Thousands of bikers are expected to flood Union Square, and 14th Street will become the country’s busiest bus corridor, when the L train shuts down…
L of a Plan: Rider Coalition Wants Cars Off of 14th Street During the L-pocalypse
Since word leaked in January that the MTA was planning to shut down L train service for over a year in order to repair damage…
L Train Service Suspended Due to Fire in Tunnel
L train commuters already dreading the looming L-pocalypse were subjected to another unwelcome development this morning when service between Brooklyn and Manhattan was shut down due an electrical fire between…
Delancey Street Is Getting a Protected Bike Lane and Amsterdam-Style Bicycle Parking
Delancey Street is finally getting a protected bike lane, the Department of Transportation announced today. With more and more bikers set to use the Williamsburg…
MTA Continues ‘Dialogue’ About Slowdown vs. Shutdown of L Train
The MTA held its second public meeting to discuss the impending L train closure, and last night’s hearing at the 14th Street Salvation Army Theater couldn’t…
MTA Seems to Favor 18-Month Shutdown of L Train, Starting in 2019
Last night, the big players in the L train shutdown finally met with North Brooklyn community leaders and residents for a public forum and, for…
MTA to Come Down From its Opaque Train Car in the Sky and Meet With You Plebes
The MTA has confirmed that any 24/7 closure of the L-train tunnel is “unlikely to begin before January of 2019” and is promising there will be a “new dynamic” with riders…
Don’t Worry, the L Train Shutdown Is ‘Years Out,’ MTA Says
Our glasses-wearing New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, repping parts of North Brooklyn and the LES not just in style but also in substance, posed…
L Train Coalition Mulls Looming Shutdown: ‘Options on the Table, None of Them Good’
Are we ready for the impending L-pocalypse? Last night the L Train Coalition, a growing group of community stakeholders, met to confront the specter of a year-long L train shutdown and…
The Big Guns Finally Acknowledge MTA, L Train Poised For Upgrades
The MTA became the popular girl at school almost overnight as first Governor Andrew Cuomo and now the federal government is paying mind to New York…