Outside New York City, Sexes Separated on State-Funded Bus
By Sasha Chavkin, The New York World, and Josh Nathan-Kazis, The Forward – November 4, 2011 This article was co-published with The Forward. The public commuter bus between Brooklyn and the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Kiryas Joel has cushioned seats, small televisions on the ceiling and another, more unusual feature: a heavy blue curtain that...
Sex-segregation Policy on Brooklyn Bus Line to End, Operator Pledges
By Sasha Chavkin – The New York World, October 25, 2011 Following our report last week on sex segregation aboard the B110 bus line in Brooklyn, the company operating the route has agreed to take action to end the practice, Assemblymember Dov Hikind (D – Borough Park) told the New York World. “They told me...
City Human Rights Commission to Examine Sex-Segregated Bus Line
By Sasha Chavkin The New York World – October 19, 2011 Following our story yesterday on the sex-segregated bus in Brooklyn, the New York City Commission on Human Rights said it will look into the issue of alleged discrimination on the B110 line. Our story revealed that Hasidic passengers on the B110, a city...
Women Ride in Back on Sex-Segregated Brooklyn Bus Line
By Sasha Chavkin The New York World – October 18, 2011 On the morning of October 12, Melissa Franchy boarded the B110 bus in Brooklyn and sat down near the front. For a few minutes she was left in silence, although the other passengers gave her a noticeably wide berth. But as the bus...
