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Brighton Line

A collection of 5 issues

Riding The Train For 15 Cents, T.B. Ackerson’s Fight For Beverley And Cortelyou & More Of Our Subway’s History

Photo via the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/2015/02/04/photo-of-the-week-your-local-subway-station/] We were excited to see that the Brooklyn Historical Society’s photo of the week [http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/2015/02/04/photo-of-the-week-your-local-subway-station/] is a shot of the Beverley subway station taken on New Year’s

Two-Week Long Service Suspension On B, Q And F Lines As MTA Replaces Major Switch At West 8th Street

Track work (Source: MTAPhotos/Flickr)Southern Brooklynites are set to have their commutes bungled for the next two weeks, as the B, Q and F lines all see major service suspensions in the area while the MTA replaces a critical track switch at West 8th Street. For two consecutive weeks,

A Brief History Of The Subway System: Part 6 Of 6

Just like this series, the above Boynton Bicycle, at its terminus of Avenue X and Ocean Parkway, has hit the end of the line. (Source: arrts-arrchives.com) THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: So far we discussed the railroads and elevated lines [/a-brief-history-of-the-subway-system-part-1-of-6/] that preceded and later became part of the subway

Subway Spiderwoman (Don’t Try This)

This morning at the Cortelyou Road subway station, neighbor Michael McWatters [/blog/neighbors/whats-your-favorite-corner-5] (who also took the above photo [/blog/photos/waiting-at-cortelyou]) had a startling experience: > Just had one of those crazy NYC moments: a neighbor was standing on the subway platform looking over the edge to where

Contemporary Artwork Walking Tour Of The Brighton Line

"Mermade/Dionysus and the Pirates" (1999). Photo by Jeremiah Cox / Subway NutThe MTA Arts for Transit’s Amy Hausmann will lead participants on a walking tour along the Brighton Line, October 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with the focus being on the