Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Taking the N to Coney Island? Watch Your Head
Posted by Henry Stewart on Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Several stations on the N line in Brooklyn—the section known as the Sea Beach Line, the outdoor stretch from 59th Street to Stillwell Avenue—are falling apart, the Bensonhurst Bean reports. In June, a gutter at the 18th Avenue station broke off from the roof and landed on the platform, the most visible degradation among stations where stairways have rusted, walls have cracked, paint has peeled, and water leaks in.
The MTA plans to repair the damage—starting in 26 months, the blog reports, and lasting for four years, which will undoubtedly cause frequent service disruptions. Damned if you do, damned if you don't! Sorry, Bensonhurst and Gravesend residents.
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Henry Stewart
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Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
Henry Stewart is the Culture Editor at The L Magazine and some kind of editor at Brooklyn Magazine. He has always lived in Brooklyn.
