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
clinton hill subway
Photo by kittymckinley [http://instagram.com/p/yZrkD7jI9t/?modal=true]Below you’ll find Fort Greene and Clinton Hill subway changes this weekend on the A, C, G, B, Q, D, N, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back Monday to
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?
allan rosen
The famed Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, which connects Queens and Manhattan. Source: WikipediaTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: In Part 1 [/commute-meaningfully-improve-traffic-safety-part-1-2/], we asked if the real purpose for the new 25 MPH speed limit is increased safety or increased revenue. If the city is as concerned with increased safety as much
allan rosen
Photo by Allan RosenTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Street signage is as old as New York, first appearing on the sides of buildings, usually in white letters on a dark blue background. It also appeared early on in rural areas at intersections atop a small pole in a crisscross fashion in
Transportation
Ditmas Parkers sure love [/blog/neighbors/passive-aggressive-notes-about-a-three-hour-car-alarm] to leave [/blog/sanitation/another-passive-aggressive-note-on-cortelyou-this-time-about-trash] colorful notes [/blog/neighbors/more-perspectives-on-anti-gentrification-graffiti-at-church-avenue] ! Neighbor Milton Land sent over these photos of one disgruntled Q rider’s publicly posted feelings about recent platform renovations at the Cortelyou Road subway stop. In messages printed to emulate the s
barclays center
Exiting the Atlantic Ave subway stop, thrust up to Barclays. Take any photos in Park Slope lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them here.
iPhone theft
Don’t worry if the answer is no, because you’ve still got at least five years to get used to the idea. This week is the MetroCard’s 20th birthday [http://new.mta.info/news-subway-bus-new-york-city-transit-metrocard/2014/01/06/mtas-metrocard-turns-20] , but MTA [http://new.mta.info] spokesman Kevin Ortiz told
q train
NYCTSubwayScoop [https://twitter.com/NYCTSubwayScoop/status/395933359378944000] has reported that a “rail condition” at Avenue M is causing northbound Q trains to go express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park. > #ServAdv [https://twitter.com/hashtag/ServAdv?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]: n/b,# Q via express from
subways
It’s the final weekend for the service work on the D, N, and G trains! Coney Island-bound D and N trains skip DeKalb Av, Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Av, and 25 St Weekends, 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, until August 26 For
church avenue subway
Several months ago, it was confirmed [/blog/transportation/cortelyou-beverly-and-parkside-stations-will-be-renovated-in-2013] that the Parkside, Beverley, and Cortelyou subway stations would be under renovation starting in September 2013. A few commenters were wondering why Church seemed to have gotten left out of the loop. Although Church may look a bit rough around the
bridge tolls
Source: syscosteve via FlickrWhen the MTA released its city fare hike plan [/fares-hiked-nyc-just-that-more-expensive-today/], we all grumbled. MetroCards and bridge tolls shot up for like the millionth time in the last five years. Sure, people protested [/verrazano-bridge-toll-hike-petition/], but we all knew that nothing would be done. We are all victims of