by Emma Davey Let’s face it—the looming G train shutdown is not going to be fun.
But the degree to which it will not be fun remains to be seen. Minor nuisance or major headache? That all depends on how committed the MTA is to making the experience comfortable for straphangers in a neighborhood that famously only has one train.
Luckily, a new forum offers the chance to ask those questions firsthand. The North Brooklyn electeds have…
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I thought the line was closing for six weeks? June 28-Sept 2 is NINE weeks of closure. UGH.
Thank you local electeds
Implement Congestion Pricing on June 30, close the G line for the entirety of the summer, open an NYC ferry stop on a private dock that closes at the discretion of the private owner, narrow McGuinness to one lane in each direction, and conceptualize a bus re-route onto that one-laned McGuinness.
This certainly won’t keep McGuinness moving, I am uncertain how much safer it will be, but I have a good feeling this will Make McGuinness Boil With Rage this summer! 🙂