Brooklyn
Fastrack Coming To 4th Ave In Brooklyn
Starting this Monday, FASTRACK will be coming to the & along 4th Ave in Brooklyn. Here are details via the press release I received: On Monday, May 6, MTA New York City Transit brings FASTRACK to the N and R Fourth Avenue line in Brooklyn. N trains are rerouted via the D line in both [...]
Jay St Escalator Breaks Down Often
Subway riders don’t consider many aspects of the system their friends. The few things they might are seats, nice cold (in the summer) & warm (in the winter) cars, & oh yes those precious escalators. They come in especially handy when your feet are killing you & the thought of climbing stairs makes you want [...]
Subway Riders Scared Of Rotting Stairs
A lot of subway stations have rotting staircases. This statement comes as no surprise considering the age & state of disrepair of the NYC Subway. So it came as no surprise when I came across a Daily News piece by Natalie Musumeci which talks about how riders of the are scared of the rotten staircases [...]
Rehab Work Complete At 7 D Line Stations
For those who pay attention to the Service Diversions I update frequently, you would have noticed a lot of work on the recently. Most of this work was being done at 7 stations in the southern part of Brooklyn with one of the biggest parts being turning Bay Parkway into a fully ADA compatible station. [...]
FASTRACK Returns To 7th Ave Lines
Just a short time ago, MTA NYC Transit sent out notice that FASTRACK will be returning to the 7th Avenue lines. Here are the details: The Broadway/Seventh Avenue corridor is next up for FASTRACK. For four consecutive weeknights beginning Monday, June 25th, more than 800 maintenance workers will replace, inspect, repair, paint and clean subway [...]
