Gothamist: More Weekend L Train Disruptions Through 2006

bunny

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 20:45:37 -0500

i think its a great thing , now we wont have all that trash coming into the city, fuck bk

am

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:51:50 -0500

And Bloomberg's appointees to the MTA will be better?

Larry Littlefield

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:14:27 -0500

I wish you L-train prima-donnas would stop complaining. Once this project is done, virtually the whole line will have been rebuilt, limiting the need for construction in the future. The same work will be done on the Culver Line (F-train in Brooklyn) in several pieces over who knows how many years, and it has barely started!

Simon

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:38:43 -0500

"It's because Williamsburgers are laid-back California/Midwest types who stroll around casually sipping coffee and listening to their iPods while walking their pet chihuahuas. They can't be bothered to actually stand up for anything, let alone New York" C'mon with the stereotypes. There;s plenty of us along the L that won't bend over and are ready to challenge the MTA. There's got to be an alternative that doesn't involve a full closure of the line for that long of a time period. Just a few months ago they did run on a single track after the rush hours while working on the signals. That was a pain for commuters but a neccessary evil. This is just too much. Where do we organize against this?

Kevin Walsh

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:10:59 -0500

>>>They can't be bothered to actually stand up for anything, let alone New York (as evidenced by yuppies' strong support of Bloomberg). Yeah, right, Freddie will tame the MTA! www.forgotten-ny.com

Mike Doyle

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:32:03 -0500

Oh, please. You think NYC (my hometown) has it bad? Sheesh. Here in Chicago in the 1990s they shut down an entire line for two years to rebuild it. And right now, they're closing every other station on another major line (yes, that's every second station) for a multi-year rehab job. Seven weekend closures? People on the Brown Line here would kill for just seven weekend closures. This, I'm betting, is not going to spell the end of the world for Billburg. I mean, let's face it. Hispters can afford to cab it to Brooklyn, anyway.

anon

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:57:54 -0500

the real problem is with the original planning of the two brooklyn crosstown lines (the g and l). where every other line in the city has express lines (i.e. four tracks per line) the g and l, you may have noticed, do not. which makes them much more susceptible to these kinds of problems. when you need to work on a piece of rail you have no choice but to close down the line while the work is being done. this is why almost everyother subway system in the world closes down late at night (nobody else has the express lines!). so complain all you want but until they start laying down new track there ain't nothing you can do.

stan

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:22:43 -0500

This is an outrage! Where is the people/businesses protesting? All because of that money wasting robo-train idea? I'm so mad! You bet Marty will get a letter from me - but where is the public protest?

tin man

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:27:46 -0500

yikes, this morning ride to work was a real pain! If only there was a pic of Jen Chung to contemplate while standing in a crowded-non-moving L train... one can only wish =)

threetoedsloth

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:32:07 -0500

And did anyone else get stranded by the L train on the way to work this morning? During rush hour the trains went out of service and everyone was roaming around in confusion trying to find an alternate route to Manhattan. I had to walk down to the JMZ and was very late to work. Curses!

Brook Lynn

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:17:55 -0500

FCK YOU MTA! I've been dealing with this L train shite for 4 years now. How about they use some of that 'surplus' to hire more people get the goddamn job done?!!??!?!?!? But I suppose that would take leadership and vision- instead we get reduced rates on some weekends over the holidays. Screw it, i'm buying a car.