Gowanus
GOWANUS – A man was slashed on the northbound G train platform at the Smith-9th Street subway station early Thursday morning. Smith-9th Street Station via Google MapsAt approximately 2:45am on Thursday, May 23, police say a man was slashed in the face and leg by an unknown assailant. It is
Bushwick
DOWNTOWN – A 14-year-old boy was robbed while changing trains in the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station last week and police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the culprit. The robbery occurred around 10:40 am on Thursday, November 29, police said. The victim was transferring from the A
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Where the Hope Street Underpass once stood, now filled in on the west side of the BQE, on Marcy Avenue (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG – Local residents looking for a better way to cross the BQE on foot into the other side of Williamsburg have come up with a new suggestion:
Bay Ridge
BOROUGH PARK – A man sexually assaulted an employee at a Borough Park religious organization earlier this month, police said. The 47-year old male victim was working inside Munkach Malmud Torah at 5202 13th Avenue around 10:00 am on Sunday, September 2, when the suspect approached him and groped his
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Park Slope StoopWeekend warriors, get ready for the now-regular lineup of weekend service changes on the subway system. And the star of this weekend’s show: the G train! There will be no G train service between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Church Ave, and service will operate in two sections
Central Brooklyn
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
Central Brooklyn
(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
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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
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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
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Photo by Park Slope StoopThe G train, which a New York Times writer recently dubbed Brooklyn’s “scrappy mascot [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/nyregion/short-trains-frequent-disruptions-once-mocked-the-g-train-is-now-cool.html] ” is (reportedly) getting a makeover. And while the adjustments will primarily affect stations in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, the effects
fort greene
Clinton-Washington G Subway StationThe G train, which a New York Times writer recently dubbed Brooklyn’s “scrappy mascot [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/nyregion/short-trains-frequent-disruptions-once-mocked-the-g-train-is-now-cool.html] ” is (reportedly) getting a makeover. The four-car G line cuts across Fort Greene and Clinton Hill at Fulton Street, Clinton-Washington Avenue, Classon
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New MTA photo shows a clean 53rd Street station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. (Courtesy: MTA Renderings [https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/MTA_renderings.pdf] ) The New York City subway might get a much-needed makeover. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced
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The humidity is oppressive. One might even say we’re in a … heat wave [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2fnYpwrng]. But nothing, not even the heat index, is hotter than the deals I’ve got ready for you. Get ready to get hot and bothered for the best of
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Image via NYPDPolice say a man has been arrested for stalking a 16-year-old girl in at least five incidents [/blog/crime/police-search-for-suspect-stalking-16-year-old-girl-at-least-five-times/] throughout 2016. 37-year-old Zi Ping Chen of Bay Ridge was arrested on Friday, July 1 at approximately 7pm, according to a police spokesperson. He was arrested near the
Arts & Culture
(Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.)Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], and check out our Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and subscribe to our newsletter [http://eepurl.com/
fort greene
The G train [/?s=gtrain]will have limited service during the next two weeks due to Fastrack repairs [/?s=fastrack], according [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=G&date=6/6/2016&time=&method=getstatus4] to the MTA. Overnight service on the G train will