THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK

OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER
YDANIS RODRIGUEZ
  
CITY HALL
NEW YORK, NY 10007
(212) 788-7053

October 3, 2018

**PRESS ADVISORY**

Contact: Maria Henderson / (646) 574- 7950  / MHenderson@council.nyc.gov 

DAY TWO of RIDERS RESPOND TRANSIT TOUR: Queens, Brooklyn, & Staten Island
 
Council Member Rodriguez will be joined by Elected Officials representing Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island
 
New York, NY-  Tomorrow, October 4, The #RidersRespondTransitTour continues traveling on through Queens, Brooklyn & Staten Island, as elected officials continue their efforts to talk to riders in all five boroughs.  Tour participants will convene tomorrow at 7:00 AM at the Astoria Ditmars Blvd. N Train Platform. 

Later that morning, NYC Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez will meet up with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Assembly Members Robert Carroll, Jo Anne Simon, and Council Member Lander at 10:30AM Jay Street/Metrotech station in downtown Brooklyn.

The tour will culminate with a Press Conference outside the Bowling Green Station, the final stop on the tour, at 6:30 P.M.

WHO: Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, NYS Assembly Members Michael Dendekker, Robert Carroll, Jo Anne Simon, Maritza Davila, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council Members Brad Lander, Costa Constantinides, I. Daneek Miller, Antonio Reynoso, Debi Rose, Riders Alliance, Transportation Alternatives, and more!

WHAT:  Elected Officials/Advocates to Hold Day Two of Riders Respond Transit Tour to Hear Directly From Riders

WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2018; 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 

WHERE: Route below:

Time                               Station (Train line)
7:00am-7:30am             Astoria Ditmars Blvd. (N,W)
7:45am-8:05am             Queensboro Plaza (N/W/7)
8:20am- 8:40am            Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave (7/E/F/M/R)
9:00am- 9:20am            Sutphin Blvd-Archer Ave (E/J)
9:45am- 10:10am          Broadway Junction (A/C/J/Z/L)
10:30am- 10:55am        Jay St./Metro Tech (A/C/F/R)
11:15am -11:35am         36th St (R/N/D)
12:15pm -12:35pm        Coney Island (F/N/D) 
  (transfer at Smith/9th for G)
2:35pm-2:55pm             Metropolitan Ave (G)/ Lorimer St. (L)
                                      (transfer at 14th St to R train)
3:30pm - 3:50pm          (Walk from Whitehall Station to Staten Island Ferry)
3:55pm - 4:30pm           Take Ferry to SI
4:40pm - 5:00pm            Stapleton (SI Railroad)
5:30pm - 6:00pm            Staten Island Ferry to Bowling Green (Press Conference)


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