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The J and Z Trains Will Run Local for Ten Months While the M Train is Down

The J and Z Trains Will Run Local for Ten Months While the M Train is Down

More changes to an already confusing slate of repairs and closures will make 2017 the year of the transit headache.

MTA Promises to Rehouse Bushwick Residents During M Train Work “On Our Dime”

MTA Promises to Rehouse Bushwick Residents During M Train Work “On Our Dime”

Pet care, security guards, Chinese takeouts every night — MTA makes big promises to Bushwick residents who will be displaced from their homes due to impending M train construction.

Would These L Train Shutdown Solutions Ease Bushwick’s 2019 Transit Woes?

Would These L Train Shutdown Solutions Ease Bushwick’s 2019 Transit Woes?

A New York City urban design institute’s single day L train shutdown solution competition yielded some interesting results, which L train riders will enjoy checking out

Monday Evening Rush Hour Delays on the L Train Provide “Sneak Peek” of 2019 Shutdown

Monday Evening Rush Hour Delays on the L Train Provide “Sneak Peek” of 2019 Shutdown

North Brooklyn straphangers heading home from nine to fives on Monday evening got a taste of what a partial L train shutdown would feel like when signal problems caused significant delays along the line that runs between downtown Manhattan and Canarsie

Bushwick’s Wilson Ave L Stop is Open Again! Here’s What Got Fixed and Upgraded

Bushwick’s Wilson Ave L Stop is Open Again! Here’s What Got Fixed and Upgraded

Bushwick’s Wilson Ave L train station went back into service this Tuesday after six weeks of repairs and renovations—and it cleans up nice

Bushwick’s L Train Fate Still Hangs in the Balance After Manhattan L Train Meeting

Bushwick’s L Train Fate Still Hangs in the Balance After Manhattan L Train Meeting

The Manhattan installment of the meeting about the L train shut down took place in 14th st’s opulent Salvation Army Theater

The Riders Alliance Wants Bushwick Residents to Offer Solutions to L Train Closure

The Riders Alliance Wants Bushwick Residents to Offer Solutions to L Train Closure

Organizations like the L Train Coalition and the Riders Alliance are making sure Bushwick voices are heard in the ongoing debate surrounding the now inevitable L train closure

Bushwick Residents and Officials Talk Over Two L Train Closure Options at Formal MTA Meeting

Bushwick Residents and Officials Talk Over Two L Train Closure Options at Formal MTA Meeting

The MTA’s top brass met with the public and elected officials at Bed-Stuy’s Marcy Avenue Armory on Thursday night to field the public’s questions and present two main approaches to scheduling L train closures during repairs to the Canarsie tubes that will start in 2019

Finally! MTA Schedules Public L Train Meeting for Cinco de Mayo

Finally! MTA Schedules Public L Train Meeting for Cinco de Mayo

It’s doubtless been a rough week for MTA officials after news broke that residents of homes beneath the M train at Myrtle Broadway will have to pack up and leave during track work—but the Authority has finally committed to holding a public meeting sharing details about the coming Lpocalypse on Cinco de Mayo

Residents Facing MTA “Relocation” Meet to Share Concerns

Residents Facing MTA “Relocation” Meet to Share Concerns

Bushwick community members who occupy twenty-six apartments on the triangular block adjacent to the Myrtle Ave-Broadway station on the J, M and Z trains and who discovered last week that M train work will necessitate that they leave their homes for a definite 6-10 months and possibly much longer met Wednesday night to share their experiences and consider plans of action

Bushwick Residents and Businesses Will be Displaced for 6-10 Months or More During M Train Work

Bushwick Residents and Businesses Will be Displaced for 6-10 Months or More During M Train Work

Some residents and businesses located on the triangular block under the curved M train track adjacent to Myrtle Broadway will need to be out of their buildings during upcoming work on M train tracks, according to Newsday

Your Weekend Bushwick MTA Headache: J, M & L Will All Have Reduced Service

Your Weekend Bushwick MTA Headache: J, M & L Will All Have Reduced Service

Who needs a mantra when you can just repeat “please allow additional travel time” while kicking stuff as you text your friends, family and boss telling them you’re going to be late to every single goddamn thing you have planned for this weekend?

Bushwick Will Have a Say in the Design of Wyckoff Ave’s Pedestrian Plaza at Two Upcoming DOT Events

Bushwick Will Have a Say in the Design of Wyckoff Ave’s Pedestrian Plaza at Two Upcoming DOT Events

A historically gnarly stretch of Wyckoff Avenue that lies along the border of Brooklyn and Queens next to the Myrtle-Wyckoff station on the L and M subway lines is slated to become a pedestrian plaza, and the Department of Transportation will be seeking Bushwick’s help planning it at two upcoming public events

Person Struck at Montrose Ave Stops L Train Service Just Before Evening Rush Hour

Person Struck at Montrose Ave Stops L Train Service Just Before Evening Rush Hour

L trains were not running between 8th Ave and Myrtle-Wyckoff Aves Tuesday evening after an individual was hit by a train at the Montrose Avenue stop in East Williamsburg

Alleged Thief Struck By Train, Disrupting E,M,F and R Service

Alleged Thief Struck By Train, Disrupting E,M,F and R Service

The day after a track fire briefly halted morning service on the L train, the M train encountered major morning delays due to an incident at the 65th St Station in Woodside, Queens

Mystery Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave Subway Station Smell Explained

Mystery Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave Subway Station Smell Explained

Subway tunnels are the disgusting homes of rats, roaches, and other beasts

This Is the L Train Coalition’s Letter to the MTA

This Is the L Train Coalition’s Letter to the MTA

L Train Coalition leaders announced Tuesday that the organization is redoubling its push for signatures on its signed letter to the MTA

2 in Critical Condition After M Train Accident at Central Avenue Saturday

2 in Critical Condition After M Train Accident at Central Avenue Saturday

Two men are in critical condition after they were hit by an M train at the Central Avenue stop in Bushwick early Saturday morning, police say

Talking Bushwick Anthem “JMZ”  With Katie Lau of Painted Zeros

Talking Bushwick Anthem “JMZ” With Katie Lau of Painted Zeros

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L Train Straphangers Propose Additional East River Tunnel to Prevent Years-Long Service Outage

L Train Straphangers Propose Additional East River Tunnel to Prevent Years-Long Service Outage

L train-dependent Brooklyn residents, business owners and officials met in Williamsburg Wednesday night to grapple with the paucity of L train service alternatives

Officials: Man Stabbed on M Train at Myrtle Ave-Broadway in Bushwick Wednesday Night

Officials: Man Stabbed on M Train at Myrtle Ave-Broadway in Bushwick Wednesday Night

A man was stabbed twice in the neck and slashed on the right hand with a pocket knife on an M train at Myrtle Ave-Broadway late, Wednesday night, police say

L Train Update: You’ll Have Lots of Chances to Talk It Out With the MTA

L Train Update: You’ll Have Lots of Chances to Talk It Out With the MTA

Don’t worry, Bushwick—the L train may be out of service for a long time, but you’ll have ample opportunity to give the MTA a piece of your mind

#GiveThemL: Meet With the L Train Coalition on Wednesday the 24th

#GiveThemL: Meet With the L Train Coalition on Wednesday the 24th

The group protesting the impending long term L train shutdown has announced that its next public meeting, and they want you to be there

Say Whaa?? L Train Service to Manhattan Could Be Closed for Years

Say Whaa?? L Train Service to Manhattan Could Be Closed for Years

This changes everything.

Call in L-Trained: The L Was Delayed Two Mornings in a Row

Call in L-Trained: The L Was Delayed Two Mornings in a Row

Bushwick residents relying on the L train to get them places have been again disappointed this morning

New Bus Route is a Nightmare for Bushwick and Ridgewood Residents

New Bus Route is a Nightmare for Bushwick and Ridgewood Residents

In response to the recent pedestrian accidents that took the lives of 23-year-old Ella Bandes and of 60-year-old Edwin Torres, the MTA has rerouted the B26 and Q58 in Bushwick and Ridgewood

This is the Last Weekend of the L Train Shutdown: Time For a Ride to Manhattan (?)

This is the Last Weekend of the L Train Shutdown: Time For a Ride to Manhattan (?)

The time has finally come! After going almost completely MIA on Bushwick for the months of April and May, the L train will be making a grand re-entrance next weekend (watch, something will happen and the train will have some wacko service change as usual)

Buy a Bike, Burn Your Metrocard: The Right Wheels Will Save Your Wallet and Sanity

Buy a Bike, Burn Your Metrocard: The Right Wheels Will Save Your Wallet and Sanity

Image via @NBKC Instagram As L train commuters were reminded earlier this week, the MTA is one wicked, bitch mistress. But for anyone who spent hours trapped underground sandwiched between disgruntled strangers, there’s a simple solution to your struggle: get a bike. You don’t have to live like this. As Gothamist reported, subway service is only […]

Benefits and Drawbacks of L Train Alternatives [COMIC]

Benefits and Drawbacks of L Train Alternatives [COMIC]

L Train is Over the Winter Also, Will Be On Vacation During Nights Until March 20

L Train is Over the Winter Also, Will Be On Vacation During Nights Until March 20

 

Expect the Summer of Awesome: Campsites and Dye Garden Are Coming to Rockaways

Expect the Summer of Awesome: Campsites and Dye Garden Are Coming to Rockaways

While deep in the depths of a seemingly never ending winter, it is hard to even imagine that a life without layers of clothing, windchill and snowfall may (potentially) exist in a few short weeks

The L Train is Going to Be Screwy in Spring (Again)

The L Train is Going to Be Screwy in Spring (Again)

Oh goody gum drop! January is almost over, we’re finally recovering from the Holidays, Spring is somewhere on the horizon and

Your Weekly Train Update: M is for Manhattan Weekends

Your Weekly Train Update: M is for Manhattan Weekends

 

The Moment We Have All Been Waiting For: M Will Now be Running on Weekends! (Does Cartwheels)

The Moment We Have All Been Waiting For: M Will Now be Running on Weekends! (Does Cartwheels)

Yes! You read that right. Yes, the M train has now stuck to its word (circa July 2013, see below) and will be running its full course starting Sunday, June 8. Just when you thought summer in the the city couldn’t get any sweeter the M train decides to give us the most fabulous present […]

Your Weekly Train Update: The Transit Twilight Zone

Your Weekly Train Update: The Transit Twilight Zone

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FINALLY! You Can Know When The Bus Will Actually Arrive

FINALLY! You Can Know When The Bus Will Actually Arrive

Are you a bus rider? Many people never ride the bus because they feel intimidated or confused by the routes