F Train - Bklyner

F Train’s Turn for Tunnel to Shut Down for Sandy Damage Fix

An F train enters the East Broadway station from Brooklyn, on Feb. 25, 2020. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYBy Jose Martinez for THE CITY. Originally posted on February 25, by THE CITY. The tunnel that carries F train riders between Manhattan and Brooklyn will undergo up to $100 million worth

Boerum Hill

Local Pols Blast MTA’s Express F Subway Plan

Brad Lander at Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Open House (Photo: Nathan Haselby) PARK SLOPE— The MTA’s plans to run four F express trains per day drew the ire of a Council member who represents neighborhoods served by the line. On Tuesday, the MTA announced [http://www.mta.info/press-release/

Central Brooklyn

Council Member Requests Riders’ Responses To #RogueFExpress

[UPDATED: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 11:30am] According to the MTA, when a delay occurs, trains are often switched to express to shorten gaps in service and appropriately space trains. Train crews must inform riders in a timely manner when they receive notice from dispatchers that a train will

Bed Stuy

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Kidnap Car Thief Still At Large in Canarsie, East Flatbush Man Arrest for 2017 Murder & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DUMBO – After an assault on the F train, police have released photos of the suspect they’re searching for, hoping the public can help track him down. Around 4:00 pm on

Bed Stuy

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Multiple Shooting Assaults, Bed-Stuy Burglars Charge Stolen Credit Cards & More

CONEY ISLAND – A New York firefighter was arrested last night at his home in Coney Island, said police. Nelson Merizalde, 43, an off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested last night around 11:40 pm, said police. Merizalde was charged with assault after allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the floor during an

Announcements

Here Are Your Weekend Subway Changes

Awaiting the F Train. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNER)TGIF and you know what that means? Subway changes! Here’s what’s happening this weekend, so plan your commute! Due to construction, M train shuttle buses will now be running from Willoughby Ave (Eastbound) and Hart St. (Eastbound) from 6 AM

gravesend

Woman Killed By ‘F’ Train Last Friday At Avenue X Station

GRAVESEND – Last Friday, September 22, BKLYNER reported [/person-reportedly-struck-f-train-avenue-x-station/] that a person was struck by an “F” train at the Avenue X subway station, suspending “F” train service between Kings Highway and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in both directions for approximately two hours. A FDNY representative said firefighters responded to a call

gravesend

Person Reportedly Struck By F Train At Avenue X Station

[UPDATE: Friday, September 22 at 5pm] The MTA tweeted that F train service has resumed with delays. GRAVESEND – An incident earlier at the Avenue X subway station has suspended F train service between Kings Highway and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue in both directions. The MTA tweeted shortly after 3pm this afternoon

News

Teen Injured In Subway Surfing Accident

CONEY ISLAND – A subway-surfing teenager was seriously injured after falling from an F train yesterday afternoon. The 13-year old grabbed onto a southbound F train at Neptune Ave, near W 6th Street, and rode the length of the platform before striking a “Do Not Enter” sign and falling to the

Bensonhurst

‘F Train From Hell’ Rider Demands Evacuation Plan From MTA

Photo via nycgo [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCJcgh3u03k/?tagged=ftrain&hl=en] “For a city that has 6 million riders a day, it is a travesty that we are not educated by the MTA about basic safety procedures in the event of an emergency,” Michael Sciaraffo said. “And that

Central Brooklyn

Your Daily Delays Go Live: MTA Could Switch From Pre-Recorded To Real Voices

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsThe MTA announced it will be improving…how we hear about regular delays. At a board meeting on June 19, MTA officials discussed a plan to replace many pre-recorded messages straphangers hear on the trains with live announcements informing passengers about delays, according to news outlets. This

Central Brooklyn

Church Avenue Subway Repairs Are Not On Track

Photo: Kensington BKRepairs on the Kensington subway station were expected to be done in August of 2014. It is now June 2017 and the MTA needs extra time. And by “extra time” we mean an additional four years. According to a letter [https://patch.com/new-york/windsorterrace/kensington-subway-station-upgrade-7-years-behind-schedule-report-says] from Independent

community

The Stuff Of Nightmares: Stuck On An Airless, Rush Hour F Train Last Night

(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

Nonsponsored

F Train Returns To Southern BK – Almost

Photo by skatercruzito [http://websta.me/p/1067759403701384757_222788340] Finally, some good news from the MTA. As of early this morning, Coney Island-bound F service is finally restored at Avenue I, Bay Pkwy, Avenue N, and Avenue P. After months of waiting, subway riders can finally get to Bensonhurst, Mapleton,

Central Brooklyn

Gentrification Map By Subway Stop Shows Kensington On-The-Rise

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[Update 4/24: RentHop has since looked into the discrepancy in rents between the Ft. Hamilton Parkway, Church Ave, and Ditmas Ave stops and printed this retraction: “The buildings from the listings on East 2nd Street are actually in East Village and were incorrectly listed

Nonsponsored

Weekend Subway Alert: F Train Will Be Super Wonky

Photo via nycgo [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCJcgh3u03k/?tagged=ftrain&hl=en]We have good news and bad news about the F line this weekend. Bet you know what we’ll start with. The bad news: F Train service is going to be messy this weekend. The good news:

Nonsponsored

Flasher Unfurls November Surprise Near Park Slope’s 7th Avenue F/G Station, Cops Say

Photo via NYPDA young woman received a rude eye-opener while riding the F train earlier this month. According to police, on Wednesday, Wednesday, November 2 at approximately 12:15am, a suspect exposed himself to the 25-year-old female on a train traveling southbound in the vicinity of the Slope’s 7th

North Western Brooklyn

Sleeping Straphanger Repeatedly Punched In Face On F Train At 4th Avenue/9th Street, Cops Say

Photo via NYPDA subway rider who was asleep on an F train was punched repeatedly in the face by two men, police say. The incident took place on Monday, October 10 at approximately 3:23am in a subway car at the 4th Avenue and 9th Street subway station. After punching

Arts & Culture

Subway Surfer Who Died At Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street Station Known As Photographer With Cult Following

Christopher Serrano died on Wednesday, October 5 in a subway surfer incident. (Photo via Christopher Ashton Serrano [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207813705918296&set=a.1467483564776.2060674.1164154914&type=3&theater] ) / FacebookThe man who died subway surfing at the Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street stop on Wednesday has been

North Western Brooklyn

F Train Surfer Falls To His Death This Morning At 4th Avenue & 9th Street

Photo by Kathie Lou MoserA subway surfer fell to his death early this morning while climbing a Coney Island-bound F train. His body was recovered at the Fourth Avenue & Ninth Street station, said cops. A witness saw a man snaking between cars and climbing toward the top of the train

Central Brooklyn

F And G Train Riders Face Overnight Service Suspensions Throughout Week

Photo via makebrooklyn [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKE1cXHhYzV/?tagged=ftrain&hl=en]When the F subway line came alive on December 15, 1940 [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E01E5DF1F3EE33ABC4D52DFB467838B659EDE] , the term “Fastrack” was not part of the MTA vocabulary. Straphangers in need of transportation overnight this

Nonsponsored

F And G Train Riders Face Overnight Service Suspensions Throughout Week

Photo via makebrooklyn [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKE1cXHhYzV/?tagged=ftrain&hl=en]When the F subway line came alive on December 15, 1940 [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E01E5DF1F3EE33ABC4D52DFB467838B659EDE] , the term “Fastrack” was not part of the MTA vocabulary. Straphangers in need of transportation overnight this

Nonsponsored

Cops Search For Topless Man Who Assaulted Straphanger On F Train

Photos via NYPDPolice are searching for a suspect who punched a man in the face on a southbound F train. On Saturday, August 20 at approximately 9:20pm, an unknown suspect threatened a 38-year-old male victim as the train was approaching the 4th Avenue-9th Street station. As the train arrived

Arts & Culture

This Thursday: First Outdoor Movie At Avenue C Plaza

(Photo by Anney Fresh)A Kensington debut! Thanks to the arrival of the Avenue C Plaza, [https://www.facebook.com/avecplaza/] The Kensington Stewards now have the perfect outdoor spot to screen a free movie this Thursday evening, September 1 at 9:30pm. Come out for the 1974 R-rated thriller,

Nonsponsored

‘High-Volume’ Turnstiles Arrive At Park Slope’s 7th Avenue Subway Station

Photo by Park Slope StoopThe MTA has completed the installation of eight “high volume” turnstiles at the entrances of both 7th and 8th Avenues, announced Council Member Brad Lander in a statement released last Friday. These newcomers to the 7th Avenue subway station will replace the slower “roundabout” turnstiles at