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Who Rides the R Train Downtown, Anyway?

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Brian  News, Subways and Streets  Max Rose, Montague Tunnel, MTA, R train

30,000 people, that’s who.

6 Things You Need to Know About the 86th Street Station Elevator

April 27, 2018 Brian  News, Subways and Streets  86th Street, elevators, R train

First of all, it’s really happening. Construction is scheduled to begin!

Why Does the R Train Stop Running in Bay Ridge on the Weekends?

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 Brian  News, Subways and Streets  MTA, R train, R-train shutdown  5 Comments

The MTA hasn’t told us. Or your elected officials.

Accessibility protest in Bay Ridge

Will Bay Ridge Subway Stations Ever Have Elevators?

October 30, 2017February 12, 2018 Henry  Featured Article, News, Subways and Streets  69th Street, 86th Street, Bay Ridge Avenue, elevators, R train, subway

The short answer: probably, sort of, eventually, maybe.

The Marty Makeover at Bay Ridge Avenue: What You Will and Won’t Get

April 26, 2017April 25, 2017 Brian  News, Subways and Streets  69th Street, Bay Ridge Avenue, Marty Golden, MTA, R train  2 Comments

The 69th Street station is closing for renovations. Not that you’ll get what you want.

77th Street Subway Entrance

Crappy 100th Birthday, R Train! Love, Bay Ridge

January 14, 2016March 9, 2018 Henry  News  77th Street, 86th Street, 95th Street, Bay Ridge Avenue, development, Fourth Avenue, MTA, NYC Department of Transportation, R train, subway  7 Comments

How the R was won and where it got us.

The R Train is the Fifth-Worst Subway Line

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 Brian  News, Subways and Streets  MTA, R train, State of the Subways, Straphangers Campaign, subway, subway report card

Here are 3 reasons we need better report cards.

77th Street R subway station

Bay Ridge Subway Entrance Quietly Reopens

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 Henry  News, Subways and Streets  77th Street, MTA, R train

Two and a half months of rehabilitation are finally over.

For the Next Two Weeks, No R Trains at Night in Bay Ridge

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 Alaric  News, Subways and Streets  FASTRACK, MTA, R train, shuttle bus  1 Comment

FASTRACK is coming to slow your roll. But it will all be worth it, right? RIGHT?

Map of proposed subway tunnel to Staten Island

The Time They (Almost) Built a Subway to Staten Island

May 27, 2015 Bob  Culture, History  R train, redistricting, Staten Island, subway

It would’ve gone right through Bay Ridge—and might’ve solved our congressional-district problem.

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