But no one from the MTA was there, nor was Golden.
Golden, who recently joined City Council Member Vinnnie Gentile in a lawsuit against the MTA based on the disparate impact of the cuts on seniors and the disabled, was in Albany.
Golden’s MTA Financial Authorization Bill would require an independent review of MTA financial records.
John Quaglione, Golden’s press secretary and district manager, said his office had gotten 37 e-mails complaining about the service cuts.
One man who attended the meeting complained that the B64 Bath Avenue bus no longer goes to Coney Island at a time when the mayor is hyping Coney Island for its new rides and development. The B64, which used to go between Bay Ridge and Coney Island, now turns around at 25th Avenue and returns to Bay Ridge.
One lifelong Brooklyn resident said the MTA hadn't been clear with riders about the changes.
(While there may not yet be new paper maps, the bus changes are posted on the MTA website, along with the subway changes.)
Other neighborhood complaints focused on the usual suspects: undesirables hanging out in the local parks, uninsured illegal immigrants crowding into firetrap conversions, uncollected trash, curb cuts, and illegal parking pads.
The article from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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