Dozens of public transit riders and supporters gathered at a busy Brooklyn intersection on Sunday to urge elected officials and mayoral candidates to improve bus service on Flatbush Avenue. 

Led by transit advocacy group, the Riders Alliance, the round-up, held outside of Prospect Park, wound up doubling as a political rally thanks to the attendance of two key candidates in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race: City Comptroller Brad Lander and Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. Both contenders said bus service has not improved in recent years, thanks in part to the current mayoral administration’s shortfalls, which include a lack of new bus lanes in city streets.