NEW YORK(CBSNewYork)-- The resurrection of the MTA's B39 bus line between Williamsburg and the Lower East Side has Brooklyn residents ecstatic. Budget constraints caused the MTA to sideline the ...

Today, the B39 fleet has shrunk to just a single bus that runs every half-hour from about 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is the second shortest of the M.T.A.’s more than 300 bus routes.

The MTA said buses were fast as well. One example they used was the B39 bus from Williamsburg, which was arriving into Manhattan about four minutes sooner per day.

MTA Readies Bus Revival. Two Years After Major Service Cuts, ... the B39 local connecting the thriving neighborhoods of Williamsburg and the Lower East Side via the Williamsburg Bridge.

The MTA said buses were fast as well. One example they used was the B39 bus from Williamsburg, which was arriving into Manhattan about four minutes sooner per day.

An MTA plan to cut a key Brooklyn-to-Manhattan bus line would leave disabled people stranded, handicapped people and their supporters charged on Tuesday afternoon. A crowd of 100 people rallied at ...