State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton recently sent a letter to the MTA raising similar concerns.

"Eliminating stops in southern Brooklyn is a huge problem," she said. "We have a lot of elderly people, so even just making it a few stops away or a few blocks away is a lot for people, especially if there's inclement weather."

Scarcella-Spanton said she remains hopeful there will still be room for revisions.

"If there are major issues that we'll be able to have some tweaks and we're going to be very aggressive in pushing those tweaks, especially once we see it," she said.

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