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Flatbush Avenue Subway Station To Honor Garrett Goble, A Motorman Killed In Arson Fire

At the ceremony yesterday. (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit) FLATBUSH – The Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College Subway Station will be home to a memorial in honor of train operator Garrett Goble who was killed in an arson fire in March in Harlem. On March 27 at around 3

Downtown Brooklyn

Woman Throws Oxygen Tank, Causes Subway Delays

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/FORT GREENE — Earlier this week an incident at the Nevins Street subway station caused delays and inconvenienced the few commuters left during evening hours. https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1092-20-Arson-and-Explosion-88-PCT-TD-30-Reckless-Endangerment-03-17-20-Video.mp4 At 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday inside the Nevins Street

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Group Beats Up Two Subway Newsstand Employees for Money and Candy

PARK SLOPE/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A pattern of robberies hit the Brooklyn subway in December. A group of four suspects is targetting newsstands in Brooklyn subway stations for money and candy, cops said. Two newsstands were hit in the last few weeks. The first incident happened on Monday, December 16, around

Boerum Hill

Lander To Demand “Real F Express” Service At MTA Meeting On Monday

PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander has launched a petition [https://www.landerfornyc.com/real-f-express?utm_source=TW&utm_medium=tw&utm_campaign=real_f_express] demanding that the MTA provide commuters with a “real F Express train” instead of cutting service in some areas of his district. Express F

Announcements

How Was Your Subway Commute From Hell?

The MTA crew getting part of a tree off the track on Feb 25. (Photo: MTA)High winds, downed trees, signal problems, automatic brakes, and a sick passenger – and how was your commute? This morning one Ditmas Park resident told us they were going to vote (Public Advocate special elections

Bay Ridge

Not So Fast: Extensive Subway Delays for Morning Commute

Just a few days after the MTA announced they’d raised the speed limits on the N and R trains in Brooklyn, things have come to a screeching halt. This morning, the MTA tweeted that D, N, R and W lines would experience “extensive delays” due to switch problems at

Central Brooklyn

Subway Conductor Who Evacuated Train Is A Brooklynite

SUNSET PARK/FLATBUSH – This past Sunday was like any other day for MTA train conductor Benjamin Schaeffer, that is, until he had to evacuate the entire train because somebody poured gasoline on the floor of one of the cars. NBC News interviewed Schaeffer [https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Subway-Conductor-Evacuates-Train-After-Gasoline-is-Poured-497736421.

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Man Killed By 2 Train While Walking Subway Tracks

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Last night, police watched a man walk down the subway tracks into the tunnel from Bergen Street Station in Prospect Heights. He didn’t make it out the other side. It was just before midnight on Wednesday, October 3, when two uniformed NYPD officers watched the 18-year-old jump

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Would-Be Jumper Talked Down from Williamsburg Bridge

Early Sunday morning, a man climbed onto the cables of the Williamsburg Bridge and began making his way to the top of the vertiginous span—possibly with the intent of jumping off. Luckily, NYPD Emergency Service Units were nearby, and after they got the call of an emotionally disturbed person

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Mega-Development Plans Revealed for Sunset Park

A rendering of the proposed development between 8th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway at 62nd Street in Sunset Park (By DXA Studio)SUNSET PARK – With recent real estate developments and city investment, it’s clear that the prognostications of residents and politicians about the impending gentrification of Sunset Park were

Bay Ridge

Here’s What Went Wrong On The D-N-R Yesterday Morning

> [https://bklyner.s3.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-6.47.02-PM.png] There was one tiny tweet yesterday morning. Apparently the MTA is moving ahead with a year-long project in Sunset Park– replacing structural steel columns and tunnel lighting, repairing steel beams and deteriorated concrete, water infiltration remedy,

Bay Ridge

Comptroller Reports on Transit Shortfalls For Disabled Riders as MTA Works to Increase Accessibility

A map from the Comptroller’s report shows the lack of accessibility across Brooklyn (Via Comptroller Scott M Stringer)Issues revolving around accessibility have come to the forefront in Brooklyn, especially with citywide focus surrounding the MTA—and the extremely costly plans to upgrade the system, which is a challenge

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C Train Subway Surfer Caught on Video in Clinton Hill

CLINTON HILL – A subway surfer on the C train shocked commuters Friday morning—and one straphanger caught it on camera. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk7u8YlBTpZ/] [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk7u8YlBTpZ/] Subway rider Matt Beary posted the video to his Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mattbeary/] on Saturday. “I’

Downtown Brooklyn

Brooklyn Pols Call on Albany to Fund MTA Repairs After Ceiling Collapse

Borough President Adams called for funding of the FastForward plan along with Brooklyn politicians and leaders at a press conference today (Via BP Adams Twitter [https://twitter.com/BPEricAdams])DOWNTOWN – After last week’s ceiling collapse at the Borough Hall subway station, Brooklyn politicians and local leaders gathered today to

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Ride Vintage Subway Trains in Brighton Beach This Weekend

The BMT Centennial train making a trip on the elevated tracks (Via NYC Transit Museum)BRIGHTON BEACH – In celebration of Father’s Day this weekend, the New York Transit Museum [http://www.nytransitmuseum.org/] is hitting the rails with some vintage train cars to ride in Southern Brooklyn! At the

Announcements

Neighborhood Policing Program Extends To Subway System

BARCLAYS CENTER – Mayor de Blasio announced on Thursday [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/189-18/transcript-mayor-de-blasio-expansion-neighborhood-policing-nyc-subways] that the Neighborhood Coordination Officer (NCO) Program [/nypds-78th-precinct-rolls-neighborhood-coordination-officer-program-brooklyn-museum/] will expand down into the subway system, starting with Transit District 12 in the Bronx and Transit District 30 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/

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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 – At the corner of Hope and Union this morning, about 30 cyclists gathered at 8:00 am, drinking coffee and listening to music on a portable speaker before their commute.

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Weekend Subway Closures: February 23-25

Brooklyn Subways (Via the MTA)Another weekend, another series of closures from the MTA. Here’s a quick rundown of the major changes that’ll affect Brooklyn this coming weekend: * No 2/3 trains between Manhattan and Brooklyn (Use 4/5 instead) * 2/3 trains won’t stop at Clark

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UPDATE: MTA Postpones Upgrades, Vending Machines WILL Take Credit Cards This Weekend

UPDATE 1:30 PM: Scratch that—the MTA has decided not to update its MetroCard vending machines this weekend, which would’ve prevented credit card transactions for more than two days, according to a recent post on Twitter. “We heard you all loud and clear,” they tweeted in response to

News

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 officials said they received a call at 11:19 am of a person trapped under the train and responded to the scene, where they were able to remove the victim

Central Brooklyn

EVENING UPDATE: B Trains Still Suspended After Major Delays on Morning Subway

EVENING COMMUTE UPDATE: – B trains are still suspended in both directions, with no service from Brighton Beach to 145 St in Harlem – Some southbound F trains will make D stops from W4/Washington Square all the way to Coney Island – Expect extensive delays in D and F service – Northbound C

Bensonhurst

Subway Assault in Bensonhurst

BENSONHURST – Police are looking for the man who assaulted a woman on the D train in Bensonhurst last week. On Monday, November 6, around 12:30 pm, the suspect got into an argument with a 20-year old woman on the northbound D train as they approached 79th Street station. The

Bed Stuy

Bed-Stuy Straphanger Punched After Subway Bump

BED-STUY – Police are looking for the man who struck a fellow straphanger on the subway earlier this week. On Monday, November 27, a 43-year old woman was exiting a southbound C train at Ralph Avenue Station around 8:00 am when she bumped into the suspect, said police. The man

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NYPD Seeks Man Who Forcibly Touched 16-Year Old Girl on D Train

Police are looking for a man in relation to an incident of forcible touching of a 16-year old on the D train earlier this month. On Monday, November 6, just after 7:00 am, the unidentified man grabbed a 16-year old girl on the buttocks while traveling between 36th Street

Bay Ridge

Crumbling Wall Tiles Derail R Train Over Weekend, Cause Delays

BAY RIDGE – A large section of tile fell onto the tracks at the 86th Street Station in Bay Ridge over the weekend, causing an R train to derail and leading to delays on the morning of Sunday, November 26. Roughly 30 people were stuck after a southbound R train struck