The subway that directly connects Brooklyn to Queens without any Manhattan interference will be getting much needed signal upgrades this summer. This means the G train is scheduled to shut down in sections from June 28–September 2. Get ready to shuttle.
The released plan shuts down the G between Court Square and Nassau Avenue starting June 28 to July 15. Then from July 5 to August 12 the shutdown will extend to Bedford-Nostrand from Court Square. The next section to go G-less will be between Bedford-Nostrand and Hoyt-Schermerhorn from August 12 to September 2. In the areas lacking train service a free shuttle bus will be provided.
Since this shutdown was announced this January, local elected officials have been campaigning to adjust the shutdown’s schedule to be more rider-friendly and add more improvements to the G train. Among these requested improvements are: lengthening the train, extending the line to Forest Hills Avenue/71st Avenue Station as it once was, and increasing the number of trains. The elected argue that the G train serves some of the fastest growing communities in NYC, and this trend will most likely continue.
Also in January, over twenty state and city elected officials who represent current or former G train stops led by NYS Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, signed a letter addressed to Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) leadership. They also started a petition the public can sign here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/the-g-train-we-deserve/
The G train with at most five cars in length (often only four cars long) is the shortest MTA line that isn’t a shuttle train. Other trains are at least eight to ten cars in length. It is a rare G train rider that hasn’t done a dash down the platform to reach the last car before the train leaves.
On May 30, Gallagher in partnership with NYS Senator Kristen Gonzalez and NYC Council Members Lincoln Restler and Jennifer Gutiérrez held a town hall with the MTA and NYC-DOT on the G train multi-week shutdown for the community.
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