The MTA and New York City Department of Transportation have established three routes for bus bridge service and bus priority lanes from three Brooklyn locations to Midtown Manhattan. Starting at 6 a.m., and operating 24 hours a day until further notice, shuttle buses will travel to and from subway stations at Atlantic Avenue, Jay Street […]
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As we know at this point, residents of Brooklyn Heights were fortunate as Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc over many other regions of the borough. If you’d like to help out those in neighborhoods that suffered great impact, info is below: Shelter at Brooklyn Tech (entrance on South Elliott off DeKalb): To volunteer, please sign up […]
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So, how are dealing with this? Going to work, working from home or hardly working? Comment away!
November 1, 2012MTA has resumed subway service in Brooklyn, but no trains are operating under the East River into Manhattan. 4 is running from Borough Hall to New Lots Ave, 5 from Atlantic Ave to Brooklyn College, A from Jay St to Lefferts Blvd, B from Atlantic Ave to Bay Parkway, F from Jay St to Ave […]
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MTA has resumed subway service in Brooklyn, but no trains are operating under the East River into Manhattan. 4 is running from Borough Hall to New Lots Ave, 5 from Atlantic Ave to Brooklyn College, A from Jay St to Lefferts Blvd, B from Atlantic Ave to Bay Parkway, F from Jay St to Ave […]
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Reminder: Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 4 at 2 a.m. Set your clocks back an hour as Standard Time resumes. The current schedule was determined by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which mandates that in the U.S., clocks spring forward on the second Sunday in March, and fall back on the first Sunday […]
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Gothamist has posted five time-lapse videos showing the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the city, including the one below taken in Brooklyn Heights as Lower Manhattan goes dark within seconds at the :08 mark. Prepare to feel your insides tighten …
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We’ve received word from Notify NYC that because flooding has allowed untreated wastewater to flow into local waterways, “direct contact with the Hudson River, East River, New York Harbor, Jamaica Bay and the Kill Van Kull for recreational activities such as swimming, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, or any other water activity that would entail possible direct […]
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The Montague Street Business Improvement District filed a Wednesday evening update for businesses and local residents in the wake of all things storm-related. Highlights follow: * Sanitation Collection: “Although not formally confirmed, it is expected garbage collections will resume either tonight or tomorrow morning along Montague Street. Recycling collections are suspended until further notice.” * […]
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Now this is genius… MTA has released an up to-the-minute map that shows which subway lines will be operating beginning Thursday, November 1. No lines are making stops below 42nd Street, while, as you’ll also see, unfortunately, there is no service yet connecting Brooklyn Heights with Manhattan. Info about transit options connecting buses from Jay […]
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