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Winter Weather Advisory: New York May Get 5-8 Inches of Snow Tonight

Winter’s here: Just days after pleasant holiday dinners, New York gets hit with challenging weather. The mayor and other city representatives held a weather preparedness press conference today to address any snow-related questions and ensure New Yorkers of the city’s weather emergency plans. According to the National Weather

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A Brief History Of MTA Station Art

Source: MTA.infoTHE COMMUTE: Renovation of the Ocean Parkway Station is nearing completion. The MTA contracted Railworks Transit (subcontractor- Oliviera Contracting) to perform the work including structural concrete repairs, repairs to the subway platforms, platform edge removal and reinstallation including rubbing board and ADA Warning Tiles at a cost of

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Slower Than ‘A Herd Of Lumbering Elephants’: New Study Seeks To Improve Bus Service

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

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Slower Than ‘A Herd Of Lumbering Elephants’: New Study Seeks To Improve Bus Service

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

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ICYMI: Peace March, Zika, Pequena And More

The chicken burrito at Pequeña. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.)Here’s a recap of what went down this week. Follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, and check out our Instagram, and subscribe to our newsletter to stay focused on Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Please send

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Meeting On Clinton Avenue Bike Lane This Week

The DOT makes its presentation in favor of the bike lane last month. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)There are meetings scheduled this week to address community input regarding a pair of local transit projects. Community Board 2‘s Transportation Committee will be holding a meeting at 6pm on

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Friends Of The BQX Launch Coalition, Hoping To Gain Community Approval

Video via YouTube In an effort to gain approval for the proposed streetcar line intended to link the waterfront from booming Sunset Park to Astoria, the Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector have announced a coalition of community members, transit experts, educational and cultural institutions, small businesses, and large employers.

Opinion

The Commute: Dangerous Road Conditions

The Cypress Hills Street exit and entrance to the Jackie Robinson Parkway. Yellow and white pavement markings are gone when you exit the parkway. (Photo: Google Maps)THE COMMUTE: In July, I discussed confusing signage on the Gowanus Expressway regarding the Belt Parkway exit existing for months. It could lead

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The Commute: State And City DOT Are A Bad Joke

Although Sunday meter regulations were eliminated 10 years ago, two signs on Brighton 12th Street still claim the rules are in effect. (Photo: Allan Rosen)THE COMMUTE: Confusing signage near where the Belt Parkway separates from the Gowanus Expressway has been misleading commuters for months — sending baffled Belt-bound drivers over

Opinion

The Commute: The MTA And DOT Still Are Not Answering Questions

THE COMMUTE: The first Woodhaven / Cross Bay Select Bus Service (SBS) newsletter has been released. It claims to provide the latest updated information on the project. However, all it does is reiterate the same information that had previously been provided. The DOT promised, at an April workshop, to provide on

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The Commute: NYC Department Of Transportation (DOT) Announces Final Plans For Woodhaven Boulevard

Click to enlargeTHE COMMUTE: Why should this concern readers of Sheepshead Bites? Well, if you drive to Queens using Woodhaven Boulevard, chances are this will no longer be an option for you. Due to greatly increased traffic congestion, Woodhaven Boulevard will no longer be the best alternative. Your remaining choices

Opinion

The Commute: The Elephant In The Room

Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE: Did Governor Andrew Cuomo make the correct decision to shut down the subways because of an impending blizzard that just missed New York City? No. Did Mayor Bill de Blasio make the correct decision to close all roadways to non-emergency traffic? Yes. Why the discrepancy? Because the

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B Line Goes Local, Q Line Goes Express For Mid-Day Trackwork, But The F Is All Clear

Sheepshead Bay train platform. Photo by Roman KruglovB LINE From 9:45am to 3pm, Wednesday to Friday, Brighton Beach-bound B trains run local from Prospect Park to Kings Hwy. Q LINE From 9:45am to 3pm, Wednesday to Thursday, and from 9:45am to 2pm, Friday, Manhattan-bound Q trains run

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From The Inbox: Are Cops Entrapping Fare Beaters At Sheepshead Bay Subway Station?

Source: Wikimedia CommonsReader Mike N. wrote to point out what he believes is a waste of NYPD resources: catching fare-beaters on the Voorhies Avenue side of the Sheepshead Bay subway station. Do you know that since the token booth, which became a non-selling booth, was removed from the Shore Parkway

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B / Q / F Line Subway Service Advisories: 6/16 – 6/20/2014

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

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Weekend Subway Service Advisories: 3/28 – 3/31/2014

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

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Weekend Subway Service Advisories: 1/10 – 1/13/2014

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,

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D / N / R / F Line Subway Service Advisories: 10/28 – 11/1/2013

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

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Weekend Subway Service Advisories: 8/23 – 8/26/2013

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

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Weekend Subway Service Advisories: 6/7 – 6/10/2013

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

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B / Q / F Line Subway Service Advisories: 3/25 – 3/28

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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EXCLUSIVE: Bus Service Restorations, Improvements To Be Implemented January 6

Photo by Allan RosenYOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The MTA will announce next week that most bus lines identified earlier this year for service restorations, investments and improvements will take effect on January 6. Other improvements will not kick in until January 20. Sheepshead Bites first got wind of the

Opinion

A Tale Of Two Cities: Chicago and New York – Part 1 Of 2

All photos by and courtesy of Allan RosenTHE 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 the reason

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Protesters Demand B64 Bus Restoration In Bath Beach

Protesters in front of the depot (Photo: Allan Rosen)Sheepshead Bites transit columnist Allan Rosen was with members of the Bensonhurst West End Community Council (BWECC), Assemblyman William Colton, Councilman Vincent Gentile, Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny and local strap-hangers during a recent rally at Ulmer Park Depot at 25th Avenue near

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The MTA’s Image Problem

THE COMMUTE: A system that is over 100 years old needs to be rebuilt and it also needs to be expanded. Since the MTA provides service 24 hours a day, maintaining the system is difficult. Several years ago, there were TV stories about how track workers were being paid for