Over the last decades, numerous community members have attempted to improve the public transportation conditions on the island. List here are some recent outreach efforts by the members of the consortium:
| Time | Requests and Advocacy | |
 | Mar23 | Letter of Support from East Harlem’s Community Board 11. Read the statement → |
 | Jan 23 | Letter of Support from Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine. Read the statement → |
| Oct 22 | Consortium members met with MTA representatives and agreed to collect usage data via a survey. Survey was launched on 10 Nov 2022 | |
 | Oct 22 | Letter of Support from Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs. Read the statement → |
| Feb 22 | Consortium requested to MTA representatives in a private meeting | |
 | June 22 | Senator Cordell Cleare successfully pass the bill S8862 with unanimous vote to begin a project to review transportation and zoning for Randall’s Island Read and Tweet about bill S8862 → |
 | April 22 | Congressman Espaillat made 10 requests to NYC mayor regarding conditions in East Harlem, one of which was a request to improve public transportation to Randall’s Island Read the letter → |
| Dec 21 | Consortium member requested additional bus routes at NYC Street Planning public hearing. Please find attached follow up email | |
| Nov 21 | Consortium member made public testimony made at 1 hour and 16 minutes to request for bus connections from both Bronx and Astoria | |
| Oct 21 | Consortium member made request at MTA’s Board Public Hearing and delivered to MTA Harlem representative. Please find attached | |