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Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Alert – October 8-9

The subway diversions for the weekend of October 8-9 begin Friday night/Saturday morning at midnight and continue until 5am on Monday, unless otherwise noted. Affected train Weekend service disruption Manhattan-bound D-trains run on the N-line Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street. For service to/from affected stations, use the

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Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Update – October 1-2

The subway diversions for the weekend of October 1-2 begin Friday night/Saturday morning at midnight and continue until 5am on Monday, unless otherwise noted. Affected train Weekend service disruption Manhattan-bound D-trains run on the N-line Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street. For service to/from affected stations, use the

Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Update – September 24-25

The subway diversions for the weekend of September 24-25 begin Friday night/Saturday morning at midnight and continue until 5am on Monday, unless otherwise noted. Affected train Weekend service disruption Manhattan-bound D-trains run on the N-line Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street. For service to/from affected stations, use the

Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Update – September 17-18

A Gradall operator leveling the road bed in preparation for track installation at the Bay Parkway N-train station during last weekend's construction work. Photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Leonard Wiggins.This weekend, the MTA is shutting down a significant portion of the F-line to advance the Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation project

Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Update – September 10-11

The subway diversions for the weekend of September 10-11 begin Friday night/Saturday morning at midnight and continue until 5am on Monday, unless otherwise noted. A reminder to travelers to Lower Manhattan that some exits and stations may be closed on Sunday, September 11 for the ceremony at the World

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Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Alert – September 3-4

Flooding at the Coney Island subway yards, courtesy of Hurricane Irene. Photo credit: The Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityWe have an update to the story we wrote last week regarding the sudden extension of the D-train station work at 71st Street from one week to ten.The MTA wrote the following: The

Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Alert – Hurricane Preparedness Edition

[UPDATE 2:00 p.m.] – Governor Cuomo has announced that all public transit in the New York City metropolitan area – including subways, buses and commuter railroads – will be shutdown at noon tomorrow Saturday, August 27. [UPDATE 1:20 p.m.] – The following was posted on the Daily News website: “In

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MTA Changes 71st Street Closure From One Week To Ten, Forgets To Tell Anyone About It (Updated)

The MTA's D-train platform closure notices: wrong in almost every important aspect.This poster has been a familiar sight along the D-line the past few weeks. It alerts riders to week-long closures of four platforms at three Bensonhurst subway stations: The Coney Island-bound platform at 71st Street, from August 15

Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Alert – August 20-21

Hey there – a few non-weekend items to note about D-train service: The Coney Island-bound platform at 71st Street re-opens today! Though you will note below, there will be no service there this weekend, but then everything is back to normal on Monday morning.The 20th Avenue Station will close in

Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Alert – August 13-14

The subway disruptions for August 13-14 begin Friday night at midnight and continue through Monday at 5am, unless otherwise noted. Affected train Weekend service disruption Coney Island-bound D-trains run on the N-line in Brooklyn from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue, due to structural repair and station rehabilitation from 71st

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66th Street Scary Fruit Stand Closed For Good, Or So We Can Only Hope

Scary Fruit Stand as it appeared in April 2007 and July 2011. The fruit stand on the corner of 66th Street and 18th Avenue has closed. This is actually an old news item – it happened about a month ago. I didn’t write about it until now, partly because I

Bensonhurst Weekend Subway Alert: Farewell To Jay Walder Edition

The above image was not taken from a Bensonhurst subway station, as you can plainly tell by the absence of rainwater gushing through the ceiling. I was away on vacation for over a week back in July. Yes, it was awesome. Along the way, I spent a day in London,

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