- 11 Feb 2019 – Requests made by Uptown Grand Central to MTA as attached
- 20 Oct 2021 – Request made at MTA’s Board Public Hearing and delivered to MTA Harlem representative. Please find attached
- 19 Nov 2021 – Public testimony made at 1 hour and 16 minutes to request for bus connections from both Bronx and Astoria
- 16 Dec 2021 – Requested additional bus routes at NYC Street Planning public hearing. Please find attached follow up email
- 4 Feb 2022 – Requested to MTA representatives in a private meeting
SUPPORTERS
Congressman Espaillat
“Establish additional bus routes from Randall’s and Wards Island – For two
decades, the community has raised serious concerns about the overly congested M35 125th St. & Lexington bus stop” – April 2022 to NYC Mayor Eric Adams
Senator Cordell Cleare
Passed Bill s8862 in 2021, “This bill requires the MTA, NYC Department of Transportation and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to study
the transportation and housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands.”
Assembly Member Gibbs
“Residents without cars, who live in the South Bronx and Queens, are unfairly deprived of access to recreational opportunities, employment options, personal network and social services.”