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

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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

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

“Beautiful weekend in the Rockaways ahead of us and we’re going to need it!”

It has been a week since Hurricane Sandy hit New York City

A Friday journey from Upper West Side to Bushwick = 3.5 hours

On Friday, I traveled from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Bushwick

What’s up with all the recycled waste in the streets?

We called the NYC Department of Sanitation who informed us that the collections of recycling have been suspended in the entire city until further notice

How is #SandyVolunteering in Canarsie

Unless you've been asleep for a week, you know the major damage Hurricane Sandy has done

Car Pool in Bushwick and East Williamsburg area

Do you own a car and are your driving to volunteer in a Sandy affected area from Bushwick, East Williamsburg, Bed Stuy or Ridgewood? Please join our car pool, and give a ride to other volunteers as well

Where to Volunteer in Sandy Aftermath [Updated 11/04]

Although Bushwick may have survived (and even surged) through devastating Hurricane Sandy, the rest of New York City has not fared so well- Breezy Point, Rockaway in Queens and lower Manhattan suffered among the worst damage

After Sandy apocalypse, Bushwick remains in a “protective bubble”

While many of the neighborhoods in the tri-state area have been devastated by the ravages of hurricane Sandy, Bushwick was “miraculously” spared any serious damage

“Bushwick is safe, see grandma?”

“For the first time I feel safe in Bushwick!”

Some Sandy reading for your stormy afternoon

Being bored at home will hopefully be your only problem today, dear Bushwickians