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Why was the MTA deciding to change a bus route on 5th? from Atlantic Yards ReportIncomplete answers

On Friday, I finally got an answer from NYCT's Seaton. "We are not changing that bus route," he told me.

The agency, he said, had been told by developer Forest City Ratner that the street was going to be closed on June 1, hence the plan for the May 27 change in the bus route. In other words, NYCT was apparently not responding to information from DOT, as he'd said previously.

So, why was NYCT taking its cues only from the developer? Why had NYCT not checked fully with DOT and ESDC before announcing the reroute? Seaton's updated information didn't cover those issues, so he couldn't say.

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Well Mr. Oder, apparently the MTA is sometimes remarkably efficient and in this case, chose to go straight to the horse's mouth rather than a middleman.