to the Brighton Beach subway station is now in jeopardy, as school officials threaten to cut the...
View ArticleMTA Caught With Their Pants Down: Part I
THE COMMUTE: Regular readers of this column know that my favorite subject is bus service, especially in Brooklyn. I particularly like to focus on subjects that virtually no one else pays attention to...
View ArticleMTA Caught With Their Pants Down: Part II
THE COMMUTE: Yesterday I discussed service irregularities on the B1 and B49 last Thursday afternoon, a day when the temperature reached the mid-90s and passengers were trying to get home from the...
View ArticleMTA May Restore Some Service Cutbacks: The Latest On Fare-Beating And Much More
THE COMMUTE: As the second anniversary of the largest service cutbacks in New York City History quietly passed on June 27th, the MTA hinted at its monthly board meeting for the first time that they...
View ArticleYou Shouldn’t Have To Wait An Hour For The B49
THE COMMUTE: Although buses are scheduled at 10 minutes intervals, if you were trying to get home from Manhattan Beach on the evening of July 4, there is a good chance that you would have had to wait...
View ArticleThe Commute: Reflecting On 2012
THE COMMUTE: It is difficult to believe that I have been writing “The Commute” for two years. In my reflections for 2011, which seem like yesterday, I explained what I hope to accomplish in this...
View ArticleManhattan Beach Neighbors Blast New Drop-Off Location For Kingsborough...
Kingsborough Community College administrators have moved the drop-off location of the yellow school bus that shuttles students from campus to subway station and back, no longer allowing it on the...
View ArticleA B1 Service Update, Plus: Tomorrow Marks The 35th Anniversary Of The...
THE COMMUTE: More about the anniversary tomorrow, but first an update regarding B1 bus service. Last Monday, I noticed a steady stream of college students, about 30 of them, walking a mile and a half...
View ArticleToday Marks The 35th Anniversary Of The Southwest Brooklyn Bus Changes, Plus...
THE COMMUTE: Before we talk about the anniversary, first some questions the MTA needs to answer regarding the data we presented yesterday regarding eastbound B1 service at Coney Island Avenue and...
View ArticleThe MTA Is Running A Private Bus Service For Kingsborough Community College
THE COMMUTE: I asked if that was the case back in 2010 when I documented 14 buses in a row bypassing bus stops after loading up at Kingsborough Community College. Since then I have done numerous B1...
View ArticleB1 Bus To Get Additional Summer Service To Ease Crowding
The following is a press release from the offices of Assemblyman William Colton: Assembly Member William Colton (47th Assembly District – Brooklyn) is announcing that the Metropolitan Transportation...
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Gravesend Pol, Union Calls On MTA To Add Limited B1 Service
Assemblyman William Colton and the Transport Workers Union [TWU-Local 100] are calling on the MTA to implement a weekday, limited service for the beleaguered B1 bus line between Kingsborough Community...
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The Commute: How Common Is Bus Bunching?
THE COMMUTE: Last Thursday, I had an appointment near the Kings Highway train station on the Brighton line. I either take the B1 or B49 to the train. At around 11am, three buses arrived, all three not...
View ArticleManhattan Beach Neighbors Blast New Drop-Off Location For Kingsborough...
Kingsborough Community College administrators have moved the drop-off location of the yellow school bus that shuttles students from campus to subway station and back, no longer allowing it on the...
View ArticleViolent Passenger Forces B1 Bus Evacuation And Car Accident On 86th Street
A violent straphanger caused the evacuation of a Brighton Beach-bound B1 bus on 86th Street yesterday afternoon, and police were called to the scene to respond. The incident occurred at approximately...
View ArticleA B1 Service Update, Plus: Tomorrow Marks The 35th Anniversary Of The...
THE COMMUTE: More about the anniversary tomorrow, but first an update regarding B1 bus service. Last Monday, I noticed a steady stream of college students, about 30 of them, walking a mile and a half...
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