Albanese wants MTA to give express bus riders a fare break
The Brooklyn Army Terminal ferry, which the city installed to relieve R train riders stranded by the closure of the Montague Street tunnel, is fine, but not enough to soothe commuters’ jagged nerves, according to an underdog mayoral candidate who is pushing a plan he said would make life a lot easier for passengers.
Sal Albanese, struck in the single digits in most political polls, far behind Democratic front-runner Christine Quinn, is calling on the MTA to slash the fare on the X27 and X37 express bus lines to $2.50 a ride for riders living along the R train’s route. The reduced fare would be in place for the duration of the tunnel repair project. The fare is currently $6.00 a ride.
“The ferry is a nice idea, but it’s not going to do the job,” Albanese told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. More should be done to alleviate the nightmare riders are facing, he said. “The MTA should step up,” he added.