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Heads up if you have some late night travel on the agenda this week: Coney Island-bound D and N trains skip Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Av and 25 St Late Nights, 11:45 PM to 5 AM, Mon to Fri, Jan 13 – 17 For servicetothese stations, take the
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In the month of September, the 78th Precinct issued no speeding tickets to drivers, according to the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/speed-demons-running-wild-brooklyn-article-1.1501982] , which adds that the neighboring 77th Precinct, which covers Prospect Heights and Crown Heights, handed out 77 tickets for speeding. They note that
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Yesterday, Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/], Kensington neighbors, and transportation safety advocates delivered the ‘Our neighborhood is not a highway’ petition [/transportation/residents-join-lander-to-demand-actions-to-improve-prospect-expresswaychurch-ave-intersection] , which calls on the New York State Department of Transportation to sign off on a safety plan to address the dangerous Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway
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According to the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx], you’ll actually be able to take the G train from Church Avenue to the end of the line without making a transfer this weekend, the first time (aside from Memorial Day weekend) in about two months. Enjoy it
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Remember when the Department of Transportation rolled out their LOOK! campaign [/blog/events/more-restaurants-added-to-a-taste-of-5th-ave-lineup], which included adding markings with little eyes in the Os of the word ‘look’ in busy crosswalks around the city? That was just a few months ago, but the one on the northwest corner of the
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The Q train has just one late night change this week, according to the MTA [http://www.mta.info] and Straphangers.org [http://straphangers.org/]. The B should be operating normally. > • 57 St/7 Av-bound Q trains are rerouted via the R from DeKalb Av to Canal St. 12:
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There are two local diversions to be mindful of this week. > October 9 to 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay. > October 9 to 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Manhattan-bound B trains
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Neighbor Janice emails to say she just passed what looked like a car versus bicycle accident on Coney Island Avenue at Avenue C. An ambulance and the police were on the scene. We’ll try to get some more details, but in the meantime, anyone know anything more?
ferries
Source: nyc.govCouncilman Vincent Gentile put out a press release yesterday commending Borough President Marty Markowitz for proposing the return and expansion of ferry service to the communities of Southern Brooklyn. During his State of the Borough address from Brooklyn College Tuesday evening [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/02/markowitz-to-push-ferry-service-to-southern-bk-in-state-of-the-borough-address/
subway
As most know, the Metropolitan Transit Authority has proposed yet another series of cuts that will drastically alter service. With $40 million in cuts to Access-A-Ride, ten bus routes being eliminated, weekend service cuts to be implemented, and reduced service expected to take effect, the crowds of people waiting to