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Celebrating Brooklyn Heights Press 75th Year: Transit Museum's "Betsy" Displayed With Other Historic Buses On Boerum Pl.
Once again, the sun shone on Betsy as she sat on Boerum Place. A double decker bus dating from 1931, Betsy was part of this year’s display at the New York Transit Museum’s 21st Annual Bus Festival this past Sunday. She’s a regular at this show of New York City buses and transit utility vehicles — Betsy’s a favorite with staff and visitors and is quite special.
“She’s our oldest bus, and she’s our only double decker. A lot of the buses look like the ones we ride today, whereas Betsy stands out,” said the Transit Museum’s press aide Eli Rumpf, a Brooklyn resident who grew up in Seattle.