What Do You Think Of The Proposed Express F Train Service? What Do You Think This Will Mean For Riders In Gowanus, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill?

from  MTA's "Feasibility and Analysis Study of F Express Service in Brooklyn" here 

On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that it will be running express F train service between the Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue stations (with a stop at 7th Avenue Park Slope) as early as this summer for a limited time. The express service will be fully implemented in the fall of 2017, with half of all F trains running express each way during peak morning and evening rush hours.
No new trains will be added to the line.

Though this may save time for many F train riders, it does cut trains by 50% for those in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Gowanus. Indeed, ridership along the Bergen Street, Carroll Street, Smith Street/ 9th Street and 4th Avenue stations has steadily increased over the past few years.
Local resident Rob Underhill doesn't think this will be an improvement for Carroll Gardens subway riders. He told PMFA:
"I can't see how this is going to be better for people at those stops if you have to wait twice as long for a train in the mornings. It gets pretty crowded as it is if one of them is just a couple minutes late."

Second Avenue Saga, a site dedicated to all news pertaining to the New York City transit system, doesn't think this change in F train service will help riders who use the Carroll Street or Smith/9th Street Station.
"F express service would lead to reduced service for some of the F’s busiest Brooklyn stations. Carroll St., Smith-9th Sts., 4th-9th Sts., and 15th St.-Prospect Park, to name a few, would see less frequent F train service, and the ridership from those stations far outpaces the number of riders who would gain a few minutes from the express service. If the MTA can’t rehabilitate the lower level at Bergen St. to permit passenger service — an undertaking that would be quite expensive, according to 2012 comments from one Transit official, another 11,000 riders would see F service slashed. Simply put, based on current load guidelines, the MTA cannot add F express service while maintaining local service frequencies that handle customer demand."

Brooklyn elected officials Council Member Brad Lander, Council Member Stephen Levin, State Senator Daniel Squadron, State Senator Jesse Hamilton, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, State Senator Kevin S. Parker, and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon issued the following statement yesterday:
“We are extremely dismayed by the utter lack of process on the part of the MTA regarding proposed new F-Express service between Church Avenue and Jay St-MetroTech stops in Brooklyn. The proposed service change harms more people than it helps, ignores our request for increased service, and pits Brooklyn residents against each other, creating ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ without sufficient information or dialogue."

Let us hear from F train riders in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill or Gowanus.

Do you see this as a positive service change or will this just mean more crowded platforms and more wait time in our stations?

Let's discuss.

Access the MTA Feasibility and Analysis Study of F Express service in Brooklyn here

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Community's Opposition To Proposed Local F Train Cuts Grows

from  MTA's "Feasibility and Analysis Study of F Express Service in Brooklyn" here 

From Don't Cut Local F

Back in May of this year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority proposed the implementation of express F Train service between the Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue stations (with a stop at 7th Avenue Park Slope) in the fall of 2017, with half of all F trains running express each way during peak morning and evening rush hours.
The change in service would not involve adding new trains to the line.

Though this may save time for many F train riders, the proposal would mean 50%  fewer trains for riders in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Gowanus since express trains would bypass the Bergen Street, Carroll Street, Smith Street/ 9th Street and 4th Avenue stations.
In recent years, ridership has steadily increased at these stations and the platforms are dangerously overcrowded during the morning rush hour.  This, predictably will become an even bigger problem with planned development in this highly desirable area.

The reaction to the proposed change amongst local residents has been overwhelmingly negative.
Our local officials almost immediately expressed their dismay by "the utter lack of process on the part of the MTA ."

A Don't Cut Local F web site and petition was set up by Carroll Gardener Erin Lippincott to inform local residents and "to build a voice and the support of our political reps as well as let all of the residents and groups across the affected residents know what's at risk."

This past September, Erin brought our elected officials together with concerned  residents, business owners and local school representatives to discuss what the F Train changes will mean to many in the community. 

She was kind enough to recap the meeting for PMFA here.

Opposition to Local F Train Cuts in Brooklyn Grows
10/21/16

by Erin Lippincott  of Don't Cut Local F

On September 29th, residents, parents, business owners, school administrators, and community leadership from across the areas threatened by the MTA’sproposed cuts to F Train service in Brooklyn met with elected officials. City Councilman Brad Lander, State Senator Daniel Squadron, and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon pledged to fight the cuts and listened to attendees express the myriad ways these cuts would cause hardship.
Natasha Campbell, executive director and founder of the Summit Academy Charter School in Red Hook, said her school will not survive if the cuts go through.  Dr. Eric Kenworthy, a private practice physician in Cobble Hill, said not only his patients but also his staff depend on timely F Train service. Peter Freeman, co-owner of Carroll Gardens’ Brooklyn Farmacy, said any cuts to F Train service would be devastating for local businesses and their employees.

The MTA has proposed to its board a 50% cut in peak, Monday-Friday rush hour service at the following F Train stops in Brooklyn: Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 15St-Prospect Park, 4 Ave-9 St, Smith-9 St, Carroll St, and Bergen St stations. These cuts would start sometime in 2017. The MTA claims the cuts are needed to facilitate the return of the F Express. But the MTA’s own report shows that the local F Train cuts would hurt more people than the express would help. It also predicts that population growth in Brooklyn will be focused in the very neighborhoods for which it is proposing cuts.

The proposal was sent to the MTA Board and leaked to the media before public officials, community boards, or other public representatives were aware of it. A joint press release and petition released by local elected officials expressed anger and disbelief.

Attendees at the September 29th meeting formed two committees. One will work with transit and other specialists to review the MTA’s report proposing the F Traincuts (the MTA report is available at DontCutLocalF.com).  The other committee will continue outreach within the communities that would be affected. To that end, Assemblyman Ortiz organized a meeting on October 20th, which brought together Red Hook school principals, PTA leadership, and representatives from the community outreach program at Santander Bank to discuss how to fight F Train cuts.

One parent, near tears, told the room how she suffered when the Smith-9 St station was closed for years of renovation and that she continues to struggle because there is no elevator in the new station, which is elevated and has dozens of stairs. The new plan to cut F Train service at her station, she said, is unthinkable.

DontCutLocalF.com was founded to join communities together to fight these cuts and demand transparency from the MTA and its board. In its petition, it states: These cuts will have serious and negative ramifications across several neighborhoods; from long waits and overcrowding at the even now over-packed stations at Carroll and Bergen Streets to reducing subway access for the already under-served residents and businesses in Red Hook and the ColumbiaWaterfront to leaving our infrastructure unprepared for large-scale developmentsuch as what is planned for Gowanus. If the MTA wants to add the F Express, that is great, but it should not do so by stranding residents and businesses via cuts to local service.

Learn more, sign the petitions, and get involved at DontCutLocalF.com or email DontCutLocalF@gmail.com

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"More F Shenanigans": Some Manhattan Bound Trains To Skip Smith-9th, Carroll, and Bergen Street Stations Till January 27

 screen shot of MTA Service Change web page taken this morning at 8 am.

In the past few days, a "service change" notice has appeared (and disappeared) several times on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's web site concerning F train service at all three of our local Brooklyn stations.  According to the announcement,  some Manhattan-bound trains will skip the Smith-9th Street, Carroll Street and Bergen Street stations during morning rush hour and afternoon hours from Monday to Friday till January 27th.

Reader Kim made us aware of the notice a few days ago and called the service change the "latest F train shenanigans." She also concluded that this:
 "is most definitely NOT due to actual planned work. 
1) it is during rush hour when trains are running, 
2) the G would be running on the same line making stops on those same stations, so the excuse that it's "planned work" makes no sense. Is this the MTA's 1st plot to sneak in the local cuts in the new year? One has to wonder.
I am not looking forward to the ridiculous and unsafe number of people on the platform in the coming days. "

You may remember that the MTA announced last year that it was proposing the implementation of express F train service between the Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue stations (with a stop at 7th Avenue Park Slope), with half of all F trains running express each way during peak morning and evening rush hours. No new trains would be added to the line.

The express service is slated to be fully implemented in the fall of 2017. During a few weeks this past summer, the MTA already tested the changes.

The plan was met with much skepticism from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Red Hook and Gowanus residents, who feared that a 50% reduction in service during rush hour at their local stations would lead to severe and dangerous crowding on the platforms.

A "Don't Cut Local F" petition was circulated by a group opposing the change. This past September, the group met with City Councilman Brad Lander, State Senator Daniel Squadron, and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, who pledged to fight the cuts.

Since Kim sent us the latest F train service change information and the link to the MTA web page two days ago, the notice has been taken down and put back up several times.  It was back up this morning at 8 am, so we were able to take the screen shot above.

What the MTA is up to. Either this is a legitimate service change due to "planned work" or its not.  If it is, why does the announcement keep on disappearing? Why is the G train able to use the tracks that it shares with the F train at these stations?

More likely, it is just MTA's way of getting us used to the express F train and the skipping of our stations during rush hour.

Have you noticed any F train service changes in the past few days? If so, how did this affect you?

To read the MTA Feasibility study for the F rain express service, click here.

UPDATE
I sent the information and a link to this post to State Senator Squadron's office, since he has been very vocal about the F Train express issue in the past. This afternoon, I received a response from Andrea Bender, who works for Squadron.
She writes:

Hi Katia,
Yes -- we are aware of the issues. We've had high level conversation with the MTA about this. They told us they are working on a signal near Bergen Street causing seven Manhattan-bound trains in both the AM/PM rush to run express between Church St. and Jay Street. We are monitoring the impact on the local stations closely. We're asking people to share photos and their experiences with Don't Cut Local F.
Thanks, Andrea

Photo of the F/G train platform at the Carroll Street Station

Taken January 9th by Lesley Grossman

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"Don't Cut Local F": A Petition You May Want To Sign If You Live In Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus or Red Hook

Back in May, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that it will be running express F train service between the Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue stations (with a stop at 7th Avenue Park Slope) this summer for a limited time. The express service will be fully implemented in the fall of 2017, with half of all F trains running express each way during peak morning and evening rush hours.

Though this may save time for many F train riders in Brooklyn, it does cut trains by 50% for those in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Gowanus since no new trains will be added to the line. This seems like a poorly thought out plan given the fact that ridership along the Bergen Street, Carroll Street, Smith Street/ 9th Street and 4th Avenue stations has steadily increased over the past few years.
To make people in the neighborhood more aware of these changes, Carroll Gardener  Erin Lippincott, who, together with her husband, has set up a Don't Cut Local F web site. She is also petitioning the MTA Board not to make the cuts.

Erin's goal is "to build a voice and the support of our political reps as well as let all of the residents and groups across the affected residents know what's at risk."

From the Don't Cut Local F web site:

The MTA proposes to decrease local F Train service by 50% during peak hours at the Bergen St, Carroll St, Smith-9 St, 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park, and Fort Hamilton Pkwy stations as part of a plan to revive the F-Express service. These cuts would seriously harm the residents and businesses along this busy subway corridor and are scheduled to be implemented in 2017.
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We support reviving the F Express Train—but not at the expense of the many thousands in Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Red Hook, Park Slope, and Windsor Terrace who rely on the F train daily. Some of these stations (Bergen and Carroll St stations) are are among the busiest on the F line. They are already crowded at peak hours and, with large-scale residential developments underway, it promises to get worse. In Gowanus a new 12-story apartment complex alone will soon add 700 market-rate and affordable rental units just two blocks from the Carroll St. station. Then there is the fact that cuts to the local F will further isolate the already under-served neighborhoods of Red Hook and the Columbia Waterfront. Red Hook is home to the 2nd largest public housing development in NYC and the Smith-9 St station is the sole subway link for those residents. These cuts will be a big blow.

Please sign the petition here and tell MTA Board Members: No cuts to local F Train service in Brooklyn!

Get involved by contacting our elected officials here.
And learn more about the issue on  Don't Cut Local F.

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State Senator Squadron To Host Town Hall Meeting About The F Train

F Stands for...
If you think the F train service leaves lots to be desired, you are not alone. Overcrowding, re-routing and outages are a constant annoyance for local commuters. When State Senator Daniel Squadron took office in January 2009, he promised to work on the problem and asked the MTA to review the F line. The results were made public in October. Now, the senator is inviting the community to a town hall meeting on the subject. Below is more info from the senator's office:

This past summer, State Senator Squadron called on the MTA to conduct a full line review of the F Train in response to the many constituent complaints he received regarding ongoing service problems. In October, the MTA released the findings from this review in a comprehensive report (which you can find on Senator Squadron's website at: www.squadron.nysenate.gov).

To make this report even more accessible to the public, Senator Daniel Squadron and Community Boards 2 & 6 invite you to attend a Town Hall Meeting about the F train. MTA representatives will discuss the recent report about F train performance, and discuss proposals for improving service.

F Train Town Hall

Hosted by State Senator Daniel Squadron 

WHEN: Thursday, December 10

6:30 pm

WHERE: PS 58 Auditorium

330 Smith Street, Brooklyn NY

(Corner of Smith and Carroll streets, at Carroll Street stop on the F line)

If you have any questions about this event or would like to receive a copy of the F train report, please don't hesitate to contact me. I am available by phone at (718) 802-3818 or by e-mail at ellen at danielsquadron dot org.


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At F Train Town Hall, MTA Promises Improvements

(photo credit: Senator Squadron's office)
From left to right:
Assemblywoman Joan Millman, Councilman-elect Brad Lander
and State Senator Daniel Squadron

Shortly after taking office in early 2009, State Senator Daniel Squadron was flooded with telephone calls from constituents, who complained about the spotty F train service. In response, Squadron asked the MTA to undertake a top-to-bottom review of the F line.

Last week, on Thursday, December 10 at PS 58, Senator Squadron held an "F Train Town Hall."
Andy Inglesby and Glenn Lunden of the M.T.A. were in attendance to explain the recently completed report about the line's performance and to discuss proposals for improving service.
Also on hand were Assemblywoman Joan Millman and Councilman-elect Brad Lander.

In their presentation, Inglesby and Lunden acknowledged that the F significantly lacked behind other lines in the system in on-time performance. Amongst the issues facing the line are:

- the F is the 2nd longest route (27 miles)
-has a complex track sharing between the G, E and V line.
-Has a busy schedule with 15 trains per hour at peak.
-Has a large ridership
-Has an aging car fleet
-And an aging infrastructure (82.5% of the route dates before 1940 or earlier with 16% constructed in 1919-1920)

Currently, some improvements are being implemented. New subway cars have been replacing older ones and some stations are being renovated.

-The Jay Street station rehabilitation will be completed by the end of 2010. A new underground transfer to the M and R lines at Lawrence Street/ Metro Tech will be provided at the J Street station by the first quarter of 2011.

-The Culver Viaduct rehabilitation is underway right now and will be completed by 2013. The work will unfortunately mean some additional interruption in service on some week-ends.
The Viaduct work will include the full renovation of the 9th Street station, which will need to be closed for approximately 9 months.
An express service on the F line will not be possible until this work is completed. The MTA will look at that possibility after 2013.

As for Carroll Gardens' main subway plaza at 2nd Place and Smith Street, which was closed for safety concerns during the construction of the 360 Smith Street building, it will remain closed until October 2010.

Lets hope that some of this work will improve the less-than-average performance of the F.

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Is F Train Express Service Causing Vibrations And Impacting Brownstones Near Subway In Carroll Gardens And Boerum Hill?

In mid-May, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that it will be running express F train service between the Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue stations (with a stop at 7th Avenue Park Slope) as early as this summer for a limited time. The express service will be fully implemented in the fall of 2017, with half of all F trains running express each way during peak morning and evening rush hours.

Besides cutting trains by 50% for those in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Gowanus, there is another concern for local residents who own homes near the Carroll Street Station.
The MTA has already been using the express tracks through that station, and every time that happens, it creates an incredible amount of vibration.

I received the following email from a reader:

We think there is a serious problem with the F Express running past the Carroll Street and Bergen Street stops that has not received attention: Our house, which is a third of the way down our block from Smith Street, has terrible vibrations when the Express runs. The Express track was cut deeper into the earth at these stops for some reason (its not stacked, just lower), and it runs faster. We wonder how many of the historic houses up and down these blocks that make up the character of Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill are experiencing this, and what structural impact it is having?

If enough neighbors are also experiencing this, the MTA could (1) conduct engineering studies to determine the level of vibration and possible damage and fixes, and/or (2) SLOW DOWN the Express at these stops until these questions are answered.

Concerned neighbors

I live close to the Carroll Street Station myself and have noticed the strong vibration as well.  Though a mild shaking can sometimes be detected in my house when a train goes by on the regular tracks, it is definitely more noticeable when one runs past the station on the express tracks.

I can only wonder what will happen when the proposed expanded express service goes into effect this summer.

Do you live in a brownstone close to the F Train line near the Carroll Street or Bergen Street Stations?  Have you noticed this increased vibration in your home?  

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Get Ready For Some More F Train Inconvenience

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Arrrgggg!

Some more F train inconvenience, but this time, it has to do with the rehabilitation of the Culver Viaduct, the elevated tracts over the Gowanus Canal at the Smith and 9th Street station and not with the closure of the 2nd Place entrance. Work on the the steel viaduct, which is currently wrapped Christo-style in black protective netting, is to continue through 2012.

To accommodate the repair, F train service between Jay Street-Borough Hall and Church Avenue will be suspended for the following weekends:

October 10-12,

October 17-19,

October 24-26

and November 14-16,

from 12:01 am Saturdays through 5:00 am Mondays.

There will be shuttle buses provided to transport travelers from Jay Street-Borough Hall along the F train route.

Sounds like a traffic nightmare to me.


Related reading:

When Carroll Gardens Commuters Come Home Tonight, The 2nd Place F Train Plaza Will Be Closed

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Thanks To State Senator Squadron, MTA To Review F Train

State Senator Squadron's letter to MTA

State Senator Daniel Squadron certainly deserves thanks for urging the MTA to address the many problems plaguing the F train. The ridership on this line has exploded in recent years. Then there is the problem with deteriorating stations. (9th Street in particular is a nightmare.)
Most importantly, some of the elevated tracks look disastrous.
In an email, Ellen Whelan-Wurst, the Senator's Brooklyn Office Director, writes:

I wanted to let everyone know that thanks to a request made by Senator Daniel Squadron, the MTA has begun a full-scale, comprehensive review of the F train. Senator Squadron reached out to the MTA on this matter after having heard from many constituents about the increasing problems facing F train riders, including delays, crowded trains and poor station conditions. We are happy that the MTA has begun this review, and of course we will share the conclusions as soon as they are released.

Sounds great to me.
And for those who missed it last week, our State Senator got special mention in an editorial in the New York Times.

It is worth noting that the befuddled Democratic majority was nothing to wave the flag about. In many ways, it turned out to be almost as bad as the Republicans who ran the Senate for more than 40 years until January. But some Democrats, like Senator Daniel Squadron of Manhattan, were pushing for real changes that would, for example, have started to clean up the campaign finance system.

Thanks, Senator Squadron!
For related reading go to The Brooklyn Paper

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Mr.Stein's Show -And -Tell In Carroll Gardens

" Carroll Gardens is a particularly passionate place" Councilman Bill De Blasio stated at last night's C.G. Neighborhood Association meeting. He got that right! Passionate about keeping our neighborhood an oasis of front gardens, open skies and lovely humanly-scaled brownstones.
And only in Carroll Gardens can the community meet and grill a developer about his proposed building in a funeral home with a wake happening in the room next door. ( Gosh almighty: CGNA needs to find a new place to gather.)
The meeting got off to a boisterous start with a representative for the M.T.A. taking the podium to speak about the possibility of an express F service. Andy Inglesby, Ass. Director Government and Community relations MTA NYC Transit, was the first to get a taste of Carroll Gardeners' "passion." He explained that yes, the express F train service could happen, but, well, won't, at least for a long time. You see, he explained, the big viaduct that starts at Carroll Street and continues towards 4th Avenue needs to be repaired first. There are pieces of cement falling from it. That is why it was wrapped Cristo-style in black netting about 4-5 years ago, but who is counting. The contract for repairs to the failing structure will only be issued in the fall of 2008. With delays and a four year construction time-table....well you get the picture. No express F train service anytime soon.
The second issue was the impact of the 360 Smith Street construction on subway service in the neighborhood. Mr. Inglesby confirmed what we all knew already. During construction of said building, the plaza and the Second Place subway station, our main subway entrance, will be closed for part of the time. The M.T.A.'s Outside Project Unit has looked at the project and it is a go as far as they are concerned. Inglesby stated that they are committed to having a person from the M.T.A. on site at all times.
When the floor was opened to questions, I am sure that Mr. Inglesby would have rather been at the wake next door than in front of our community. Bottled up anger at the fact that private development has right of way over tax-paying, subway-riding residents came to the surface. The idea that so many commuters and school children will have to use the tiny subway entrance on the opposite street side seemed unreasonable to many. There clearly had been no planning, no provision in place to address the loss of our biggest subway entrance.
The crowd was visibly concerned about making do without it even for a few months and Mr. Inglesby seemed to have no real answers.
The question of who is responsible and who owns the subway plaza did not help matter. The MTA seems to own an easement on part of the plaza and therefore has more control of the site than it is claiming. Bill De Blasio had to step in with the usual promise of finding out "the facts" before construction of the building starts. That does not give him or his office a lot of time. And we know how difficult it is for him "to get back to us" in a timely fashion.

Then it was William Stein's turn. Let me first state that the developer of 360 Smith Street in no way had to show up and give a presentation to the neighborhood. But it was the right thing to do and for that we have to give him credit. He patiently answered questions but it was clear from the get-go that he was keeping the final design of his building a pretty close secret. If the community had hoped for a detailed presentation of drawings and materials, we were all disappointed. Mr. Stein stood in front of Carroll Gardens holding up one artist rendering. He reminded me more of a kindergartener in front of a classroom during show-and-tell than of a man presenting the plans of a building that he wants to sell to the neighborhood. I would have loved to take a picture, but Mr. Stein insisted that he would cover up the drawing again if he saw flashing cameras. Something about evil bloggers who post pictures of building renderings prematurely.
Here is what he did share:
The building is going to be 70 feet at its highest point, at the corner of Smith and Second Place and then step down to the Hannah Senesh School and to Second place to reflect"the rythm of the brownstones" (his words)
The building will be condo
It will have about 44 apartments
It will have some parking
Materials will include some terra cotta tiles, some stucco, a glass canopy on the courtyard side.

But as I said, it was all very vague and Stein was a master of not committing himself to anything. Asked for a second time if he was willing to meet with about 3-4 neighborhood representatives to discuss concerns about the building, he seemed to be reluctant at first:
" But who represents your neighborhood?" and then" I want to be proud of this project. I am not trying to build by committee but want to be responsive to the community" Lets see how responsive he will be. If anything, last night proved once again that Carroll Gardeners are going to watch this project very, very closely. And that as a community, we are not easily duped.

One little aside about last night. Until I brought his name up, the name of the project architect Robert Scarano was not mentioned at all. Councilman De Blasio, who was so gung-ho to ban Scarano from ever building in this neighborhood, has become oddly quiet on the subject. What happened, Bill? Read more

Mark Your Calendar: More F & G Train Week-End Service Disruption

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Culver Viaduct

Argggghhhhh! Get ready for more F and G train week-end service disruption, due to the Culver Viaduct Rehab project. On the dates below, F and G train service between Jay Street and Church Avenue will be suspended and will be replaced by shuttle buses.
You know the drill....

Below is a note from the Metropolitan Transit Authority:

Below, please find the weekends in 2010 when MTA NYC Transit will need to suspend F and G service between Jay Street and Church Avenue, due to the ongoing Culver Viaduct rehabilitation project.
A shuttle bus will be replacing F & G service between Jay Street and Church Avenue and will operate both local and express. Hours of operation for each weekend are 12:01 a.m. Saturdays through 5:00 a.m. Mondays.

February 20-22
February 27-March 1
May 8-10
May 15-17
May 22-24
November 13-15
November 20-22

More dates for 2011 will be announced later

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Another Week-End Without Train Service In Carroll Gardens, And One More To Come

The week-end service cut on the F train and G train line is getting old, no?

This last week-end, Carroll Gardeners had to do without train service more time, and this coming one, buses will replace trains to the Jay Street/ Borough Hall station again.

But, you will be glad to know that work is ACTUALLY being done on the Carroll Street station. On Saturday, I spotted MTA workers , as they came out of the President and Smith Street station.

Would have hated to find out that there was no service for nothing.

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Arrrggghhhhh! More F & G Train Service Disruption This Week-End And Next

It has been a while, but here we go again... Get ready for more F and G train week-end service disruption, due to the Culver Viaduct Rehab project. This week-end and next, F and G train service between Jay Street and Church Avenue will be suspended and will be replaced by shuttle buses.
You know the drill....


If you want more info, check the MTA web site.

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