MTA – B61 Bus

The only problem I find with the B61 is the schedule. This bus is very fast when you are actually riding it, but has gained a reputation for being off schedule and packed. But surprise, surprise, this bus goes through the fulton mall, down busy atlantic avenue, dives under the always packed BQE, then columbia street, before delving into the notoriously transit-​isolated neighborhood of red hook. THATS where it really gets crowded. And thats why they sent the B57 down lorraine street. So that you can use that bus down lorraine if the B61 is late. The b61 is doing okay, but with all the purposes it serves, any improvement that the MTA can come up with would work

I was walking around the Columbia Street Waterfront district one weekend, and being too lazy to walk to the nearest subway, I decided to be a little adventurous and take a ride on the public «IKEA bus».
It was a slow bus ride (took 30 minutes to get to 9^th St and 5^th Ave, not including waiting for the bus to arrive) but hey, it got me where I needed to go.
Now I finally know how to get to Red Hook! Too bad I’m leaving New York in a month. :(