Did You Know: Bay Ridge Used To Have An Elevated Subway Line?

By on December 7, 2012  Traffic & Transit
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Yup. From 1893 to 1940, you could take in the sights on an elevated train from Downtown Brooklyn to 3rd Avenue and 65th Street via Hudson Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, 5th Avenue, and 38th Street. Along the way, passengers could connect to either the Long Island Railroad, various street cars that live on as bus lines, or subways that remain in service to this day.

But, as they used to say on Reading Rainbow, don’t just take my word for it – read this Wikipedia article, or just check out the video above, posted by aronsteelo.

The elevated tracks of the BMT’s 5th Avenue- Bay Ridge Line were dismantled in October and November of 1941.

[UPDATED] MTA Puts Out Partial Service Subway Map

By on October 31, 2012  Featured story, Traffic & Transit
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[UPDATE - November 4] With the restoration of Brooklyn-to-Manhattan train service via the 2/3/4/D/F/J lines, the MTA has published a new hurricane recovery map – click here. The original post is below for reference.

Via Matt Chaban at the New York Observer, here’s a map the MTA just put out illustrating the limited subway service which will take effect tomorrow morning.

[UPDATED] Sunday’s NYC Marathon Cancelled

By on October 31, 2012  Featured story, Sports
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The 2011 NYC Marathon along 4th Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (Photo: Brian Hedden).

[UPDATED] 11/2/12 As per multiple news sources, the 2012 ING NYC Marathon has been cancelled. The announcement by Mayor Bloomberg came in the midst of increasing public outcry and after a number of elected officials issued statements strongly criticizing the event for potentially taking away resources from citywide relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

It seems ING New York City Marathon officials and city pols may have decided as early as Monday that the annual race would be set to go on as planned. Continue reading »