MTA Adds Buses to Brooklyn’s B61 Bus Route
BROOKLYN — The MTA board voted to add buses to Brooklyn’s B61 route, which connects Downtown with Red Hook, during the evening rush hour.
The move, part of a package of changes to bus schedules citywide, will mean that buses on the route will come more frequently and following a study on the bus line released by Brooklyn elected officials and community groups in December.
The report, “Next Bus Please: Improving the B61 Bus,” found that less than half — only 43-percent — of B61 buses arrived within an acceptable time frame during rush hour. The MTA has since verified the report’s findings of overcrowding during some periods, which led to the changes in the bus schedule.