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The Commute: NYC Department Of Transportation (DOT) Announces Final Plans For Woodhaven Boulevard

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

The Commute: The Elephant In The Room

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?

This Week’s B, Q & F Subway Changes

Happy Monday! Once again, the Manhattan-bound B will be running local and the Coney Island-bound Q will be running express in our neck of the woods from Wednesday through Friday. The F train will also have a bit of wonkiness. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.

Another Perv Whips It Out On The D Train

Source: NYPDPolice have released a photo of a man accused of exposing himself on the D train, the second such bulletin to go out in a week. The alleged miscreant was riding a Coney Island-bound D train on Friday, August 1, when he revealed himself to a 58-year-old woman. The

Brooklyn, As Seen From The Elevated Subway Lines

Washington Cemetery, BensonhurstThere are few sights as comforting to the homesick Brooklyn native as the borough’s skyline whizzing by as you sit aboard an elevated subway, looking down on your domain. Yet, despite the sense of place it delivers, it’s not an often celebrated view, perhaps easily taken

Bring On The Express – Daytime

The F train rumbles into the Smith-9th Street station. Source: Emily Kay Bachman / FlickrAllan Rosen is on vacation this week. Filling in for him is John Rozankowski, Ph.D., a long-time community activist with a keen interest in mass transit issues, who has contributed to Sheepshead Bites [/service-diversification-on-the-brighton-line/] in the

MTA, Parking Changes For Christmas Holiday 2013

Source: roeyahram via FlickrTrying to get around the city this Christmas? Make sure you account for the following change: * On December 25, trains will run on a Sunday schedule, meaning no B service, and Q service ends at 57 St-7 Av. R service runs via the Manhattan Bridge. * If you’

Service Diversification On The Brighton Line

Riding the rails could be so very exhausting. “Why Not Use the El?” (1930) Reginald Marsh / Source: Ephemeral New YorkTHE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Allan Rosen is on vacation and asked me to fill in this week. My name is John Rozankowski, Ph.D. and I am a long-time community activist

Photo Of The Day: R

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D/N Line Subway Service Advisories: 3/4 – 3/8

Source: Youngking11 via Wikimedia CommonsHere are your weekly D & N line subway service advisories… plus a little subway humor, because, well… why not? > Boy, the rats in this city are really huge. > Peanut Gallery: “Hoooow huuuuuge are they?” > They’re so huge that I stepped on