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Riders on LI Bus routes to be cut worry about future
Quick ReadRiders of the N80 expressed their concern after MTA budget cuts threaten to disrupt their normal commute.
Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Howard Nalley rides the N80 bus route which the MTA eliminated in recent budget cuts.
Widespread cuts in bus services
It was 26 degrees and blustery Thursday when four passengers left a bus shelter missing several panes of glass at Sunrise Mall to board the N80 for its 7:37 a.m. run.
After leaving the East Massapequa shopping center, the 45-seat Long Island Bus vehicle picked up another nine riders before reaching its destination at Broadway Mall in Hicksville 40 minutes later. That was more passengers than...
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