BP MARKOWITZ JOINS NEW YORKERS WITH DISABILITIES WHO FILED LAWSUIT CHALLENGING MTA TRANSIT CUTS
On Tuesday, August 17, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Council Member Letitia James, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, other elected officials--as well as the plaintiffs and attorneys who filed a lawsuit challenging the MTA's cuts to bus lines and Access-A-Ride--at a press conference and rally outside Brooklyn Borough Hall.
"Some of these routes may not be the most heavily used, but they are absolute lifelines for riders with disabilities or who are elderly," said BP Markowitz. "There is simply no reasonable way for people with mobility and accessibility issues who cannot take the subway--especially considering many stations are not ADA-compliant--to get around with cuts to these vital bus routes and Access-A-Ride."
In photo: RueZalia Watkins, plaintiff (with microphone), speaks at Borough Hall press conference surrounded by (left to right): Edith Prentiss, disabilities advocate; Anthony Trocchia, plaintiff; Christopher Greif, disabilities and transportation advocate; Assemblywoman Joan Millman; Marvin Wasserman, executive director, Brooklyn Center for the Independence of the Disabled; BP Markowitz; Council Member Letitia James
Photo by Mark Zustovich