April 14, 2008

Speak Out About G Train Service This Wednesday!

Couldn't attend the NYC Council's oversight hearing on G line service last week? No worries; this Wednesday, April 16, you can take your concerns straight to NYC Transit President Howard Roberts. And this event is in the evening, folks! Here's the information:

NYC TRANSIT RIDERS COUNCIL
2008 PRESIDENT'S FORUM ON SUBWAYS
with
NYC TRANSIT PRESIDENT HOWARD ROBERTS
When: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008
5:00 TO 7:00 p.m. (Registration from 4:45 to 6:00 p.m.)
Where: 2 BROADWAY(between Beaver and Stone Streets)
20th FLOOR AUDITORIUM

NOTE: you must have a photo ID to enter the building.

Attendees must register in person by name and topic in order to speak. Speakers will be called by topic. Once all speakers on a topic have been heard, no further comments on that topic will be accepted. There is no advance registration.

Location Details:
Transit Headquarters
2 Broadway
Manhattan, NYC NY

April 7, 2008

It's not too late to speak out about G train service!

The NYC Council's oversight hearing on G line service is tomorrow - Tuesday, April 8, at 1:00pm. A lot of advocates will testify about the need for improved G line service, and more will sign up today and tomorrow.

If you can't appear in person but want to submit written testimony for the official record, email it to savetheg[at]yahoo[dot]com and we'll print & submit it for you. Remember that for it to be considered official testimony, it must include your full name and mailing address. We've already received numerous statements from G line riders, all clearly demonstrating not just the need for consistent service, but the terrific potential the G has for expanding transit for Queens and Brooklyn.

Please email your testimony/statement no later than 7:30am on Tuesday, April 8th, to ensure it'll be printed and submitted in time for the hearing. Thanks!

April 3, 2008

G to Make Manhattan Stops?

G is for... Gotcha, happy belated April Fool's Day!

But seriously, folks:

BrooklynBased.net, a terrific Brooklyn resource, recently posted a piece about the upcoming NYC Council oversight hearing about the G train, with a little back history about G service and topped off with some fun info.

While the G train doesn't go into Manhattan, we're hoping you will - on Tuesday, April 8 at 1pm, to testify before the NYC Council Transportation Committee about G train service.

If you can't appear in person but want to submit written testimony for the official record, email it to savetheg[at]yahoo[dot]com and we'll print & submit it for you. Remember that for it to be considered official testimony, it must include your full name and mailing address. Please email it no later than 11:59pm on Monday, April 7th, to ensure it'll be printed and submitted on time.