M103 Bus Stop Relocated Closer to Rivington Street Thanks to CitizenM Hotel Construction
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Construction at the recently activated CitizenM Hotel on the Bowery is already causing major disruptions. Like a one-story plywood fence and a new walkway that occupies a good portion of roadway. And at the expense of an existing bus stop.
The northbound M103 – an orphaned bus stop for a couple weeks – has just found a new home. Not too far away. The temporary (in the loosest sense of the word) pickup spot is now located outside the recently-failed EMM Group club complex.
Winter 2016 is the projected completion date of the new CitizenM hotel, give or take 2 years.
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