Having access to reliable transportation is essential to daily living in the big city. Unfortunately during the pandemic people like myself, the disabled, often faced certain challenges in being able to maneuver around comfortably, safely and with ease. When the explosion of the Corona virus here in NYC, I heard talk about a decline in ridership of public transport and the drop in revenue, but not about how it is affecting the lives of some of the very people that depended on this service.
For example, I rode the B 47 bus at least twice a week. Each time I was forced to board the rear of the bus. I rely on a Rollator to assist me with walking and it was difficult to get up/down off the bus. I would thought the MTA would have instructed its Bus drivers to show better customer care towards it’s most vulnerable passengers.
We were all being affected by this pandemic. Living in a time of uncertainty. But it doesn’t mean their has to be a breakdown in basic human decency. Let us all please remember to be kind. It don’t cost a thing.
