Riders left waiting for a bus to nowhere

Brooklyn: On Monday, Aug. 3, at about 9:30 p.m. I tried to get on a Nostrand Ave. bus by Avenue U to Sheepshead Bay. After waiting, I realized the streets were blocked due to paving the streets, called milling.

In the intersection were Department of Transportation workers. I asked if the bus was going through or where the rerouting was. They didn’t know. I checked the MTA site for rerouting of the B44, B44 select bus and the B36. It said no service change or rerouting. I had to walk a bit. The sidewalk was open but there was street repaving. I had to walk on gravel. Some could’ve been hot, as the truck near me was spreading gravel with hot smoke coming at me.

When I returned, I saw a bus driver and asked him where the rerouting was and he didn’t know. Each driver made up a route to get around it. One went on a narrow one-way street that could’ve been blocked by a double-parked car, delivery truck or garbage truck. A week later and after many calls from me, nothing was done to inform the public. The MTA told me to call DOT, who said they notified the MTA in advance. Even so, the MTA knew from Monday on, and still no rerouting signs or listings on its site. The DOT told me to call 311.

Staten Island: Our family has been trying for more than two years to have speed bumps erected on our street. The road is heavily traveled and now has Staten Island’s main post office off of Manor Rd. We had petitions signed, notified the Board of Transportation and were told that we are on a priority list. What does priority mean?

Chester, N.J.: Marian Flaxman, Dr.........

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