Coalition urging MTA to restore “express” F train service
A coalition of elected officials have urged the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to restore express F train service in Brooklyn in a letter sent to MTA Chairman Thomas F. Prendengast. The correspondence, which was signed by a bipartisan group of fourteen city, state and federal leaders, noted that “benefits of restoring the F train express service in Brooklyn would be felt throughout the borough with decreased travel time to Manhattan, decreased delays along the entire line and a better quality of life for all subway riders in our communities.”
“The F train should stand for fast service, not failed opportunity,” said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who signed on to the letter. “We need to reduce crowding on these platforms, which are causing significant safety concerns, and we need to alleviate the burden riders are facing with one of the city’s longest commutes. I look forward to working with this diverse coalition of elected officials and the MTA to fast track this needed enhancement to our borough’s public transportation.”
Joining Adams on the letter were Representatives Hakeem Jeffries, Jerrold Nadler and Michael Grimm; State Senators Martin Golden, Diane Savino and Daniel Squadron; Assemblymembers James Brennan, Steven Cymbrowitz, William Colton and Joan Millman; as well as Councilmembers Stephen Levin, David Greenfield and Mark Treyger. In their letter, the officials specifically ask that the MTA restore limited northbound F express service for morning commuters and southbound F express service for evening commuters.