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GREENPOINT | WILLIAMSBURG
VOLUME 46 | NUMBER 45
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
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Commuters use a staircase to transfer from the L train platform to the Union Square subway station on Nov. 14.
L-Train shutdown To put increased Burden on the W’burg Bridge By Raanan Geberer Greenpoint Gazette
North Brooklyn residents have already begun counting down to April, when the L train will cease running between Manhattan and Brooklyn for approximately 15 months. When that happens, the Williamsburg Bridge, is expected to take up much, if not most, of the burden, according to The New York Times. Approximately 72,000 L-train
riders are expected to switch to the J, M and Z trains, which go over the bridge. Another 38,000 L riders are expected to ride the new L1, L2, L3 and L4 buses, which will also use the bridge. Finally, cycling on the bridge’s two-way bike path, which already sees 7,300 trips a day, is expected to double and possibly triple, the Times said. continued on p.3
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‘A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN’ HONORED AT BPL’S LEONARD STREET BRANCH
Illustrator Amy Lyons (right) autographs a 75th edition of the book for a fan. See page 2. Greenpoint Gazette photo by Andy Katz