As Streetsblog reports, that’s what Carlo Scissura, former head of the Mayor’s panel that considered options for repairing or replacing the crumbling Brooklyn Queens Expressway and that, to the relief of many Brooklyn Heights residents, killed the Department of Transportation’s proposal to repair the cantilevered portion below the Heights while replacing it with a “temporary” […]
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend – Friday evening, November 12 to Monday morning, November 15 – I’m calling a “Green Light Weekend” because (apart, of course, from the long term closure of the Clark Street station) there are no planned service changes that directly affect local stations. The following work week – Monday, November 15 through Friday, November […]
Clark Street Citi Bike Station Is Back!
Just in time for the Elevocalypse Elevegeddon Clark Street 2/3 Station shutdown, the Clark Street Citi Bike docking station has returned! Temporarily removed while Clark Street was repaved (for what seemed like an eternity), as of Thursday afternoon the bike docks were reinstalled and ready for action. It’s unclear how much of the busy docking […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The only planned service change directly affecting any local stations this weekend – late evening Friday, November 5 to early morning, November 8 – is that 4 trains will not be serving Brooklyn in either direction. This means there will be no service at the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall, as 5 trains do not […]
Reminder: No Subway Service at Clark Street From Next Wednesday, November 3 Until Spring 2022
Work will begin next week on the elevator repairs at the Clark Street subway station, and, as the Eagle reports, starting Wednesday, November 3 (the Eagle headline says work begins November 1, but the body of the story says trains won’t bypass the station until November 3) trains will not stop at Clark Street. This […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The only planned change affecting service at local stations this weekend is that from late Saturday night, October 30 until late Sunday morning, October 31, Manhattan bound F trains will be re-routed to the A/C line between Jay Street-MetroTech and West 4th Street-Washington Square. This means extra Manhattan bound service at High Street, and no […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
There’s lots of work on the subways this coming weekend – late Friday, October 15 to early Monday, October 18. There will be no service in either direction at the 4/5 platforms (5 trains do not normally serve Brooklyn on weekends) at Borough Hall, as 4 trains will be terminating and originating at Bowling Green […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend – late Friday night, October 8 to early Monday morning, October 11 – there will be no service in either direction at High Street, as A and C trains will both be diverted to the F line between Jay Street/MetroTech and West 4th Street in Manhattan. For A/C service you can use the […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Just like last weekend, barring unforeseen circumstances, there will be service at all local stations from late Friday evening, October 1 to early Monday morning, October 4, although 2 trains will be running on a slightly less frequent schedule (every 12 minutes). Indeed, there will be extra service in both directions at Court Street and Jay […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
I’m calling this a “green light weekend” because, barring unforeseen circumstances, there will be service at all local stations from late Friday evening, September 24 to early Monday morning, September 27, although 2 trains will be running on a slightly less frequent schedule (every 12 minutes). Indeed, there will be extra service in both directions […]
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