Archive for 'Transportation'
The F train is going to suck a lot this year
New York Magazine reports that the F train is going to completely shut down for at least seven different weekends this year between Jay Street and Church Avenue, starting with the last two weekend of this month. The scheduled service cancellations are to make improvements to the line, which we might be able to enjoy [...]
Posted: February 10th, 2010 under Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation.
Comments: 3
F express will whiz by Carroll Gardens
There is a possibility that F train express service will be reinstituted in 2013, but it’s not cause for celebration in this neck of the woods. The express train will stop at Church Avenue, Seventh Avenue, and Jay Street, where there is supportive infrastructure. Bergen Street, Carroll Street, and Smith/9th Street will be bypassed, along [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2009 under Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation.
Comments: 6
Alternate side parking regulations restored in Boerum Hill
This in from the NYC Department of Transportation:
The third and final phase of the sign replacement project in Brooklyn Community District 2 that began earlier this year is now complete, with signs in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights (south of Joralemon Street), Boerum Hill, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill having been replaced since Sept. 8. The [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2009 under Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Transportation.
Comments: 1
Cobble Hill Bike Ride, this weekend
From the CHB inbox…
Come join the Cobble Hill Association and Brooklyn Greenway Initiative for the second annual…
COBBLE HILL BIKE RIDE
When: November 8th, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Verandah Place at Cobble Hill Park
Cost: FREE, simply rsvp to cobblehillbikeride@gmail.com.
Space is limited to 50 riders maximum. Preference will be given to those who register ahead [...]
Posted: November 4th, 2009 under Events, Health, Transportation.
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F train weekend shuttles take a break
…for now. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the track work that has required the complete shut down of the line has been reduced for the winter. But it’s too soon to celebrate: the work that’s being done is part of a project that will continue over the next 2-3 years.
The $250-million Culver Viaduct construction project, [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2009 under Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation.
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The F trains gets an F
Unsurprisingly, the F train received a grade of an F from the MTA. Amongst the most major issues: overcrowding and delays. Read the full report, which was released on Friday, here.
Posted: October 11th, 2009 under Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation.
Comments: 2
Why you shouldn’t leave the neighborhood this weekend
There will be no F train service between Church Avenue and Jay Street, and no G train service between Church Avenue and Bergen Street this weekend. How to get around? Read this handy dandy MTA service advisory notice for tips and tricks on where to catch a free shuttle bus. (The F and G trains [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2009 under Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation.
Comments: 1
MTA Agent at Carroll Street Station Saved
This just in from Assemblywoman Joan Millman’s office: The station agent at the President Street entrance of the Carroll Street subway station will continue to work there as construction work on the Second Place entrance begins.
“With the closing of the 2nd Place entrance for up to a year due to construction and the subsequent increased [...]
Posted: September 11th, 2009 under Carroll Gardens, Transportation.
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