(Google Maps, October 2016)
The Parker West condos are almost complete at 214 West 72nd Street, and District 6 Council Member Gale Brewer has received word that a bus shelter will be restored out front.
Brewer had been urged by UWS bus riders to ask for a shelter, whether the stop was relocated near Broadway or kept near the corner of Amsterdam, in front of a Citibank branch, which has been the temporary stop during condo construction over the past two-plus years (minus any seating). Brewer has learned from Manhattan Borough Commissioner Edward Pincar Jr. and NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez that the stop, with shelter, will be returned.
Parker West is named after famed poet and writer Dorothy Parker, whose childhood home originally was on the site but torn down for the condo development. She lived there with her family before her mother died in 1899. Dorothy, born in New Jersey, later remained on the Upper West Side, living on 71st, 73rd, 76th, 68th, and 80th streets. She died in 1967.We received this letter today from @NYC_DOT in response to a constituent concern about installing a bus shelter at 72nd and Broadway. We appreciate your attention and correspondence! @ydanis pic.twitter.com/DDtxGuM2xS
— Gale A. Brewer (@galeabrewer) March 11, 2022
Great!! But can we also find out why the M72 bus going east is the worst crosstown bus?? 20 mins between each bus during peak morning time is insane. For every M72 bus 4 M5’s pass me by on the West End stop.
Great as long as they keep the M5 stop on Bway in front of the Duane Reade where the M104 also stops. Made no sense to have those buses stop separately before, and no reason to have the M5 stop twice in the same block (once after WEA and once before Bway)
I couldn’t agree more. It makes much more sense for the M5 to stop in front of the Duane Reade on Broadway, where the 104 stops, as riders frequently transfer from one to the other. Furthermore, it, also, gives riders the opportunity to ride either the M5 or M105 when going to Lincoln Center or Columbus Circle – which can cut down on the waiting time.
Yes, exactly my thinking as well. Plus anyone who wants to transfer from the M5 to the M72 can do that at West End.
I couldn’t agree more. It makes much more sense for the M5 to stop in front of the Duane Reade on Broadway, where the 104 stops, as riders frequently transfer from one to the other. Furthermore, it, also, gives riders the opportunity to ride either the M5 or M104 when going to Lincoln Center or Columbus Circle – which can cut down on the waiting time.
A shelter at the stop between 71st and 72nd streets on Broadway (in front of Duane Reade) is badly needed. Not only do the M104 and the M5 Busses stop there, but many riders, who transfer from the M 72 & M 57 Buses, wait at that stop, which doesn’t even have seats..
A bus shelter is badly needed at the stop between W. 71st and 72nd Streets on Broadway (in front of Duane Reade.) where both the M104 & M5 Busses stop. Riders who transfer from the M72 and M57 Buses, also, use this stop, which doesn’t even have seats.