MTA officials held a meeting at Bushwick’s Market Hotel on Wednesday night, sharing information with the general public about the upcoming M train shutdown and speaking privately with the group of residents who will be displaced by some of the work.

MTA President Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, MTA Deputy General Counsel Anthony Semancik, MTA Program Manager Ray Wong, and Helene Cinque and Frank Phillips – both of the MTA real estate division were on hand at last night’s M Line Reconstruction and Temporary Relocation Program meeting held at the Market Hotel to connect face to face with the residents and business owners who are being asked to leave, voluntarily, come July 2017, for as little as three or as long as 10 months.

Hakim kicked off the meeting by telling assembled group, most of whom dwell or work within the triangular block of Myrtle Avenue, Ditmars Street and Broadway that “You know the structure we’re talking about— It’s critically important that we get this project underway.”