NEW YORK (AP) -- Queens Councilman Eric Gioia is calling for auxiliary bus service from Grand Central Station to Queens as the MTA has shut down 7-train service from Manhattan to Queens for 9 straight weekends.
Glenn Schuck Reports
Riders who go to the Grand Central Station can expect to see yellow tape blocking the entrance, but what they won't find is an explanation or an alternate route into Queens.
Gioia says the lack of a train service to Queens will result in small businesses in Queens losing money.
Currently a shuttle goes from Manhattan to Queens Borough Plaza and then to the Long Island City. Gioia is asking the MTA to provide more direct service for it's passengers.
Many residents are feeling stranded in Queens, away from the rest of New York City.
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