As the MTA continues its Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project—basically rebuilding it—the agency has reopened the 4th Avenue-9th Street station house, which has been closed for 40 years. NYC Transit President Thomas Prendergast said, "During the initial phases of this project, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to reopen the east side station house on 4th Avenue. We are grateful to the elected officials whose contributions allowed us to do even more than we had planned at this historic station."
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After Over 40 Years, MTA Reopens 4th Avenue-9th Street Station House
Last Chance To Get To Windsor Terrace On Public Transportation!
The continuing hell that is F and G train service around Brownstone Brooklyn continues, starting this weekend lasting into, basically, eternity. So if you've ever wanted to explore Windsor Terrace with the magic public transportation, do it now, while you still can.
F 'n' G Train Pain Begins for Windsor Terrace, Smith/9th Stops
Because of the long-term rehabilitation work on the Culver Viaduct, this weekend there was no F or G train service in either direction between Jay Street/MetroTech in Brooklyn and Church Avenue; the MTA ran free shuttle buses instead. And starting this morning, there is no Manhattan-bound F or Queens-bound G service at 15th Street-Prospect Park and Ft. Hamilton Parkway Stations, and no Manhattan-bound F service at Smith-9th Streets Station. Queens-bound G service will stop at the station at a temporary platform at Fourth Avenue and 9th Street (seen here). So far, reactions on Twitter, where New Yorkers come to complain, have been surprisingly tame (perhaps because some people have the day off). Still, there are a few outraged @souls who refuse to #suffer in silence.
No F or G Between Jay Street and Church This Weekend
Last weekend, the MTA had planned to suspend F and G train service between Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue in Brooklyn. But at the last minute, post-traumatic snow phobia gave local residents a reprieve, and the work was rescheduled to... this weekend! From 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, January 17th, free shuttle buses will replace F and G service between those two stops. An MTA spokesperson explains that the subway service is being suspended because they just like messing with your head. Kidding, it's for a really important reason!
F Train Hell Begins for Windsor Terrace, Smith Street Stops
The MTA is entering the next phase of its highly dreaded renovation of the Culver Viaduct, which the F and G trains use as they ascend to the highest subway stop in NYC, at Smith-9th Street in Carroll Gardens. The necessary rehabilitation work will seriously inconvenience residents in this part of Brooklyn for months if not years, starting next Monday with the discontinuation of Manhattan-bound F and G service at Smith-9th Street, 15th Street Prospect Park, and Ft. Hamilton Parkway stations. This phase will last until May (or so they say!), and people are pissed. What follows is an excerpt from one of the many irate e-mails we've received in the past couple of days:
Effed-Up Commutes in F, G Train Riders' Future
F—and G—train riders, brace yourself in 2011. The Daily News reports that the MTA board is "expected to award a $179 million contract to rebuild the Culver Viaduct, a crumbling concrete and steel structure above local streets and the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens" today. What does this mean? Well, lots of service disruptions—and shuttle buses!—starting in 2011.
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