North Brooklyn Transit to Take Major Hit

As the NY Times is reporting, many subway lines are set to have reduced service, and some trains and busses are set to be cut entirely. Many of these affect our neighborhood:

• Z train to be eliminated and J will no longer go express, possibly meaning less frequent rush hour service on the JMZ.
• G train will end at all times at Court Square instead of going to Forest Hills, formalizing a change that has been more or less in effect on weekends for a couple years now.
• M train is to no longer go to the other half of Brooklyn once it goes into Manhattan (as it currently does during rush hour), ending a convenient route from the Southside to Downtown Brooklyn.

That's just the tip of the iceberg. Most weekend day letter line trains (including the G and J) will reduce their frequency from eight to ten minutes between trains. Late night times between trains will increase from 20 to 30 minutes. For local buses the B39 will be cancelled entirely while the B48 will not have overnight service.

If this bugs you and you want to do something about it, attend our followup working meeting to the Town Hall Meeting, Dec 4 at 7:00pm at Holy Ghost Church (160 N 5th Street). Details about the meeting will be forthcoming.

From the NY Times article:

Mr. Sander said the route alterations “will result in extra transfers, longer travel times, longer wait times and longer walking time.” Trains would be more crowded. Subway cars would be cleaned less frequently. Station booths would be closed. Bus service would be cut back on weekends and at nights. The express-bus fare would rise to $7.50 from $5. The cost of the Access-a-Ride paratransit service for disabled riders would rise.

Full details are on the MTA website