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All Forums  Petition BroadChannelNY.com Forums Petition This is a Petition Against The MTA's decision to ELIMINATE the Rockaway/Broad Channel Resident Rebate Program for the Cross Bay Veterans' Memorial Bridge. BroadChannelNY.com is currently running a petition to collect virtual signatures in opposition of the MTA's decision to eliminate the Resident Rebate Program from the Cross Bay Veterans' Memorial Bridge. This bridge connects a single zip code, a Queens neighborhood to a Queens neighborhood. Residents of the island of Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula rely on this bridge for every aspect of their daily lifestyles and have fought "tooth and nail" to have this rebate program installed. The MTA is now planning to revoke the rebate to help fill an alleged budget gap. Elimination of this program will severely affect the lifestyles of our residents and the economic welfare of our local businesses. Your signature is needed below and is sincerely appreciated by the residents of Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula. Forward this link on to everyone in the Rockaway/Broad Channel area: http://www.BroadChannelNY.com/forums/petition.asp More info here: PROTEST RALLY @ VETERANS' MEMORIAL BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA - TUES. DEC. 9th, 2008 MTA Public Meeting - WED. DEC. 10th, 2008 Activists Pledge To Pack CBB Toll Meeting Also, it's easy to send letters to your congressmen via: http://www.congress.org There are 1525 signatures so far. Sign Petition | View Signatures Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 of 16 Signatures Signature #1525: Signed by Patricai A. Reilly - January 04 2009 : 2:41:18 PM City, State: Breezy Point, NY Age: 61 Address: 18 Marion Walk Please keep the free crossing for Resident on the Cross Bay Bridge for the people of Rockaway. The economy is bad and we don't need this added burden. Signature #1524: Signed by Kathryn Ambrosecchio - January 03 2009 : 10:10:33 PM City, State: Belle Harbor, NY Age: 51 Address: 438 Beach 126th Street My family use this bridge at least 2 -3 times a day each. There is no way we should have to pay for this toll going from Queens to Queens, I feel we shouldn't have to pay the marin pkwy bridge either. Signature #1523: Signed by MTA HATER - January 01 2009 : 3:15:39 PM City, State: The Big Crapple Age: dont ask Address: 1313 Mockingbird Ln. Burn toll booths, not bridges Signature #1522: Signed by Tom Boland - December 30 2008 : 10:27:21 PM City, State: Rockaway Park NY Age: 50 Senator Schumer correctly singled out The Cross Bay Bridge as the only same- borough crossing charging its residents a toll. The subsequent rebate to residents was equitable, reasonable and fair. Keep the rebate it is only fair, just as the Gil Hodges memorial bridge should have the same rebate. Signature #1521: Signed by Jane Farrell - December 30 2008 : 1:25:07 PM City, State: Breezy Point, NY Age: 65 Address: 45 Utica Walk Senator Schumer correctly singled out The Cross Bay Bridge as the only same- borough crossing charging its residents a toll. The subsequent rebate to residents was equitable, reasonable and fair. To undo the rebate, would once more be inequitable unreasonable and unfair. Signature #1520: Signed by Robert Lundon - December 29 2008 : 11:38:56 AM City, State: Rockaway Beach, NY Do not eliminate the Rockaway/Broad Channel Resident Rebate Program for the Cross Bay Veterans' Memorial Bridge Signature #1519: Signed by thomas m murphy - December 27 2008 : 1:22:04 PM City, State: rockaway point, ny Age: 75 Address: 116 oceanside My father was born in Rockaway Park in 1908. My family has lived here for over one hundred years. We cannot let our community be separated by a toll bridge! Signature #1518: Signed by Annette Clark-Rosadio - December 25 2008 : 1:50:03 PM City, State: Rockaway Beach, NY Age: 61 Address: 308 Beach 90th Street My family and I are residents in the Rockaways for the past 35 years. My children were raised here and went to school in the area. The Crossbay bridge is a new part of most of rockaway's lives but if any of us residents dont have the bridges to the main land how do we get to Brooklyn, the other side of Queens oh!!!! and dont forget Mannnnnhatttan. The residents of Broad Channel and the Rockaways are the last to get any help. We are considered the dumping ground for many illllls. Especially, houses that cant be sold so they rent them to mostly undesirables. If I wanted to get away from some of these ills and go to the North Channel bridge rest stop to see the birds or to go to the Gateway Reserve I would have to take the bridge. So why are you charging us to get from point A to point B. This is highway robbery. Most of the bridges money to pay off the cost of buiding this bridge comes from the residents who live and work in the area. GIVE US A BREAK!!!! WILL YA. My vote is to keep the rebate. OH ALSO I VOTE TO LOWER THE MARINE PARK BRIDGE REBATE FOR ALL ROCKAWAY RESIDENTS. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS Signature #1517: Signed by Megan Haupert - December 22 2008 : 3:12:46 PM City, State: Staten Island, NY Age: 30 It took how long for Broad Channel and Rockaway Residents to finally get the rebate and now MTA wants to take it back. This is rediculous. It has been only like 12 years since the rebate was put in place. It is just unfair, I may not live there anymore but my family and friends do and they use that bridge numerous times a day to go to work. Signature #1516: Signed by Martin Grossman - December 21 2008 : 09:21:32 AM City, State: Belle Harbor, New York No tolls should be imposed for residents of Broad Channel and Rockaway on the only borough-borough toll bridge in the country. Signature #1515: Signed by Elaine Minogue - December 20 2008 : 9:39:21 PM City, State: Broad Channel Age: 36 Address: 10 West 19th Road I am oppposed to the elimination of the Resident Rebate Program Signature #1514: Signed by Katie McFadden - December 20 2008 : 03:01:51 AM City, State: Belle Harbor, NY Age: 19 Address: 223 Beach 126th st This is so silly! Signature #1513: Signed by william swensen - December 19 2008 : 4:39:04 PM City, State: rockaway park, N.Y. Age: 52 Address: 105-00 shore front Pkwy Apt 10K It's unheard of to have to pay for a bridge that conects two areas in the same borough. People in Rockaway already have to pay a toll every time they leave the peninsula to head towards Brooklyn. That should be more than enough. We shouldn't also have to pay to travel within our own borough. Signature #1512: Signed by Donna Bassetti - December 19 2008 : 4:07:39 PM City, State: Broad Channel, NY Age: 34 I am wholeheartedly AGAINST the MTA's decision to eliminate the Resident Rebate Program from the residents of Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula. Signature #1511: Signed by Patrick O'Donnell - December 18 2008 : 9:59:50 PM City, State: Breezy Point Age: 76 Leave the rebate. Signature #1510: Signed by Tara O'Donnell - December 18 2008 : 9:57:30 PM City, State: Breezy Point, N.Y. Age: 31 Address: 153 Bedford Ave Breezy Point There is no reason to do away with the rebate. Signature #1509: Signed by Courtney Carroll - December 18 2008 : 7:05:09 PM City, State: Rockaway Park, NY Age: 26 There is absolutely no reason to do away with the rebate. The MTA needs to find another way to get there money back. Signature #1508: Signed by Mary E. Radday - December 18 2008 : 4:30:33 PM City, State: Belle Harbor, NY Age: 43 Address: 153 Beach 130 Street This is just another way that the wealthy that run the city punish the working people. Please reconsider placing a toll on the CBB for the people of the Rockaways and Broad Channel. Signature #1507: Signed by Ed Aceituno - December 18 2008 : 1:13:16 PM City, State: Rockaway Age: 36 With Traffic the way it is in the Rockaways, the rebate program helps people get to where they need to go quicker and helps many local merchants. Traffic and shops will suffer if the rebate program is taken out, hurting Rockways economy. Signature #1506: Signed by Carmen Aceituno - December 18 2008 : 1:05:24 PM City, State: Rockaway Beach Age: 66 The bridge is a life line to many residents, due to the fact that we are in the most southtern part of the city. Having the rebate helps families and the economy. Signature #1505: Signed by Francisco Feliciano - December 18 2008 : 12:37:25 PM City, State: Far Rockaway Age: 33 Address: 215 Beach 16th Street Keep the bridge free for Queens Signature #1504: Signed by W. Gemelle - December 17 2008 : 10:46:41 PM City, State: Rockaway Point, NY the rebate program should continue Signature #1503: Signed by Karen Carr - December 17 2008 : 10:29:39 PM City, State: Rockaway Park,new york Age: 56 Address: 217 B. 99 St. more take and less give Signature #1502: Signed by Erica Schutt - December 17 2008 : 08:55:41 AM City, State: Rockaway Beach NY Age: 29 Address: 7914 Rockaway beach Blvd Suite 6B I go over this bridge 2 times a day, sometimes more. I dont think its fair for residents to pay! Signature #1501: Signed by john sica - December 16 2008 : 10:37:50 AM City, State: rockaway Age: 51 Address: 414 beach 119th street This is just another tax. They are going to tax us to death. Oh yeah, they tax that too. How about making some spending cuts. Signature #1500: Signed by Katie Cusmiani - December 16 2008 : 01:23:50 AM City, State: Rockaway, NY Age: 22 Don't remove the rebate Signature #1499: Signed by Victoria Byrner - December 15 2008 : 9:59:54 PM City, State: Breezy Point, NY Age: 57 Address: 41 Tioga Walk As a resident of Breezy Point, I am protesting the elimination of the Resident Rebate Program of the Crossbay Veterans' Memorial Bridge. Signature #1498: Signed by Edyta Kusior - December 15 2008 : 8:01:26 PM City, State: Rockaway Beach, NY Age: 25 Address: 221 B 98 ST why would they do it? Signature #1497: Signed by Marcin Lankamer - December 15 2008 : 8:00:22 PM City, State: Rockaway Beach, NY Age: 25 they are crazy Signature #1496: Signed by Danielle Marie Rissmeyer - December 15 2008 : 7:44:23 PM City, State: broad channel,ny Age: 22 Please do not remove the resident rebate program Signature #1495: Signed by Dave Hegarty - December 15 2008 : 7:38:46 PM City, State: Breezy Point, NY Age: 60+ Address: 7 Hudson Walk We need to cross the bridge ofren for basic necessities. The tolls would be cumulatively EXCESSIVE! Signature #1494: Signed by chris o'sullivan - December 15 2008 : 7:12:35 PM City, State: rockaway beach. new york keep the rebate Signature #1493: Signed by JOSEPH MONTAPERTO - December 15 2008 : 12:47:39 PM City, State: ROCKAWAY PARK Age: 46 Address: 1 BEACH 105 STREET I protest! Signature #1492: Signed by John McCann - December 15 2008 : 10:33:14 AM City, State: Belle Harbor, New York Age: 42 Address: 543 Beach 129th Street My family is against this excessive toll. This toll only penalizes the Rockaway/Broad Channel residents as we shop, visit a neighbor, go to work, school or church. Thank you Dan Tubridy and gang for leading the fight to keep the resident rebate in place. The McCann Family Signature #1491: Signed by Kerrie Harnisher - December 15 2008 : 10:32:35 AM City, State: broad Channel, ny Age: 22 Address: Crossbay Are you kidding me this is rediculous. How can you inforce a the toll coast upon us. That would be basically saying that they will charge us to leave our community. We only have access to leave through two bridges. Give us a break Signature #1490: Signed by Erin Harnisher - December 15 2008 : 10:26:52 AM City, State: Broad Channel,NY Age: 25 Address: Crossbay Blvd IT is not fair to charge residents the toll. Residents go over the bridges more than one time a day. Signature #1489: Signed by Carole Shaw - December 15 2008 : 10:21:52 AM City, State: Rockaway Beach, NY Age: 45 Address: 170 Beach 96th Street Please keep the Resident Rebate in place. I heard from a neighbor that the paid-off loan toll is illegal? Signature #1488: Signed by kevin flaherty - December 15 2008 : 09:31:47 AM City, State: rockaway beach ny Age: 37 no to the fare increase Signature #1487: Signed by David Lonergan - December 15 2008 : 06:50:29 AM City, State: rockaway beach Age: 49 Address: 316A bch 101 st give us a break put the toll expenses on the DFd"s because we have to put up with them Signature #1486: Signed by Shannon McFadden - December 15 2008 : 12:27:30 AM City, State: Belle Harbor, NY Leave the rebate Signature #1485: Signed by joel fernandes - December 14 2008 : 10:24:21 PM City, State: Arverne,NY Age: 52 Address: 569 Beach 68th St.., Arverne,NY11692 Pls. dont put more hardship on the resident of Rockaway. We just aren't able to cope up with the current economic crisis. Adjusting the city/state budget by raising taxes/tolls is not the correct approach. The resident of Rockaway will be further hard pressed and lose their confidence in the Govt. thank U. Signature #1484: Signed by elki boguslavskaya - December 14 2008 : 8:54:56 PM City, State: brooklyn, ny Age: 29 Address: 1558 e 19th st #4h I disagree with MTA's proposal. Signature #1483: Signed by randi savron - December 14 2008 : 6:03:59 PM City, State: rockaway park Age: 47 Address: 107-10 shore front parkway rockaway park ny 11694 KEEP THE REBATE- Signature #1482: Signed by Leela Fernandes - December 14 2008 : 3:34:11 PM City, State: Arverne Age: 56 Address: 569 Beach 68th St.., Arverne,NY11692 This is our "Only access Bridge" to our sustinence and we just can't afford to add toll to the residents of Rockaway. First of all, our commute is pretty long to get to anywhere and this is the only Blessing we have and therefore please do not deprive us of this Benefit and we just cant afford. As a Low income family, everything is going up except salary and we find it so hard to make both ends meet and to hear of this additional expense, is literaly going to choke us to a slow death. Therefore I strongly Protest this Move to charge the rockaway Residents with CBB Toll. Signature #1481: Signed by peggy cryan - December 14 2008 : 2:45:49 PM City, State: breezy point n.y. Age: 54 Address: 85 beach 216th st We must keep the hard earned and completely deserved toll free status for cbb Signature #1480: Signed by John Ross - December 13 2008 : 9:57:52 PM City, State: Rockaway beach, New York Age: 23 Signature #1479: Signed by Patricia Rocourt - December 13 2008 : 6:20:28 PM City, State: Rockaway Park, NY Age: 41 Address: 1 Beach 105th Street, #5V Do not eliminate the resident rebate program for the crossbay veterans' memorial bridge. Signature #1478: Signed by Alicia Holmes - December 13 2008 : 5:55:09 PM City, State: Brooklyn, NY Age: 40 Address: 44 Parrott Place Keep the rebate program! Any changes would not be fair to the residents. Signature #1477: Signed by Gregg Battaglia - December 13 2008 : 4:42:00 PM City, State: Woodhaven, NY Age: 32 Address: 87-72 96 ST How can the city expect the people of Broad Channel to pay a toll to drive their children to school or to even buy food? The closest major grocery store is across the bridge. It would be wrong to make the people of Broad Channel pay a toll to have access to basic needs. I guess the next step would be for the MTA to take away bus and train passes from students trying to get to school. It would be wrong to invoke this toll on the people of Broad Channel. I do not personally live in Broad Channel and I am happy to pay the toll to go to the beach in Rockaway but for the people who live there the city needs to make the basic needs of life available to the residents. To cut off schooling and food without paying a toll is just wrong. Signature #1476: Signed by Geraldine Vaughan - December 13 2008 : 08:54:42 AM City, State: Rockaway Park, NY Age: ? Address: 125 B. 124 St Keep the rebate for residents. Elimination is totally unfair!][/i] Signature #1475: Signed by Lisa Franklin - December 13 2008 : 01:44:19 AM City, State: Broad Channel, NY Age: 24 It's wrong to charge Broad Channel/Rockaway residents to travel to and from the island/peninsula. Broad Channel residents do much of their daily business on the Rockaway peninsula and Rockaway residents would have to pay just to leave the peninsula over any of the three bridges (Crossbay Bridge, Marine Park bridge, and the bridge into Atlantic Beach, LI). Unfortunately, the Rockaway peninsula is not self-sustaining and the residents should have at least one free outlet to a nearby neighborhood. The city/state of New York rapes its citizens enough with taxes...This is just another way to keep us down. Signature #1474: Signed by T. Jones. - December 13 2008 : 12:48:48 AM City, State: Far Rockaway Age: 42 Go to prison or get raped by the MTA? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Signature #1473: Signed by Daniel P. Lynch - December 12 2008 : 9:25:59 PM City, State: Rockaway, NY Age: 20 Address: 453 Beach 144th Street DO NOT eliminate the Resident Rebate Program from the Cross Bay Veterans' Memorial Bridge. Signature #1472: Signed by Rina Alcantara - December 12 2008 : 9:02:34 PM City, State: Rockaway Beach Age: 35 Address: 221 Beach 80th Street I am totally against the elimination of the resident rebate program. Signature #1471: Signed by Christina Wiszowaty - December 12 2008 : 1:04:08 PM City, State: Maspeth, NY I'm not from Rockaway Park, but it's unfair to take away the rebate from the residents!! Signature #1470: Signed by Maureen Harnisch Vitale - December 12 2008 : 12:41:49 PM City, State: Rockaway Address: 102-00 ShoreFront Pkwy Keep the rebate ! Signature #1469: Signed by stacey savitsky - December 12 2008 : 12:35:45 PM City, State: broad channel Not fair to us residents Signature #1468: Signed by Rachelle Gilot - December 12 2008 : 12:33:27 PM City, State: Rosedale, NY Keep the rebate program!!! Signature #1467: Signed by Eileen Baumann - December 12 2008 : 11:12:55 AM City, State: Rockaway Point,N.Y. Age: 54 Address: 212 Roxbury Ave As a resident of Roxbury, the only way to get out is thru the 2 bridges. We need one of the bridges at no cost.It's been free since 1997. It's not fair, because of the economy, we have to give up our reduction to solve their problem.It will be a big economic problem financially to our area.Residents go over the bridges more than one time a day.Thank you. Keep it the way it is. Signature #1466: Signed by Cristina Hernandez - December 12 2008 : 09:32:57 AM City, State: Rockaway Park, NY Age: 26 Address: 320 beach 100th street i don't think it is fair that we have to pay a bridge to come home and get out of an area that we live in. Signature #1465: Signed by Keri Lynn McCarron - December 12 2008 : 07:29:18 AM City, State: Rockaway Point Age: 36 Address: 7 Thetford Lane Keep the rebate... Signature #1464: Signed by Amy Hughes - December 12 2008 : 04:11:14 AM City, State: Belle Harbor, NY Having to pay a toll to go from one queens neighborhood to another is outrageous! Signature #1463: Signed by Edwin-Nikko Kabigting - December 12 2008 : 12:11:21 AM City, State: Ozone Park, NY keep the rebate. Signature #1462: Signed by Kyle Yuvienco - December 11 2008 : 11:54:14 PM City, State: Woodhaven, NY yes Signature #1461: Signed by Dave Burkard - December 11 2008 : 11:50:31 PM City, State: Queens Village, NY Indeed. Signature #1460: Signed by Rob Zahn - December 11 2008 : 11:31:48 PM City, State: Staten Island, NY Age: 18 MY DAD IS A BRIDGE! THIS ONE! Signature #1459: Signed by Erik Glassberg - December 11 2008 : 11:22:54 PM City, State: Glendale NY Age: 18 yea what they said Signature #1458: Signed by Kerry Hynes - December 11 2008 : 11:20:17 PM City, State: Belle Harbor, NY Keep the rebate Signature #1457: Signed by Ryan Roberts - December 11 2008 : 11:12:22 PM City, State: Astoria, NY There should be no removal of the rebate Signature #1456: Signed by Danielle Cervantes - December 11 2008 : 11:08:58 PM City, State: Bellerose, NY Age: 19 . Signature #1455: Signed by Jessica Costagliola - December 11 2008 : 10:56:51 PM