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Downtown Brooklyn
Emergency responders at Jay St-MetroTech station F platform (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[UPDATED: Friday, June 23 at 4:50pm] A police representative confirmed that witnesses say they saw the man jump in front of the train. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the rep added. A man threw
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsThe MTA announced it will be improving…how we hear about regular delays. At a board meeting on June 19, MTA officials discussed a plan to replace many pre-recorded messages straphangers hear on the trains with live announcements informing passengers about delays, according to news outlets. This
Central Brooklyn
DOT rep Quinn Kelly addressing the CB 7 transportation committee and Windsor Terrace residents, June 19 at P.S. 154. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)After a lively debate last night, Community Board 7’s transportation committee members voted to approve a Department of Transportation proposal for painted-on bike lanes
Downtown Brooklyn
2 train entering Clark Street stationWere you shut out of the Clark Street or Hoyt Street 2/3 subway stations this past weekend? Starting on Friday, June 16, those two stations will be closed every weekend from Friday 11:45pm until Monday at 5am until Spring 2018 so the MTA
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Left to right: The dynamic trio – Raffaella Pierson, Shayna Kulik, and Carla Music (Photo courtesy of Shayna Kulik)After a long Community Board 2 Transportation & Safety Committee meeting Thursday evening, the NYC Department of Transportation agreed to a group of Fort Greene residents’ request to implement pedestrian safety measures
Central Brooklyn
Don’t be lulled into thinking this past week’s onslaught of 90-something-degree heat is a fluke—summer is fully upon us. And a great way to escape those sweltering temps is by taking a short break from the city on a day trip. But proud New Yorker that you
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(Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)Coney Island’s B36 bus appears to be skipping an important bus stop, with little-to-no warning from the MTA. The westbound B36 bus stop at Surf Avenue and West 8th Street – which connects to the Q and the F trains – has been temporarily suspended, first
Central Brooklyn
“There was no delay to the signal project at Church Av.,” says Kevin Ortiz, an MTA spokesperson. “The signal work at Church Av was completed on schedule in 2014.” However, you would not know that from publicly available information. This statement comes in response to a story we did [/church-avenue-subway-repairs-not-track/
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Kensington BKRepairs on the Kensington subway station were expected to be done in August of 2014. It is now June 2017 and the MTA needs extra time. And by “extra time” we mean an additional four years. According to a letter [https://patch.com/new-york/windsorterrace/kensington-subway-station-upgrade-7-years-behind-schedule-report-says] from Independent
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Fort Greene residents sign a petition to install a stop sign and other safety measures at the intersection of Willoughby and Washington Park (Photo courtesy of Shayna Kulik)Tired of having to dodge speeding cars when crossing the street to and from Fort Greene Park, three concerned neighbors are working
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Photo via shinya [http://www.flickr.com/photos/shinyasuzuki/8858800731/sizes/z/in/photostream]A 36-year-old Brooklyn Heights man was killed by a charter bus in Chelsea while riding a Citi Bike Monday morning. Dan Hanegby, an investment banker at Credit Suisse, was cycling on West 26th Street between 7th
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Flickr/MTAAfter the massive power outage on the F train this week — that was actually pretty scary [/stuff-nightmares-stuck-airless-rush-hour-f-train-last-night/] — here’s a heads-up about the eight trains that will be running on planned a wonky schedule this weekend in Brooklyn. And hopefully, no more unplanned, chaotic power outages will