The lack of bus service in the neighborhood is one of the primary complaints reps get from senior residents, said another tenant leader. The area is also home to a lot of seniors, noted Hoffman - the neighboring building at 80 Rutgers Slip is a senior housing development. "If you're handicapped, you can't take the train," she said.
"If it's snowing or anything like that, if I have an appointment sometimes I cancel," said Hoffman, adding it was difficult for her to access the F train at East Broadway, which does not have an elevator.
2 miles away from the Hospital.Įlaine Hoffman, who is a tenant representative and resident of the Two Bridges Tower at 82 Rutgers Slip and uses a walker, said if the weather is bad, she cancels plans rather than trudge to the nearest select bus stop or wait in the elements for the local bus. between Jefferson and Clinton, and one at Delancey Street, connecting commuters to more transportation and shopping options.Ĭurrently, elderly and disabled locals going to Gouveneur Hospital must walk about a half a mile from the nearest SBS stop at Madison and Catherine Streets - or wait for up to a half hour for a local M15 bus if they want to get to the nearest local stop. Though the M15 local bus stops at those intersections, it operates far less frequently than the select bus, meaning commuters must either wait longer for a bus or walk farther from the nearest select bus stop, said Chin.Ĭhin said that she has received complaints from constituents and has been imploring the MTA for additional express stops for the past two years.Ĭhin joined other elected officials in penning a letter last year to the MTA requesting two more SBS stops along Allen Street - one at Madison Street, connecting seniors to Gouverneur Hospital at 227 Madison St. The M15 SBS, which runs from 126th Street in East Harlem down to South Ferry, currently only makes two stops in the Lower East Side below Houston Street - one at Allen and Grand streets and one at Madison and Catherine streets.
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