Today at 11AM, the community of local business owners, commuters, organizations, elected officials and concerned citizens met at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl to discuss the impact of the possible long-term L train shutdown.

Earlier this month, Gothamist broke the news that the L train tubes in the Canarsie tunnel, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, need extensive repairs of the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. These repairs are currently projected to take up to three years.

The prevailing notion among the speakers as well as the audience at today’s meeting was that a long-term shutdown of the L train would be lethal to the local business, and the pressure put on the alternative methods of transportation would be immeasurable.