Sep. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The G train is finally back to full service following a painful summer shutdown. The Crosstown Line returned to its full route between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn at 5 a.m. on Sept. 3. The line had been shuttered in phases…
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Police seek suspect in robbery of woman at Brooklyn M train station
Aug. 12, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil
Cops are looking to identify the man they say snatched a pair of chains from a woman’s neck at the Myrtle Avenue and Central Avenue M station late last month.
Six new elevators open at Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street stations
Apr. 10, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
After more than a year of construction, six new elevators opened at the Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street stations in Williamsburg last week.
Tenant rallies, subway safety, and seasonal celebrations: Brooklyn Paper’s top stories from March 2024
Apr. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but it’s not really clear if the news cycle in Brooklyn follows that trend.
Two people fatally struck by subway trains in Brooklyn amid deadly week for MTA
Mar. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Two people were hit and killed by subway trains in Brooklyn in Tuesday in the midst of a particularly deadly week for the MTA.
NYPD blames Brooklyn subway shooting on fare evasion at station press conference
Mar. 15, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The New York Police Department is claiming the act of fare evasion played a significant role in Thursday afternoon’s subway shooting.
Cops seek trio behind violent subway station robbery in East New York
Feb. 16, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Police are looking to identify three individuals involved in a subway station robbery earlier this month.
‘No more’: Pols push for state budget funding to address subway bottleneck in Crown Heights
Feb. 14, 2024 By Adam Daly
Commuter advocates and New York state pols are demanding capital funding in this year’s state budget for the MTA to fix a subway bottleneck issue known as the Crown Heights Cluster.
New era for C train commuters: MTA debuts R211 ‘open gangway’ subway cars
Feb. 1, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
C train riders will be the first to experience the brand new R211 “open gangway” subway cars, which entered passenger service on the Washington Heights-to-East New York local line on Thursday.
Interborough Express light rail project, which will connect Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights, inches forward
Jan. 10, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
The proposed Interborough Express light rail, which would connect Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights without entering Manhattan, is inching forward, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday.