We’ve seen some questions on Open Thread Wednesdays, and heard them in on line conversations with friends: when will the MTA proceed with replacement of the Clark Street elevators? Just this February the MTA announced that the Clark Street subway station would close for eight months while all three aged, breakdown prone elevators are replaced, […]
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R Train Progress?
On Saturday afternoon a row of MTA vans, with “Cable” on their doors, was parked by the entrance to the Court Street subway station on Montague Street between Clinton and Henry Streets. We understand that the signal cables on the R line, which serves Court Street, were badly damaged by the Hurricane Sandy flooding. Addendum: […]
FDNY Emergency Drill on Montague This Evening
From NotifyNYC: FDNY in conjunction with the New York City Transit Authority will be conducting a full scale emergency exercise at the Montague Street Subway Station [sic: presumably this means the Borough Hall/Court Street station] located at Court and Montague Streets in Brooklyn between 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM tonight. During this time, Montague Street […]
“No Pants” Subway Riders Gather at Court Street Station
Alas, your correspondent wasn’t there with camera, but a neighbor reports that participants in Improv Everywhere’s 2011 No Pants Subway Ride were assembled on the Court Street subway station platform at about 5:00 p.m. Anybody get any pix? Update: Gothamist has pix. Warning: be prepared for lots of cellulite.
Stench in Court Street Station?
We’ve received a reader complaint (I’ve deleted the comment, because it was off the topic of the post to which it was appended) that the Court Street subway station (M and R lines) “smells like a latrine.” Has anyone else noticed this?
MTA’s Doomsday Headed Our Way
The MTA’s so-called Doomsday budget proposes some cuts in Brooklyn Heights and Downtown reports the Brooklyn Paper. On tap for elimination are the full time toll booth at High Street A/C station near Red Cross Place and the Montague Street entrance to Court Street’s M/R station.
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