New York’s senior senator is calling for a “Nerd Bus” that would link up high tech hubs in Brooklyn and Queens with Roosevelt Island — and help some of the city’s brightest bulbs get around town.
“New York is seeing a major tech boom, with Brooklyn and Long Island City leading the way,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said. “And now the new Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island is going to be a game changer that further cements New York’s position as a leader in tech.
“You don’t need a PhD to know that connecting these neighborhoods through a ‘Nerd Bus’ is a no-brainer.”
Two of the five new bus routes the MTA unveiled last month serve the Brooklyn Tech Triangle and the booming Williamsburg waterfront.
In a letter to the MTA, Schumer asked that transit officials consider “connecting these two new proposed bus routes” and looking into extending into Long Island City and Roosevelt Island once the Cornell campus construction is completed.
“Connecting these neighborhoods would be a great boon for the tech industry, providing easy transportation between the emerging tech hubs and connecting industry with education and vice-versa,” Schumer wrote.
