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Over 440,000 L train riders will be displaced daily during its 15-month-long closure

East Village Community to MTA: What the L Are You Going to Do?

The steps the MTA is taking to mitigate the inconveniences of the L Train, such as added bus routes, are more of a concern to some East Villagers than the closure itself.
By Nicole Rosenthal

Will the First-Ever ‘Bike Train’ Help Commuters Deal With the L Train Shutdown?

Elected officials and advocates are looking to encourage cycling as a way to deal with the shutdown, which will affect 400,000 people.
By Madina Toure
Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate, Jack's Mannequin and now Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

Andrew McMahon on Reuniting His Band Something Corporate

The piano rocker behind Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin discusses nostalgia, dance music and life in Williamsburg.
By Margaret Abrams
The L train is one of the most crowded subway lines in the city.

This is How People Are Reacting to the Impending L Train Closure

By Morgan Halberg
Subway passengers ride a crowded L train.

No Pain, No Train: One of Brooklyn’s Busiest Subway Lines Will Shut Down in 2019

By Terence Cullen
Bedford Avenue will be the last stop on the L Train when it enters its 18 month shutdown in 2019

Afternoon Bulletin: The L Train Apocalypse Is Officially Happening

By Spencer Roth-Rose
A hoverboard sparked a brawl in a Williamsburg supermarket

Afternoon Bulletin: Hoverboard Peach Brawl, Citywide Ferry System

By Nicole Rubin
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 01: A sign is posted outside of a Domino's Pizza restaurant on May 1, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Domino's Pizza Inc. reported an 18 percent surge in first quarter income with earnings of $40.5 million, or 71 cents per share, compared to $34.4 million, or 59 cents per share, one year ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Domino’s Accused of Wage Theft, L Train Saga Continues and More

By Lindsay Schneider
The L Train at Union Square

Afternoon Bulletin: L Train Shutdown Might Stretch to Manhattan and More

By Felipe De La Hoz
A man waits for a downtown M train. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: MTA To Shut Down M Train, City Doesn’t Have Enough Public Toilets

By Janaki Chadha
Pamela Anderson creates the first all-vegan shake at Millions of Milkshakes in West Hollywood, California in 2010.

Afternoon Bulletin: Cuomo Spox Rejects Pam Anderson’s Vegan Prison Meals

By Parker Richards
The L train suspension won't kick in until 2018. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: L Train Shutdown Starts 2018, a Bernie Sanders Effigy and More

By Janaki Chadha
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: A conductor on the number 6 line of the New York City subway (L) watches passengers board the train 13 December, 2002, at Grand Central Terminal in New York. The 34,000 member Transit Workers Union is threatening a strike if their contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority expires at 12:00 AM, 16 December, shutting down subway and bus service across the city. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

The L Train Nightmare Demands a Serious Solution

By The Editors
Protestors support the mayor's efforts to remove horses from New York streets last spring. (Photo Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Horse Carriage Deal Nixed, Life Without the L Train and More

By Parker Richards
Ms. Angelou speaks in New York City in 2009 (Jemal Countess/ Getty)

Afternoon Bulletin: Maya Angelou’s Home Up for Sale, Officials Caution Against Zika

By Janaki Chadha
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Afternoon Bulletin: Cuomo Heckled at State of the State, L Train Woes and More

By Vida Weisblum
he New Stand cofounders George Alan, Andrew Deitchman, David Carson and Lex Kendall (Photo: Kevin Magee/The New Stand)

The Reinvented Newsstand Is Taking Over New York

By Amanda Manning
(Photo: Courtesy The New Stand).

The New Stand is a Sleek and Updated Underground Bodega

By Margaret Abrams
Watch the gap- you won't be as lucky as this guy.

Tuck & Roll: Subway Runs Over Man, Misses Him Completely

By John Bonazzo
L Train

All Aboard! Survey Finds Subway Are Just as Crowded as You Think They Are

By Mimmi Montgomery
For amusement, see Weiner's face.

Funny Ha Ha: That Time Anthony Weiner Asked Steve Buscemi and Janeane Garofalo for Career Advice

By Vinnie Mancuso
Bedford Ave is Brooklyn's priciest spot for retail space, gentrification at its finest (Photo: Getty)

How Much More Williamsburg Development Can the L Train Handle?

By Stephen Jacob Smith
This is why you never sleep on a subway going through the aurora borealis (YouTube)

If These Men Were Cats, and This Train Was a Giant Cardboard Box, This Video Would Be Way More Adorable

By Drew Grant
The first L train. (Joe Lhota/Twitter)

Hipsters Rejoice: The L Train Is Back

By Matt Chaban
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