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The A train yesterday. (Photo via Loudlabs)CYPRESS HILLS — Two women were struck by a train. One died and the other is injured. According to witnesses, they were intoxicated. On Sunday, December 8 at around 12:20 a.m., two young women ages 23 and 24, walked out of a
Central Brooklyn
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.
Bay Ridge
> [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
Announcements
Photo via a straphanger.FORT GREENE – Train service was delayed this morning after a 29-year-old man was hit by a southbound Q train from the DeKalb station platform around 9:45 am. He was taken to Methodist Hospital in serious but stable condition, with lacerations to the head. > We
News
UPDATE [2:00pm]: Normal Service Returns As of this morning, B and Q trains are bypassing Ditmas Park’s Newkirk Plaza station in both directions due to a ConEd issue, confirmed MTA officials. This is all we know at this time but we’ll continue to update this story. Meanwhile,
fort greene
(Courtesy Sunset Park Voice)The summer is in full swing, and with hot weather comes lots of news — how off the digital presses. We’ve got the best of the borough of Brooklyn, so sit back, take a rest, and get caught up on what’s been goin’ on. Del
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Photo by manabouttownnyc [http://websta.me/p/1049226554612112410_194901014]Below you’ll find South Slope subway changes this week on the D, F, G, N and R lines in Brooklyn. Check back later in the week to see what’s happening this weekend. Changes via MTA.info [http://www.mta.
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Source: The Lone Ranger via Wikimedia CommonsThe Straphanger’s Campaign rated the B line the worst in New York City’s subway system — tied for the bottom slot with the 5 line — in their annual State of the Subways Report Card [http://www.straphangers.org/statesub15/]. The B line [http:
bay parkway station
The MTA is finally taking the wrecking ball to the long-forgotten, post-apocalyptic [/post-apocalyptic-n-line-get-repairs-screwing-commute/] N line. The transportation company recently awarded a 48-month contract to renew nine stations along the Sea Beach line from 8th Avenue to 86th Street, according to transit authorities. Initially, officials predicted that construction would begin [/post-apocalyptic-n-line-get-repairs-screwing-commute/
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Photo via Leeds TIDAL/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/30296430@N03/4479562041/in/photolist-9BDTFJ-4L2Rub-9BDT3u-9BDSnq-9BAVVX-6er1KA-csCYQ-4xnGX8-7PR6Da-7PQVJi-GtuWd-4peCr3/] The end of the week is near, and with it comes a slew of holidays including Good Friday, Passover and Easter. The means a few small changes to get around the city by mass transit,
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Could there possibly be one more service change this week? Details via MTA.info [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/Default.aspx]: > Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Kings Highway Days, 9:45am-3pm, Wednesday to Friday until March 14 > Trains stop at Church Av and
MTA survey
Source: EyOne via Wikimedia CommonsIf you’ve ever wanted to sound off about various bus or subway issues, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is looking for customers who will register to complete online surveys up to several times a year as the need arises. So, whether it is the local
ave v
Photo by Arthur BorkoIt’s a rare sight indeed, but construction workers at the Avenue V subway overpass were photographed working earlier today. The work at Avenue V is part of the rehabilitation projects at the Gravesend Neck Road and Avenue U train stations [/neck-rd-avenue-u-station-changes/] that started almost exactly one