Ikea Shuttle Bests MTA Service for Some
The Daily News reports that “countless commuters” are using the free Ikea shuttle service instead of city buses, saving $2 and, in some cases, shortening their commutes. “It’s like a free car service,” says a woman who takes the Ikea bus from Downtown to where she works in Red Hook. “It takes us straight downtown…
The Daily News reports that “countless commuters” are using the free Ikea shuttle service instead of city buses, saving $2 and, in some cases, shortening their commutes. “It’s like a free car service,” says a woman who takes the Ikea bus from Downtown to where she works in Red Hook. “It takes us straight downtown and I don’t have to wait for the bus to stop every block to let people on and off.” The paper found that only eight of 19 passengers on a recent trip were actually going to Ikea. One shuttle driver said that many of his morning passengers are actually patients at a methadone clinic. A spokesperson for Ikea says the company supports “mass transit, and if people are using our services and not going to Ikea, that’s fine with us as well.”
Commuters Using Ikea Shuttle Bus to Bypass MTA Routes [NY Daily News]
Photo by street scenes.
“This weekend I saw a woman who had just missed the B61 ask the IKEA shuttle driver if he could let her off at Atlantic Avenue instead of at the downtown stop. When he said he couldn’t stop, she went with her one bag back to wait for the next B61 rather than walking the–what–three? four?–extra blocks from Borough Hall to Atlantic Avenue herself.”
So?? What the hell do you care? Why don’t you just mind your own damned business? Rule #1 of the streets.
I actually tried to take this shuttle to Ikea yesterday morning from Borough Hall, but I waited around at the plaza for about a half-hour and never saw it. Does anyone know exactly where it turns up? (I ended up biking there instead, which was easy enough if a little sweaty…)
11:27,
The “SKANKHO” name is priceless! Thanks for that…
This thread is proof positive that Brownstoner is filled with anti-everything curmudgeons and morons.
Ikea is (currently) providing FREE transportation on beautiful water taxis and Coach buses to an area of Brooklyn that is notoriously under served by mass transit. They are even knowingly providing this service to non-shoppers (currently) and are happy about it. And what is a widely expressed view here – Ikea sucks b/c they use big diesel buses. (I guess the Ikea=Armageddon for Brooklyn hasnt worked out huh? – down to criticizing free transportation)
Please look in the mirror and realize that you are simply useless misanthropes who hate everything and everybody – then kill yourself – you will be improving the boro and doing an environmental good deed.
11:12
You don’t know a damn thing about that woman. I look like a young healthy able bodied person, but I happen to have a degenerative joint disorder. Walking 3-4 extra blocks can be excruciating for some of us. What difference does it make to you? Why does her not wanting to walk put you out so badly that you would comment about it here days later? I hope your physical health never goes and I hope your mental health improves.
I’m betting they will cut this back to weekends only in another month–that’s all they do with the Elizabeth store, so why should they continue to provide 7-day transportation in Brooklyn? You actually CAN get there without a car if you simply must buy a SKRAAG or a SKÃ…NKHØ on a Tuesday.
“What should they not let the junkies on the bus?! And these supposed junkies are in ‘recovery’ or trying to recover since they are on their way to the methadone clinic.”
methodoneis not a recovery tool. it is far more addictive than heroin and more damaging to the body. it’s a governmental crutch that destroys the lives of addicts.
right on 11:10!
those are the crappy buses i see speeding all over the hood.
This weekend I saw a woman who had just missed the B61 ask the IKEA shuttle driver if he could let her off at Atlantic Avenue instead of at the downtown stop. When he said he couldn’t stop, she went with her one bag back to wait for the next B61 rather than walking the–what–three? four?–extra blocks from Borough Hall to Atlantic Avenue herself. I hope she had to wait there for the next 40 minutes thinking about how stupid and lazy she was.