B line
Source: [mementosis]/FlickrB LINE From 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday to Friday, Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park. Q LINE From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday to Friday, there are no Q trains between 57 St-7 Av and
Sheepshead Bay
Source: NYCUrbanScape/FlickrQ LINE All times until early summer 2014: Coney Island-bound Q trains skip Parkside Av, Beverley Rd, and Cortelyou Rd. From 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Newkirk Plaza to Sheepshead Bay. From 7 a.m. to
Bensonhurst
Moscow subway (Source: Jim Rees/Flickr)D LINE From 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, D trains run local in both directions between 34 St-Herald Sq and W 4 St. N LINE All times until October 2014: No N or R trains running between Court St,
commuting
Source: Andrey Gatash/FlickrD LINE From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Friday, Coney Island-bound D trains run local from 145 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle. N LINE All times until October 2014: There are no N or R trains running between Court St, Brooklyn and
B line
Ahem. Don’t do this. (Source: FullyFunctnlPhil/Flickr)Q LINE All times until mid-fall 2013: Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Cortelyou Rd, Beverley Rd, and Parkside Av. From 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, 57 St/7 Av-bound Q trains run express from Kings Hwy to Newkirk
commuting
Source: mjtmail (tiggy)/FlickrMommy told you to mind your Ps and Qs, but this weekend is all about Ns and Rs minding some Qs as they swap to the Q line late nights. Aside from that small change, and one on the F, it’s a quiet weekend. Enjoy! N
B line
Source: arndt_100 / FlickrB TRAIN You guys are in luck, as there are no advisories to muck up your plans to get from Sheepshead Bay Road to, say, Church Avenue in an astounding six minutes, as happened to me last week. I love you, B train. Don’t ever change.
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Photo by Allan RosenYOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The MTA will announce next week that most bus lines identified earlier this year [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2012/07/b64-and-other-area-bus-lines-to-be-restored/] for service restorations, investments and improvements will take effect on January 6. Other improvements will not kick in until January 20.
Opinion
All photos by and courtesy of Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Hey, let’s give Chicago top billing for a change. I’ve always wondered why Downtown Chicago retained its Els when New York City decided to get rid of them in Downtown and Midtown. I think I figured out
commuting
Commuters who drive to the Gravesend Neck Road subway station before hopping on a train to the city were surprised last week when, according to a reader, the Department of Transportation installed Muni-Meters [/muni-meter-installations-throughout-gravesend/] nearby, eliminating approximately six free parking spots. Our tipster, Auxil B., writes: > Muni Meter mania
Belt Parkway
Photo by nolastnameAttention drivers: if you thought Belt Parkway traffic couldn’t get any worse, you thought wrong! Beginning in early April, the Department of Transportation will launch into a new round of construction necessitating periodic lane closures, this time between Coney Island Avenue and Knapp Street. The agency is
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THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: According to the Manhattan Beach Community Group [http://www.manhattanbeachbrooklyn.org/?p=949], the MTA has agreed to station a dispatcher at the bus terminal in Manhattan Beach on summer weekends that will have the ability to summon extra drivers from the depot in case of