Dollar van, Flatbush avenue
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April 09, 2010
I took a dollar van on Flatbush avenue. Private vans pick up and drop off passengers for a dollar between Kings Plaza and Downtown Brooklyn. The subway stops at avenue I and MTA buses are slow and not very frequent. Some vans are legit and licensed while some are not. You can tell just by looking at the license plate.
In the West Indian neighborhood private drivers imported the transportation concept of their native countries like the Tap Tap in Haiti and the Route Taxis in Jamaica.
Toanna Nixon of Flatbush got on the dollar van after the gym and said: “I take the dollar van because it is easy to commute from home to work and it is perfect to take when I am running late”.
Torianna E. Merritt got on to go to work at Kings Plaza: “I ride the dollar van because it’s convenient. They get me to work as quick as possible. They don’t make as many stops as the city bus. I am a make-up artist so sometimes I need to finish my face on my way to work. It is a challenge but I get the job done.”
The driver is Winston Williams. He runs the company which includes other vans and drivers.
We make music videos in Winston ‘Youngblood’ Williams’ van! You took some very cool pictures. See what we do in that van on our website. And consider yourself invited to ride with us anytime when we make more!
Dollar Van Demos
11 Apr 10 at 15:55