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The D line gets its first new train cars in decades, replacing R68s from the 1980s with wider doors and almost 300,000 miles between breakdowns

The MTA put R211A train cars into service on the D line on July 1, making it the sixth subway...

City Hall’s new ‘Catch Them All’ challenge sends riders hunting World Cup wrapped trains. There’s no end date, and no word on prizes

The NYC Mayor's Office and MTA launched a 'Catch Them All' challenge for World Cup wrapped subway trains, with riders...

The D train’s cars have been running since Top Gun ruled the box office. Their R211 replacements go nearly three times as far between breakdowns

The MTA rolled out new R211 trains on the D line, retiring R68 cars from 1986, as the G line...

MTA wins six national transit safety awards for programs that cut crew assaults 20% and use laser barriers to detect subway track intruders

The MTA won six national safety awards for programs including laser track intrusion detection and real-time crew alerts that cut...

Aqueduct Racetrack held its last live race on June 28, ending 132 years of Queens horse racing and the only NYC subway stop that runs in just one direction

Aqueduct Racetrack held its final live race on June 28, 2026, closing a 132-year chapter in Queens horse racing and...

New MTA app launches for NYC subway and bus riders with accessibility features

The MTA launched a new mobile app for NYC subway and bus riders featuring real-time arrivals, accessibility tools, and live...

Police Now Searching For Subway Stabber

The Kosciuszko Street J station is the latest to be hit with a violent assault

A Bushwick Biking Activist Has A Plan To Make Stations Safer

In response to the flurry of subway attacks, a volunteer group is gathering on Instagram to offering some cover

L Train: MTA Begins Testing New Technology to Speed Up Service

New signaling equipment has been installed along the L line and it is ready for a trial run.

How to Actually Pronounce These Bushwick Subway Station Names

Are you a SHAWN-see or a CHAWN-see kind of person?

Immigrants and Majority of Low-Income New Yorkers Left Out of Fair Fares Program

New eligibility requirements for affordable metro cards will affect Bushwick's immigrants and low-income residents.

The L Train Will Be Shutdown for 15 Weekends Leading Up to the L-Pocalypse

North Brooklyn residents will get a taste of what it will be like without the L for over 10 weekends...

Only 5 Stations Are Handicap Accessible on the J/Z, M and L Lines in Brooklyn

Brooklyn's Disabled Residents Have Few Options When It Comes to Mass Transit.

Bikes Upheld as the Answer to L Train Shutdown Woes at Bicycle Film Festival

A potential option for navigating the L train shutdown that doesn't include having to move away.

Cops Say Creep Flashed Two Women on M train at Myrtle-Broadway

The NYPD released a photo of the man yesterday.

The L Train Is Actually One of the Most Punctual Train Lines

New MTA data shows that the L and the G are the most reliable trains.

Median Rent Prices Increase at Nearly Every Bushwick Subway Stop

The new RentHop data shows some huge jumps in median one-bedroom rent.

The MTA Announces More ‘FASTRACK’ Repairs on the L Train for the Next Two Weeks

There will be no weeknight service between Lorimer and Broadway Junction.

Surprise! Bushwick May Only Be Cut Off From Manhattan for 15 Months When the L Shuts Down

Bushwick finally gets some potentially good news about the closure we're all dreading.

M Train Riders Prepare for 11 Weekends of Travel Headaches

Much of the M train will be shut down nearly every weekend until June in preparation for two big construction...

A Man Was Struck and Killed by the L Train in Bushwick on Tuesday Afternoon

L train service was suspended in both directions between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Atlantic Avenue for three hours on Tuesday afternoon.

Gates Avenue J Train Commuters Are Petitioning to Open Up a Locked End of Their Station

"It's Time To Open The Gates At The Gates Station," declares the petition.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

This changes everything.

That Wasn’t Your MetroCard You Swiped [COMIC]

Police Sketches of Bushwick’s Social Criminals [COMIC]

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...

The Spring L Train Shutdown is Screwing with Bushwick Restaurants and Galleries

We regret to remind you that, starting April 11, the L train won’t be running from 8th Avenue to Bedford...

Events at the Bushwick Olympics [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

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...

Tips for Checking Out Hot People on the L train… Cause You’re a Creep [COMIC]

Your Weekly Train Update: The Transit Twilight Zone

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Your Weekly Train Update: Here We Go Again on Our Own

Upon initial glance of this weekend’s train service changes the first thing that popped into my mind was Whitesnake’s “Here...

Your Weekly Train Update: April Showers Have Brought…May Service Changes!

Ooof! This is NOT our week - between the rain-a-thon just a couple of days ago and the L train's...

Your Weekly Train Update: Endless “Service Change” Vortex

Welcome to Bushwick- home of the repetitive subway service changes and interruptions! Week after week, the same service changes are...

Weekly Train Update: Same Service Change, Different Day

You know, by nature I am really an optimist – always looking on the bright side of things and making...

Your Weekly Train Update: The Service Changes That Just Keep on Giving (Us Headaches)

Well, looks like even Madonna moving into the neighborhood can’t even make the Bushwick trains run normal – and if The...

Your Weekly Train Update: A Tale of Three (Incredibly Frustrating) Trains

Once upon a time there were three trains located in Bushwick (the Z is a figment of your imagination). Anyways,...

Your Weekly Train Update: Spring is for Sunshine, Flowers…and Service Interruptions!

So here is to warmweather and frustrating mass transit! Happy riding! Ahh the first day of Spring was yesterday –...

Your Weekly Train Update: Some Things Never Change (Unfortunately)

[contextly_auto_sidebar id=”w994BMLQTU4nxoPoogZCne2AA3r8riFq”] Looks like the L train (and M…and J) want to take part in Flashback Friday and revisit old...

Weekly Train Update: Featuring the Fairweather Bushwick Trains

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Your Weekly MTA Update: The Return of the Major Service Change

I am sorry to announce that the return of the freezing temperatures (last weekend was such a tease) will most...

Weekly Train Update: It’s Dejavu!

Remember last week when the M train decided to end its service early between Myrtle Av and 71 Av? Or...

Weekly Train Update: The Polar Vortex Edition

Ah, Bushwick in the Polar Vortex - where jumping giant slush puddles and fearing frostbite is the norm