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F And G Train Doomsday Is Upon Us (Brooklyn)
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John Del Signore
Published May 20, 2011
Modified May 20, 2011
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John Del Signore
Published May 20, 2011
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Say your prayers, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook, Park Slope, Gowanus, and Windsor Terrace: This weekend the F and G trains will meet their maker. The long-dreaded project to rehabilitate the nearly century-old Culver Viaduct is now entering its FML phase, and F and G train service will be suspended in parts of Brooklyn that don't have many convenient subway alternatives. Starting tonight at 11:30 p.m. and continuing through Monday at 5 a.m., the F will stop running between Jay Street-MetroTech and 18th Avenue, and the G will be suspended between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets and Church Avenue.
The good news is C train riders will get some extra trains because the F will be rerouted over the C line after Jay Street-MetroTech. The other good news is that... uh, well, looking to the future, this $275 million project will restore the dilapidated Viaduct structure before it collapses and destroys the street where they shot that creepy exterior scene from Goodfellas (the one where Jimmy tells Karen to take a dress and she gets freaked out). Tracks, signals and switches will all be rehabilitated, as well as the platforms, canopies and the "historic" arch at the 4th Avenue-9th Street station.
Also, in our experience, the MTA has done a pretty good job with the shuttle buses during these service suspensions; some Greenpoint residents even found the shuttle buses to be faster than intermittent G train service. And that's a healthy attitude to have if you live in Red Hook or Carroll Gardens, because soon enough these shuttle buses will be your home-away-from-home—starting June 20th and continuing through March 2012, the Smith-9th Street station will close completely for rehabilitation. F and G trains will bypass Smith-9th Street station in both directions for the duration. PLEASE BE PATIENT. Here's the deal:
- For service to stations between Jay Street-MetroTech and 4th Avenue-9th Street, customers may take the LOCAL shuttle bus making stops at Jay Street-MetroTech, Bergen Street, Carroll Street, Smith-9th Sts., and 4th Avenue-9th Street.
- For customers traveling between Jay Street-MetroTech and Church Avenue or stations further south, customers may take the LIMITED shuttle bus making stops at Jay Street-MetroTech, Church Avenue, Ditmas Avenue and 18th Avenue.
- For service to stations between 4th Avenue-9th Street and Church Avenue, customers may take the LOCAL shuttle bus making stops at 4th Avenue-9th Street, 7th Avenue, 15th Street-Prospect Park, Ft. Hamilton Parkway and Church Avenue.
Oh, and don't forget, the 7 train isn't running between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza this weekend, either. But you're used to that by now, aren't you Long Island City? We're beginning to think you like the abuse.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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