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Aug
22
Expect 20 Minute Delays During L Train Shutdown, Pols Tell Commuters

Expect 20 Minute Delays During L Train Shutdown, Pols Tell Commuters

Mayor de Blasio arrived in Williamsburg via L train yesterday to address the coming Canarsie Tunnel Shutdown (Michael Appleton/Mayoral
2 min read
Jun
19
Assemblymember Lentol Passes L Train Mitigation Bill, Calls for Plan from MTA

Assemblymember Lentol Passes L Train Mitigation Bill, Calls for Plan from MTA

Assemblyman Joe Lentol at a groundbreaking in North Brooklyn last year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)With the closure of the Canarsie
1 min read
May
17
Brooklyn Residents Seek Concrete Answers—And Find A Couple—At L Train Town Hall

Brooklyn Residents Seek Concrete Answers—And Find A Couple—At L Train Town Hall

A large auditorium hosted a mid-sized crowd during the town hall session on the L train closure (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)
4 min read
May
16
Town Hall on L Train Shutdown Tonight in Williamsburg

Town Hall on L Train Shutdown Tonight in Williamsburg

Passengers leaving the L train at Lorimer Street. About 225,000 riders take the L between Brooklyn and Manhattan each
1 min read
Apr
12
Inaugural “Bike Train” Commute Takes Off From Williamsburg

Inaugural “Bike Train” Commute Takes Off From Williamsburg

Councilmember Antonio Reynoso addresses those gathered for the inaugural “Bike Train” commute over the Williamsburg Bridge (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG
3 min read
Feb
08
See MTA and DOT Plans Before Tonight’s L Train Open House

See MTA and DOT Plans Before Tonight’s L Train Open House

WILLIAMSBURG – Tonight, the second L Train open house [/mta-and-dot-announce-open-house-meetings-regarding-l-train-closure/] in Brooklyn will take place, an event sponsored by both the
4 min read
Jan
25
MTA, DOT Launch Open House Meetings to Gather Feedback on L Train Shutdown

MTA, DOT Launch Open House Meetings to Gather Feedback on L Train Shutdown

MTA and DOT staff manned stations of informational posters at the open house, helping explain proposed plans to attendees (Paul
3 min read
Jan
18
Join Transit Activists Tonight In North Brooklyn to Discuss L Train Closure

Join Transit Activists Tonight In North Brooklyn to Discuss L Train Closure

Luke Ohlson, a senior organizer with Transportation Alternatives, speaking at a press conference regarding the L train shutdown late last
2 min read
Jan
11
NYC Ferry Celebrates High Ridership, But A Storm Is Coming

NYC Ferry Celebrates High Ridership, But A Storm Is Coming

A ferry in front of the Williamsburg Bridge (Photo via NYC Ferry)While the NYC Ferry celebrates a year of
2 min read
Jan
11

Person Pulled from Under L Train at Bedford Avenue

WILLIAMSBURG – A person was pulled from under the L Train at the Bedford Avenue station today, the FDNY confirms. Fire