Late, Missing, Inadequate and Substandard Bus Service, Many Declare

    The New York City Transit Riders Council received an earful of complaints and few compliments at an annual forum to gather riders’ suggestions about bus routes and service at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

    The ten-member panel of New York City Transit and Metropolitan Transit Authority officials listened to tales of late and missing buses, routes that omit midday and weekend service, and insufficient service to the Gateway Mall, which is adjacent to the Brooklyn Developmental Disabilities Service Office on Fountain Avenue.

    Lyudmila Demikhovskaya (pictured), a disability rights activist and member of Disabled in Action, told the council that she prefers wheelchair entrances that are at the front, rather than in the middle of buses, which she finds very difficult to use.

    Published in Courier-Life Publications. (Sorry - the link for this article is currently unavailable.)