By Vincent DiPietra
Vincent DiPietra is a lifelong Greenpointer currently working as a project coordinator for a building consulting firm in Manhattan. He had previously volunteered for the North Brooklyn committee of Transportation Alternatives.
If the New York City subway can be described as a family of services operating together throughout the five boroughs, then the G train would probably be described as a forgotten middle child. The only non-shuttle subway service that doesn’t serve Manhattan,…
All wonderful suggestions. This line is way overdue for improvements. The areas it serves has grown immensely in the last 20 years.
Great article…but one can’t help but feel that a lot of these MTA contracts are just giveaways to companies whose members don’t live and work in NYC. The ADA elevator work at Lorimer seems to be an endless quagmire that destroys quality of life for local residents and businesses alike with massive blockades in every direction.
What about adding a stop in north Greenpoint before crossing over into LIC?
All of these suggestions are interesting. Some are do-able. Some are serious pie in the sky. But the analyses and proposals of the possible, are a good thing. I feel the G ends in queens at least one stop too short. It took years for the MTA to recognize the no-brainer of extending to Church Ave! Which made G to R transfer possible (at 4th 9th station). One thing I have noticed, from my “letters to city depts” the very first thing city and state agencies reply is, “We CAN’T.” Then, many months later, they actually check out the issue and address it. Its a little shocking, the way they do things, but its very “Things are the way they ARE, sorry” city/state govt way of seeing/thinking. – That said, many connection and elevator projects take YEARS to complete, and cause loads of interim strife, and grief. (but when they’re completed, its ‘ahhhhh!’ nice)
What about free transfers to the ferry at nearby piers such as Williamsburg and India Street? Since it would increase ridership for both the MTA and the (private) ferry service, some sort of revenue sharing arrangement (with regard to transfers) might be possible & profitable for both
I think that the G line should go back to Forest Hills 71 Avenue, because this shows me that it will work out well.
Why is every change happening outside of bed stuy
And fortgreen only williamsburg gets elevators
And the g doesn’t need to go to Manhattan it needs to run from coney island to
Queens and it needs more cars
I want the Franklin Ave line to run all the way up to Lafayette to meet the G 😉
Also run down from past Parkside to like for Hamilton to connect again to the G and form a big loooooop 😉