A group of city officials and local residents gathered today at the East Broadway subway station as part of a publicity tour calling attention to…
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…
Phase One of the Second Avenue Subway is Officially Teacher’s Pet
It’s all happening guys. Okay, maybe not “all.” But when it comes to the Second Avenue subway line, a pipe dream like no other, even “a little…
The Second Avenue Subway Line Finally Makes Mommy Proud
It’s been a crazy, screwy, messed-up journey, but somehow we’ve made it to the future– well, almost. Some said Manhattan would be underwater before the…
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…
That L Train Might Be Awhile…
We’re still trying to wrap our brains around news that the L train’s future is in jeopardy. According to officials, the North Brooklyn lifeline is…