Arts & Culture
Source: MTA.infoTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-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
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Image via Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.How will people get to the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s new food court [/blog/2016/02/01/coming-soon-russ-daughters-to-anchor-building-77s-brooklyn-navy-yard-food-court/] /community hub [/blog/2015/07/29/a-food-court-and-community-space-will-connect-fort-greene-to-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/] , supermarket [/blog/2015/05/13/wegmans-is-coming-to-admirals-row-at-the-brooklyn-navy-yard/], condo development [/blog/2015/10/30/over-half-of-phase-one-townhouses-and-co
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Image via Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.After stating last month [/blog/development/a-streetcar-thats-desired-as-brooklyn-queens-connector-is-proposed/] that Mayor Bill de Blasio was taking the idea of a potential trolley streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens “under consideration,” representatives from his office and other city agencies are now confirming his formal support for the
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Image via Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.After stating last month [/blog/2016/01/07/a-streetcar-thats-desired-as-brooklyn-queens-connector-is-proposed/] that Mayor Bill de Blasio was taking the idea of a potential trolley streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens “under consideration,” representatives from his office and other city agencies are now confirming his formal support
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Image via iamtonyang [http://iamtonyang.com/1007/ticket_machine.jpg].Would you ride the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) if there were a discount between Atlantic Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, and East New York? If so, that is what Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, the New York City Transit Riders Council
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Rendering courtesy of Friends of the Brooklyn Queens ConnectorIn Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois tells Mitch, “I’ll tell you what I want. Magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people.” While this is Brooklyn, and not New Orleans, this borough could use some
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Photo by Erica Sherman.Below you’ll find Fort Greene and Clinton Hill subway changes this week on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C, D, G, N, Q, and R lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back later this week to see what’s happening
Central Brooklyn
There will be no issues in your commute this week, but there’s no street level elevator at the 34 St-Herald Square station. Schedules occasionally change, so checkMTA.info [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/Default.aspx]for the latest updates.
Opinion
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 [/tag/the-commute/]: In July, I discussed confusing signage on the Gowanus Expressway [/commute-state-city-dot-bad-joke/] regarding the Belt Parkway exit existing for months.
bus rapid transit system
Photo by Patrick Cashin / MTA [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/10930772084/]THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: That is what blogger Ben Kabak requested last week in Second Avenue Sagas [http://secondavenuesagas.com/2015/07/09/thoughts-on-treating-buses-with-more-respect-or-why-woodhaven-brt-wont-jeopardize-the-second-ave-subway/] . What prompted his article was something I wrote [http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/
Opinion
THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: The first Woodhaven / Cross Bay Select Bus Service (SBS) newsletter [http://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/2015-04-01-brt-woodhaven-newsletter-1-spring2015.pdf] 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
Opinion
Click to enlargeTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-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
Opinion
Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-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?
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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
Opinion
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
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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