Bensonhurst to MTA: Bring back the B64 to Coney Island
Hundreds of Bensonhurst residents rallied in front of the Ulmer Park Bus Depot on Saturday, June 16 asking the Transit Authority to restore the B64s route to Coney Island.
The protest was organized by Assemblymember Bill Colton and Transit Workers Union Local 100. Since November, Colton has been running a petition drive to bring back the full bus route, which was truncated in June, 2010 and only runs to Harway and 25th Avenues instead of Stillwell Avenue as it originally did.
It was very, very effective. We certainly got the message to the MTA to pay attention and that has to happen because they dont respond to community concerns, Colton said, adding that seniors and people with disabilities were on hand to demonstrate how much they need the bus.