Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Holds Town Hall Meeting With MTA

 

Members of Community Board 2, community residents as well as other local elected officials attended the event taking advantage of the opportunity to speak directly to officials of the MTA regarding construction on the 7-line, bus and shuttle service as well as transit issues and schedule changes. 

Recently, MTA announced, there will be no 7-train service between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza for 11 consecutive weekends. Planned Service changes would go into effect January 23rd and last until April 2nd. Court Square station will also be closed for nearly three months. For more than a decade, service disruptions have affected many local residents who utilize the vital train line to get to and from their homes. 

“I’ve invited the MTA here today to field your questions and concerns,” said Council Member Van Bramer to all community members in attendance. “Many people are frustrated by the service disruptions and the community wants to know how long they will be inconvenienced and why.”

Over 100 community residents from various neighborhoods throughout the 26th Council District attended the meeting and gave MTA officials suggestions and recommendations on how the 7-line should operate. MTA officials fielded the community’s questions and concerns about issues with the 7-train and gave commuters updates on their efforts to install countdown clocks, post up-to-date schedules as well as a comprehensive timeline on development of their new communications-based train control system. MTA will post its 7-Line Service Disruptions presentation on their Web site: mta.info. 

This town hall meeting is a part of Council Member Van Bramer’s initiative to get City agencies in to the district to speak directly with the community, helping build a bridge, and develop a dialog between the two.