tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post1503815074669775414..comments2024-03-26T10:40:40.676-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: On June 27th, Say Good-Bye To The B71 And B75 Bus LinesKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-10788200952148980012010-05-31T13:50:09.567-04:002010-05-31T13:50:09.567-04:00i like carroll gardens being a place that you have...i like carroll gardens being a place that you have to figure out how to get to.... <br />with the 'F' out of service, the B71 closed and the limited entry ways through the Gowanus, the neighborhood is an enclave. It's pretty cool. Sorry that there are people that are being inconvenienced though. Scooters, Bicycles & Motorcycles are a great way to get around!Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960485497531431889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-63327473620136808242010-05-20T09:38:23.684-04:002010-05-20T09:38:23.684-04:00Yes, the many people who take the B71 when you'...Yes, the many people who take the B71 when you're not looking will miss it. Children going to school in the mornings, elderly people going to their doctors' appointments throughout the day, mothers or nannies picking up children after school, people going shopping in Park Slope and beyond, etc., etc., etc. The bus line may not be mobbed throughout the day, but it's the only east-west bus line in the area between downtown and 9th Street. It's a vital link, and it's unconscionable of the MTA to completely eliminate it. It already runs only every 30 minutes, so is it really, really that great a savings to the MTA? In the larger scheme of things, I don't think so. The MTA is clueless and does not understand how people live in NYC. Save me MTA's the false sympathy when they say they know it's painful. No, they do not know how truly painful this is, and it's an insult to our intelligence for them to say such things. The B71 must be saved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-24413046170983335912010-05-20T06:21:14.899-04:002010-05-20T06:21:14.899-04:00I don't know. I live in Union St. Yesterday ...I don't know. I live in Union St. Yesterday afternoon at about 3PM I saw it go up towards Grand Army Plaza, empty. Are so many people gonna miss it.<br /><br />http://whatyourdonotknowbecauseyouarenotme.blogspot.com/2010/05/doomsday-notsomuch.htmlChickenUnderwearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025866506646843697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-25205694999687115562010-05-19T11:05:26.339-04:002010-05-19T11:05:26.339-04:00MTA mismanagement may be part of the problem, but ...MTA mismanagement may be part of the problem, but the primary reason that the agency is out of money, year after year, is because the state government takes it away, plain and simple. Albany simply removed hundreds of millions of dollars from the MTA budget, including money that had already been allocated to the agency.<br /><br />Public transit needs public money in order to keep running and keep fares low. The MTA isn't getting it from our government. Too few New Yorkers seem to realize this. There would be more hope for a resolution if we identified the correct problem.<br /><br />Some more info here (also recommend looking around this blog in general): http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/09/albany-didnt-cut-the-mta-budget-they-stole-from-it/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com