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Photo: MTA NYC Transit TwitterBAY RIDGE – The Bay Ridge Ave R train station has finally re-opened after renovations that began six months ago [/extensive-bay-ridge-avenue-r-train-station-renovations-approved-bensonhurst/] — and it still lacks elevators. According to last year’s press release from Senator Marty Golden’s office, the improvements were meant to make the station
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Subway delays are up—way, way up, according to new report [http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/we-are-being-held-momentarily-how-much-time-and-money-are-new-york-city-subway-riders-losing-to-delays-october-2017.pdf] from the NYC Independent Budget Office. “After two days of major breakdowns upended subway service on a number of lines and left many commuters irate, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
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CARROLL GARDENS – Join neighbors this Friday, October 13 at a rally to show support for the B71+ bus, an improved version of the cross-Gowanus B71 bus that the MTA took out of service in 2010 due to budget cuts and low ridership. The proposed B71+ bus service would connect Crown
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BROOKLYN – The signs that give many subway-riding New Yorkers a headache finally got a facelift this month. The MTA’s new Planned Work posters are much clearer than previous versions, sporting a visual representation of closures and travel alternatives. They’ll be used in all 472 subway stations. The new
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Council Member Lander lauds the new countdown clocks at 4th Ave and 9th St (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – As Bus Time clocks arrive slowly but surely in Brooklyn [/bus-time-clocks-arrive-at-brooklyn-bus-stops/], Council Member Brad Lander (District 39) called for a new initiative in expanding coverage: teaming up with LinkNYC [https://www.
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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
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[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
Central Brooklyn
Taking the subway on the weekend is just as frustrating as it is taking it during the week. If you’re planning to travel via the subway this weekend, take a look at the list of planned service changes below first. Remember to give yourself extra time and maybe pack
Gowanus
PARK SLOPE – A 40-year-old man was fatally hit by a southbound R subway Wednesday afternoon at the Union Street/4th Avenue station. Police responded to the scene at approximately 3:20pm on September 20. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, a NYPD representative said. It is unclear how
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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
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/RED HOOK – Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for the New York State Department of Public Service [http://www.dps.ny.gov] to conduct an investigation [https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-directs-investigation-latest-coned-power-failure] into the Con Edison substation failure Sunday afternoon that stopped subway service between Brooklyn and Manhattan
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BROOKLYN – A “rail condition” at the 50th Street MTA station caused extensive delays to the 1, 2, and 3 trains that rippled out to delay service on the 4 and 5, yet again inconveniencing countless Brooklyn commuters during this morning’s rush-hour. > Left my apartment in Brooklyn Heights at