By Matt Chaban 11/05/12 10:24am

Planes Trains & Automobiles

The line for the B62, about the only G-train life line. (Heidi Metcalfe/Twitter)

MTA: ‘Getting the G and L Running Again Is Our Highest Priority’

The people of North Brooklyn can be an entitled bunch (as a local, this reporter can personally testify to this). After all, the lights, even the Internet stayed on through most of the storm, and property damage was minimal, even for those condos cum punching bags on the waterfront. Still, standing outside in the freezing cold while one packed B62 after another blows by your stop is not a very comforting feeling. Forget getting to work, what about the hypothermia concerns the mayor has been preaching?

But fear not, now that the MTA has gotten to all the other subway lines—which to be totally fair had less flooding and/or carried more riders into the city—the L and the G are now its primary recovery focus, according to MTA spokesman Adam Lisberg. Read More

By Azi Paybarah 3/11/10 7:57pm

Lots of Cops, Chanting at Ratner’s Groundbreaking

The Observer‘s very unofficial Brooklyn correspondent Eric Kuo (as in he doesn’t actually work here) is at the Atlantic Yard’s project’s Barclay’s groundbreaking ceremony and Tweeting entertaining dispatches.

Kuo: “Chant is ‘arrest Ratner now’ somehow I doubt these cops will comply.”

Daily News City Hall Bureau Chief Adam Lisberg is Read More

By Azi Paybarah 8:20pm

What Is Michael Bloomberg?

After Michael Bloomberg’s meeting today with Republican leaders, Adam Lisberg of the Daily News asked the mayor’s spokesman if the mayor “is still a liberal, and if not, when did that change.” Howard Wolfson, the spokesman, smiled and laughed. Lisberg persisted. “It’s a serious question,” he said. “Well, look,” said Wolfson. “I think people can Read More

By Azi Paybarah 7:54pm

What Is Michael Bloomberg?

After Michael Bloomberg’s meeting today with Republican leaders, Adam Lisberg of the Daily News asked the mayor’s spokesman if the mayor “is still a liberal, and if not, when did that change.”

Howard Wolfson, the spokesman, smiled and laughed.

Lisberg persisted. “It’s a serious question,” he said.

“Well, look,” said Wolfson. “I think people can Read More