Posted in Transportation, tagged autumn in ny, brooklyn, f train, g train, mta, mta bus, photography, prospect park, prospect park sw, trackwork on November 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Can we get back to normal, please? Buses replaced the subways between Church Ave. and Jay Streets for the second weekend in a row, and was it ever slow. Taking pictures out the window of the foliage did not compensate for time spent on the hard blue seats.
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged bangadeshis in ny, brooklyn, brooklyn streetfair, f train, g train, mcdonald ave, nyc subway, photography, trackwork on May 17, 2010| 2 Comments »
The Bangladeshi street fair on McDonald Avenue yesterday was colorful, loud, and impeding traffic. That’s not unusual, but especially unfortunate when it coincides with trains between Church and Jay Street being replaced by shuttle buses. Mass transit riders were not happy.
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, f train, g train, gas station brooklyn, mcdonald ave, mobil, mobil on the run, nyc bus, nyc subway, photography, trackwork on May 15, 2010| 1 Comment »
If you take the local shuttle bus that is replacing the F and G trains between Jay Street and Church Avenue this weekend, you’ll enjoy a similar smudged view from the seats on the left. The shuttle trains run frequently, but adding this detour to a trip is still a big nuisance.
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, bus stop, f train, fourth ave, ninth st, nyc subway, photography, reflections, trackwork on November 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Another weekend of messed up subways. Riders seem resigned, almost used to it. The sun came out for a few minutes, and there was no rain. If it was the middle of winter and freezing cold, everyone at the bus stop would be complaining big time.
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, church ave, inconvenience, kensington, nyc subway, photography, subway changes, trackwork on October 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
These signs are for bus changes, but nearby you’ll find some postings about the subways, too. Work is being done this weekend on approximately three-quarters of the city’s subway lines. The MTA says they need to perform repairs, etc. before winter and cold weather arrive. For riders, a half-hour ride might take an hour and require a few subway changes and/or a bus ride. Fortunately, there are lots of MTA personnel out to give directions and help riders.
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, f train, fourth ave, g train, nyc subway, photography, smith and 9th, trackwork on July 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Those modular panels made of two-by-fours and plastic mesh have crept down the track from Smith and Ninth to the Fourth Avenue stop on the F line (and G now, too) . The wooden framework looks like a peace sign bisected by a stepladder; it appears sufficient to protect track workers from debris that a moving subway train might stir up.
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, elevated subway, f train, fourth ave, g train, nyc subway, photography, smith and 9th, trackwork on June 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This is why there have been service changes on the F and G Trains lately. Work is being done on the elevated section around Smith and 9th and Fourth Avenue, and to protect the outside tracks, panels of screens (seen here, stacked) are being erected. Can’t yet tell what the real work is going to involve.
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