Announcements
The MTA crew getting part of a tree off the track on Feb 25. (Photo: MTA)High winds, downed trees, signal problems, automatic brakes, and a sick passenger – and how was your commute? This morning one Ditmas Park resident told us they were going to vote (Public Advocate special elections
Bay Ridge
Just a few days after the MTA announced they’d raised the speed limits on the N and R trains in Brooklyn, things have come to a screeching halt. This morning, the MTA tweeted that D, N, R and W lines would experience “extensive delays” due to switch problems at
News
Councilmember Antonio Reynoso addresses those gathered for the inaugural “Bike Train” commute over the Williamsburg Bridge (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG – At the corner of Hope and Union this morning, about 30 cyclists gathered at 8:00 am, drinking coffee and listening to music on a portable speaker before their commute.
Downtown Brooklyn
A ferry in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry)While the NYC Ferry celebrates a year of higher than expected ridership systemwide, the coming closure of the L train could create a tidal wave of new commuters that would nearly triple the current number of passengers on
Central Brooklyn
EVENING COMMUTE UPDATE: – B trains are still suspended in both directions, with no service from Brighton Beach to 145 St in Harlem – Some southbound F trains will make D stops from W4/Washington Square all the way to Coney Island – Expect extensive delays in D and F service – Northbound C
Bay Ridge
(Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Corner Media)BAY RIDGE – Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis is urging the MTA to increase service across the Verrazano Bridge, citing long wait lines and insufficient busses. Along with State Senator Marty Golden and politicians from both Bay Ridge and Staten Island, Assemblymember Malliotakis sent a letter to
Greenpoint
A new, faster ferry running a direct route from Greenpoint to Manhattan this week only (Photo via Mozilla)GREENPOINT – Northside ferry commuters are in for a treat this week, as a promotional campaign means a free, faster ferry connection to Manhattan. Advertising for a new Firefox [https://www.mozilla.org/
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A Kensington-bound B67 bus arrives at its 7th Ave stop a minute early (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – The LED lights for the B69 to Kensington showed 13 minutes until the next bus. “Want to go across and get a slice?” one traveler asked their companion. A shrug was the
community
(Photo by Michael Sandy Claus Sciaraffo)“This is my personal nightmare,” said a straphanger sitting next to me yesterday evening on a Brooklyn-bound F train. He was taking shallow breaths, with beads of sweat dripping down his face. At that point we’d been stuck underground on a sweltering F
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A bus stopping at the corner of Fort Greene Place and Lafayette Avenue. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Transit advocates have rolled out a new drive to improve NYC’s buses and their ridership. Elected officials and activists introduced a busload of new ideas during a call to adopt the recommendations
fort greene
> Crews are on the scene at DeKalb Av clearing concrete that has fallen onto roadbed of the B&Q lines. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/ak3olZntlN [https://t.co/ak3olZntlN] — NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) June 6, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway/status/739907577534943232] A cascade of concrete at the
commute
Photo via Ged Carroll [https://www.flickr.com/photos/renaissancechambara/3784189381/in/photolist-dibEGD-7LLc2S-j4H3rn-j4H3qv-j4H3rT-j4KJ4N-5HnNGx-EgqFM-48Gaum-j4FAeX-iHxKY-jSKbAz-biPyLr-BnqT8-4bcPQg-b8oXBn-4B1KC6-6W94xn-6LoXEv-6dg6gp-cMBuM5-dCQBg6-5Rb5eJ-5oXQd2-mXufS-6Edrh6-W6ZBK-Jdw3-9GZ377-p171ba-4UUrgs-Y8JoP-9j9uoF-5Hs88f-Yf333-W6ZSD-48AwHP-hrGv-Yf3s1-4YDLsc-4YJ3rL-4YDLfc-4YDKMV-4YJ2Md-4YJ3NG-4YJ3Es-c2t6M3-bqod4n-24R7Zh-dCpTzp/] Commuting anywhere in this city is about to get a little pricier
church avenue subway
If you’re a local lady who perks up at the call, “What time is it? Showtime!” and your train came in contact with the Church Avenue station Tuesday night, we know someone who’d like to see you again. Via a Craigslist [http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mis/4458062781.
asado-style food
Winter weather might be wrapped this week, but theres more in store for us by Sunday. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/]) Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We’re getting close to Valentine’s Day here in the nabe. Though the temperatures will remain
b44
The brand new B44 Select Bus Service, which runs between Williamsburg and Sheepshead Bay. Source: Patrick Cashin / MTA / FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/author/arosen/]: On Friday, Mayor Bloomberg and the press [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H6RiLzW7ng] took a ride on the 7 extension to 34th Street, although the line is
City Planning
Source: Metro Transportation Library and Archive/FlickrTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Last week in Part 1 [/mta-long-range-planning-part-1-of-2/] , I briefly summarized the MTA’s “Looking Ahead: [http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/docs/TYN_Vision_7-22-13.pdf] A Context for the Next Twenty Year Needs Assessment” and stated that the MTA’