Announcements
At a protest in Downtown Brooklyn last month. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Back in June, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that 500 additional cops will be patrolling MTA subway stations throughout the city to combat crime. Local politicians think it unnecessary and have written to the Governor to say so. Recently
Nonsponsored
The B Train entering the Brighton Beach Station. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is calling on the MTA to make more subway stations in his district accessible to seniors and the disabled. Noting that of the 14 subway stations in his district, which covers Sheepshead Bay, Brighton
Central Brooklyn
Photo by amberala [https://www.instagram.com/amberala/]If you’ve ridden the subway to or from the neighborhood in the last week, you might have noticed a new addition to the block. Stand alone maps outlining the neighborhood around the Newkirk Plaza, Cortelyou Road, and Beverley Road subway stops
rumors
It’s Brooklyn’s own Platform 9 3/4. A rumored “secret platform” between stations at Bedford-Nostrand and Myrtle-Willoughby sparked intense curiosity [http://gothamist.com/2015/02/25/secret_g_train_portal_whoa.php], first from straphangers who were in the train car where the motorman opened the doors for
R line
The MTA is ramping up constructing on the N and R lines next week, causing significant service adjustments over four consecutive days next week as they expedite the work schedule. From Monday, June 16, to early Friday morning, there will be no service south of 36 St on either line.
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The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign [http://www.straphangers.org/] issued its third annual State of the Platforms [http://www.straphangers.org/platformcensus/13/#5] report today, and the news is, well, not particularly shocking. Turns out subway stations are gross! “We found what many riders know from bitter daily experience: Many
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Neck Road subway platform, photo taken this morning by BrooklynQ.