Who said
living in Brooklyn was inconvenient and terrible? For Brooklynites who complain that the beach is far away, well, the MTA is now bringing the beach to YOU. Conveniently.
Transit officials will now extend the G train FIVE miles to Coney Island to help supplement closures on the F line during repairs!
“There are times when service changes can actually result in localized improvement for riders. When that happens, we like to promote it!”
”In this case, we are extending the G line by more than 5 miles and giving customers from Greenpoint AND Williamsburg a direct route to Coney Island. So I encourage customers from Long Island City and Northern Brooklyn to put on some flip flops, grab the sunscreen, and enjoy a transfer-free subway ride to the beach!””
Transit officials announced that during 2 weekends in August they will bring "the G to the Sea" by extending it more than five miles from Church Avenue to Coney Island.
The service changes are slated for the first two FULL weekends in August, which will allow the agency to work on 2 projects, according to MTA officials.
Construction crews will finish up Superstorm Sandy (we know, it's taken a while!) repairs the tunnel the F train uses between Manhattan and Brooklyn while also installing cables near Jay Street to help with a signal modernization project between Church Avenue and Coney Island.
The work will last from 9:30pm on Fridays to 5am on Monday the weekends of August 6 through 9 and August 13 through 16.
Here's a map of a more in-depth explanation below:
HURRY!
get you some o’ that G to the Sea beachy goodness!
