Dear Editor
How does one sue the town of Dobbs Ferry for the hardship it is causing bus commuters because it, without notice, cancelled bus service? In early May, four stops were eliminated, seven days a week, through the town leaving a gap in service from Cabrini Nursing home to Ashford Avenue at Broadway, almost 1 mile long. To add disgust to insult, the Dobbs Ferry commuter bus refuses to pick up bus riders even if they are residents of the town.
Bus riders don’t even know when service will be restored, if ever, because the Village workers are now saying is wasn’t their idea to discontinue it and the “Rivertowns Enterprise” said it wasn’t a story worth reporting.
Beginning in early May, without notice, the imperialists of Dobbs Ferry discontinued bus service. They didn’t care if a bus rider was late for work or for anything. A cop said, “We cops, council members and road construction contractors put our heads together and decided it was EASIER FOR US if it was discontinued completely.” Be careful who you vote for.
It is a hardship for those who rely on bus service to get to and from work, to do their grocery shopping, to visit friends. Especially for those who do not use the bus as an alternate means of transportation but rely on it as their only means of transportation.
This rider has not spent money in the town of Dobbs Ferry since May. She can not get to it. Bus riders are pedestrians first and last. It is not easy to shop and carry – all the way home. Multiple trips to the grocery store must be made and multiple trips mean spending more on money. Restitution is called for as well as reinstatement of service.
Sincerely,
Michele Pecora
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
