Imagine how much easier it would be for alternative transportation with the L train apocalypse if there was a parallel subway line from Williamsburg providing another route to Manhattan! In […]
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L Train Tunnel to Get Hard Look From Amazon Cuomo Tonight
Governor ‘Amazon’ Cuomo is set to tour the L train’s Canarsie tunnel on Thursday night ahead of the subway line’s 15-month shutdown between Manhattan and Brooklyn that is scheduled to […]
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Greenpoint Ave G Train Service Suspensions Announced
The Greenpoint Ave G train station will experience a series of service interruptions this winter starting Nov. 30, the MTA announced on Wednesday. December will see the most interruptions for […]
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L Train Officially Shuts Down April 27th
The MTA confirmed today that the L train’s 15-month shutdown between 8th Avenue in Manhattan and Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn will start on April 27th of next year. The damage […]
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Get Ready: No L Train Every Weekend in October
File this one under doomsday prep: as we announced previously, the MTA is shutting down the L train every single weekend in October between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction (the […]
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Previewing, Pumping and Polluting – The Hook-up (8/10)
Happy Friday, Greenpoint! There has been much in the news this week about L-pocalypse, what with this weekend’s L closure, and the city’s cap on ride-share vehicles, but that’s not […]
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L-Pocalypse Pre-Show Countdown: L to close for 15 weekends prior to “official” shutdown
How is this weekend like Christmas? No L! In fact, the MTA announced on Saturday, The L train will not run between Manhattan and Brooklyn for 15 weekends between now […]
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Soup, Subways and a Study — The Hook-up (5/25)
Happy Friday Greenpoint! As per usual, we’re at the top of the list. This time, the list in question is Patch’s “Best New Places to Eat in NYC.” Di An […]
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L Train Shutdown Meeting This Wednesday! (5/16)
This Wednesday evening, May 16th from 6:30-8:30pm the MTA and NYC DOT are hosting a town hall to discuss L-Train shutdown plans and the impact that the closure will have […]
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Punch and Pepper-Spray, Hardware and High School — The Hook-up (4/20)
Good morning, Greenpoint! It’s Friday, and time for the Hook-up. Sometimes, I think we should just rename this column “Another Week, the Same MTA,” since it seems that most of […]