Riders Alliance on Monday’s Disastrous Morning Commute

S/b F train stuck for over an hour w/o light and air just rolled up-passengers dripping with sweat begging to get off #mta @MTA #effedtrain pic.twitter.com/NXJ3pDJtji

— Chelsea Lawrence (@chelseahbelle) June 5, 2017

Yesterday morning, the MTA web site listed the following problems:

Delays on the 2, 3, 5, 7, B, D, E, F, J, and M trains.
Signal problems at Wall Street (2/3), Eastchester-Dyre Av (5), Mets-Willets Point (7), and West 4 St—Washington Square (A/B/C/D/E/F/M). And a broken train at Jamaica Yard.
Some F trains were running on the A track. Some F trains were running on the G track. Some 2 trains were running on the 5 track. Some M trains terminated at Chambers.

The video of the trapped F train riders, above, speaks for itself.
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John Raskin, Executive Director of the Riders Alliance, released the following statement:
“This week we couldn’t even make it through Monday morning without the subways breaking down. Governor Cuomo has said he’s responsible for fixing the subway, but he hasn’t said how, or when, or with what funding. Subway riders leave for work in the morning not knowing if or when they will arrive. Meanwhile, the Governor has yet to release a plan to fix our dysfunctional commutes. What is Governor Cuomo’s plan to fix the subways, and when will he let riders in on it?”

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Interactive Umbrellas, a New Ferry Route, J'ouvert Forum and More Brooklyn Briefs

A lovely view of the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset, 1899 pic.twitter.com/kGMc5n87Cg

— Discovering NYC (@discovering_NYC) May 31, 2017

- Fugitive from Ohio arrested in Brooklyn (thanks to one man's Google search). [abc7]

- Interactive umbrellas, astronauts, as World Science Festival returns to Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- NYC Ferry's South Brooklyn route launches today. [amNY]

- Brooklyn woman builds worldwide following with head wrap company. [News 12]

- VIDEO: Police seek public’s help ID’ing perps in violent Brooklyn Heights jewelry store robbery. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Father of Brooklyn woman accused of hiring hitman to kill husband arrested for threatening NYPD detective. [Daily News]

- The Fashion Institute of Technology is coming to you starting this summer at the newly renovated Brooklyn Army Terminal building. [bklyner]

- J'ouvert safety forum tonight. [McBrooklyn]

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Home Sales Rocket; Living in a Brooklyn Church; Wild Brawl Ends in Death; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn Botanic Garden by @rtanphoto #newyork #nyc pic.twitter.com/zEl5lpghLy

— NYC Daily Pics (@NYCDailyPics) April 14, 2017

- Home sales in Brooklyn jumped the most in seven years while the supply of listings hovered near a record low, pushing buyers toward bidding wars. [Bloomberg]

- Man stabbed to death in wild brawl outside Brownsville building. [Daily News]

- The $10.7 million condo and other Pierhouse tales. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- You can live in a 19th century Brooklyn church for $822 per month. [Time Out]

- This guy attacked and robbed a woman on the A train. Do you recognize him?  [NYPDNews]

- A 42-year-old ex-model accused of murdering a Brooklyn man he was staying with after meeting him at a club stabbed him 20 times in a drugged rage. [Daily News]

- ICYMI: Cops evacuate sections of Brooklyn Bridge Park on Tuesday due to large, disorderly crowds. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The passenger dragged off the United flight suffered a concussion, a broken nose and the loss of two teeth, his lawyer says. [The Hill]

It's the first day of good weather in Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/UZPU1ZXS62

— LEGEND (@ChriStylezz) April 11, 2017

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at Barclays; Serial Police Impersonator; Brook-Krasny's Fall; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The time has come, the time has come, the time has come today. Fantastic @lcdsoundsystem show at beautiful new venue Brooklyn Steel. pic.twitter.com/cvrkTc7u6T

— Casey Landman (@ChickPhilA) April 11, 2017

Brooklyn Steel. [DNAinfo]

- Police impersonator steals thousands from Brooklyn businesses. [CBS]

- Barclays Center hosts 32nd annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn’s development boom will likely resume soon as lawmakers pass a 421-a tax break. [Brownstoner]

- An employee of an East Williamsburg building supply company died Monday after a flatbed truck struck him in a parking lot. [Daily News]

- A woman was grazed by a bullet in Brownsville after a fight broke out nearby on Monday night. [abc7]

- Mom and grandma fight off maniac who tried to grab baby in Brooklyn subway. [Daily News]

- Inside Alec Brook-Krasny’s stunning fall from grace. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn Bazaar is relaunching its night market for the season. [Time Out]

- Alec Baldwin at BAM this Sunday. [BAM]

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Preserving Brooklyn Heights Library's Stone Friezes; That Poor Cat Shot with an Arrow; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Photo by MK Metz

- Preserving the Brooklyn Heights Library’s stone friezes (shown above). [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn subway stations on R line facing six-month shutdowns. [amNY]

- Pictures of that poor cat shot with a crossbow in Brooklyn. (Cat survived.) [ABC7]

- Brooklyn woman says she endured a decade of abuse at the hands of a former NYPD Officer that ended with her boyfriend dead. [CBS]

- Family of slain Brooklyn security guard brought to tears at trial. [Daily News]

- Some pretty dramatic photos: Portraits of gunshot survivors featured in "SHOT" photography book. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- GOP rep changes healthcare vote from 'no' to 'hell no.' [The Hill]

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MTA Fare Hike Goes Into Effect This Sunday

Photo by MK Metz

 The MTA’s MetroCard fare hike kicks in this Sunday, March 19th.

The fare for a single ride will remain $2.75 ... but weekly and monthly MetroCards will see increases. 

- A 7-day pass will increase from $31 to $32.
- A 30-day pass goes from $116.50 to $121. 

More details at BKLYNER.


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4 Missing Sisters Found; Cop with 'Anger Issues' Blows Away Neighbor; Heights Library About to be Demolished; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Photo courtesy Brooklyn North

NEW: All four missing sisters have been safely located - @NYPDBklynNorth https://t.co/y2FNXjDnWI

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 6, 2017

More on this story about the missing kids at ABC.

- Former police officer with "anger issues" shoots, critically wounds neighbor outside Greenpoint apartment building. [Daily News]

- NYC approves demolition of Brooklyn Heights Library, paving way for luxury tower. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A Brooklyn Supreme Court justice says he was harassed in Borough Park on Sunday by a man who shouted “you f–king Jew.” [NY Post]

- Powerful ‘RESIST’ sign illuminates Gowanus building. [Brooklyn Pulp]

- There's a parking space  in Park Slope for sale for $300,000. [CBS]

- Brooklyn-Queens Connector panel to be held at Brooklyn Law School. [amNY]

- Owl’s Head Park killer still at large. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A Danish starrchitect's firm, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has signed a 50,000-square-foot lease at Two Trees' 45 Main Street in DUMBO. [Commercial Observer]

- Many Brooklyn and New York officials trash Trump’s reissued travel ban. [Brooklyn Eagle

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NY's Finest ... Subway Technicians

Photo by MK Metz

Seen in a subway station: NYC transit technicians do their job and they're proud of it!


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Techies 'Hack the Ban'; Brooklyn Artist Makes Real Bucks; Foreclosures; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn Nets star Brook Lopez got the 'assist' of the night when he helped a small child get a layup. https://t.co/OwhfalaMTd pic.twitter.com/K7TXyMj5GT

— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017

Something oddly satisfying about this video.

- Techies ‘Hack the Ban’ for undocumented immigrants in Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- A power problem near the Jay Street-MetroTech subway station caused delays across several lines early Tuesday. [NBC] Check MTA for train status today.

- Why at least one Brooklyn artist doesn't need a day job. [Forbes]

- A report by PropertyShark showed that the Eastern half of Brooklyn was the source of the borough’s high foreclosure rates. [KingsCountyPolitics]

- Brooklyn film company owner donated to Mayor de Blasio fund-raiser over fear her business would suffer. [Daily News]

- A New York man who was convicted of assaulting the head of the Brooklyn Jewish Y at a basketball game in 2014 has fled the country for Turkey. [JTA]

- Travolta makes triumphant return to Brooklyn. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Today's the last day of the winter for free admission to Brooklyn Botanic Garden! [BBG]

Spotted last night outside the brownstone that Paul Manafort is renovating in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Seems the neighbors aren't fans. pic.twitter.com/AHNFDnqVgO

— Brian Montopoli (@BrianMontopoli) February 27, 2017

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A Foot of Snow to Hit Brooklyn Today; NYC Schools Close for Snow Day

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 Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina declared that all NYC public schools would be closed on Thursday due to the predicted severe snowstorm, Niko, the Brooklyn Eagle reports. 

It's going to be devilishly tricky to get around at times. According to The Weather Company, snow should become heavy around 8 a.m. in NYC/ Brooklyn. Sustained winds during the heavy snow will likely produce white-out conditions.

Due to the NYC Transit Cold Weather Plan Preparation, certain service changes are in effect, so check with MTA before heading out. 

The National Weather Service says temperatures will fall during the day as northerly winds pick up, drawing colder air southward as the low "bombs."

We take this to mean take the kids (and yourself) out sledding earlier, as it will feel colder as the day goes on.

Hot chocolate for the kids and hot toddies for the grownups in the afternoon!

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Toxic PCB Lighting Fixtures Removed from NYC Schools; Brooklyn Food and Beer Festival; and More Brooklyn Briefs

. @NYPDTransit needs your help identifying this guy- Wanted for robbery on Jan 3rd at Brooklyn Bridge station- Call 800577TIPS w/ any info. pic.twitter.com/ZIHEvdKbEE

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) January 5, 2017

- Good news for kids: Thousands of PCB-contaminated lighting fixtures finally yanked out of NYC schools. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn train was speeding before crash, say U.S. investigators. [Reuters]

-  Clear video shows two guys jumping a woman on 16th Ave. in Borough Park on Dec. 27. [Daily News]

- Muslim teen tracks down a guy who assaulted an Orthodox Jewish woman on a Q subway train. [CBS]

- Get ready for the first-ever Best of Brooklyn Food and Beer Festival. [Time Out]

- Meet Brooklyn's WBO Women's Junior Featherweight world champion Amanda Serrano and her sister WBO Women's Featherweight champion Cindy Serrano, the first sisters to concurrently hold world titles. VIDEO. [Fox5]

- Somebody at Yahoo Finance misspelled a tweet.  Big time. [Mercury News]

- Less shrinkage: This is your aging brain on the Mediterranean diet. [LA Times]


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Troy Avenue 'All Good;' Cop Snapchats Unfortunate Family; More Fortis Plans for LICH Filed and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn: Rapper Troy Ave was shot in the arm & grazed in the head while driving Maserati on East 91st St & Linden Blvd. @AllisonPapson pic.twitter.com/2k2RrKiBqR

— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 26, 2016

- Troy Avenue 'all good' after getting shot twice in Brooklyn on Christmas. [Rolling Stone]

- A sad Christmas: An NYPD officer was suspended without pay after posting a humiliating photo of a handcuffed Brownsville family to Snapchat. [DNAinfo]

- Fortis files plans for another tower on the Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site in Cobble Hill. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- How an abandoned building in the Brooklyn Navy Yard became a hub for pioneering startups. [WSJ]

- Two gay guys visit friends in Brooklyn, have their picture taken. Now they're on the wall of the new Second Avenue subway line. [Star Tribune]

- Cops are looking for a 50-year-old man who assaulted a 29-year-old man inside a bar in Brighton Beach. [PIX11]

- Ortiz: Don’t dump homeless in Sunset Park hotels. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- No Rockettes will be forced to perform at Trump's inauguration. [Slate]

- The Twitter account of Sony Music falsely tweeted Monday that Britney Spears had died. [USA Today]

Taiwanese, Brooklyn-based artist Min Liu creates GIFs with charming homespun aesthetics that cram each short second with surreal curiosity. pic.twitter.com/gkQcVm6Dnx

— Saatchi Gallery (@saatchi_gallery) December 26, 2016

This GIF is kinda cute!

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DJ Jinx Paul Killed in Brooklyn; Bushwick Inlet Park Celebrated; Morbid Anatomy News and More Brooklyn Briefs

Courtesy Brooklyn Historical Society

- DJ Jinx Paul of Mega 97.9 FM killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run. [PIX11]

- Proponents of Bushwick Inlet Park triumphant as final piece falls into place. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The Morbid Anatomy Museum has ceased operations. [Gothamist]

- Brooklyn residents and advocates fear that the MTA’s next round of fare hikes will increase fare-beating in the borough. [amNY]

- Brooklyn is the number 1 city for female entrepreneurs, including the creator of Toymail.  [Fortune]

-  The Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival presents a screening of Brooklyn documentaries on Dec. 21. (Photo above) [The BHA]

- Check out this new Brooklyn hotel’s stunning Christmas lights. [Time Out]

-  Job of the week: Tall, athletic person wanted to wear huge bird costume. $20/hr. [Brooklyn Eagle, ad upper left]


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At Jay Street / Borough Hall: Starlings, Sparrows, Lion Fish, Parrots, Tiger Beetles, and Koi Fish.

Photo by MK Metz

"Departures and Arrivals" at the Jay Street/ MetroTech subway station. According to NYC Subway, the colorful murals are glass mosaics based on paintings by the artist Ben Snead.

The animal species depicted include: starlings, sparrows, lion fish, parrots, tiger beetles, and koi fish.

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Signs Warn of Subway Pervert Riding Train in Brooklyn Heights

The Brooklyn Heights Clark Street subway station is plastered with these signs asking, "Have you seen this PERV riding the subway?"

The man pictured allegedly exposed himself to a 22-year-old woman on a 2 train as it entered Clark Street station. The man is described as black, age 25 to 35, with a goatee.

The notice was put out by the Guardian Angels PERV BUSTERS team at 718-649-2607 (PervBusters@GuardianAngels.com).

Perv Busters are an all-women team who have trained with Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, according to the Daily Mail. 

The squad was formed in reaction to the news that "the MTA will not be deploying officers to handle a recent rise in sexual assaults reported on the subway."

According to the NY Times, reported sex crimes on the subways rose 19 percent last year, to 738 from 620 in 2014.

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Moskowitz as Trump Ed Secretary? Cops Look for Subway Attacker, and More Brooklyn Briefs

Tribute to #AkaiGurley, killed 2 yrs ago by NYPD, projected onto BAM Peter Sharp Building in Brooklyn. [pics: @decolonize_this] pic.twitter.com/n7obBah7Mu

— Ash J (@AshAgony) November 17, 2016

- Controversial Success charter school leader Eva Moskowitz in the running for Trump education secretary. [Politico]

- Police are looking for this guy, who punched a 34 year-old female victim in the face multiple times on a stairwell inside the Avenue M “Q” train subway. [NYPD News]

- Man loses chance at posting $1M bail in Brooklyn after his tattoos connect him to Russian mafia. [Daily News]

- Everything you need to know about the L Train shutdown. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Yep, there's a Jewish Comic Con, and it's in Brooklyn. [Jewish Week]

- Man, 68, beaten and stabbed at Brooklyn bus stop. [Daily News]

- Gov. Cuomo launches hotline to report escalating hate crimes. [Brooklyn Eagle]

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Get Ready for 'Air Sex,' Brooklyn! Plus, F Train Troubles and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A video tribute to Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, courtesy of his office. [YouTube]

- Air Sex -- where audience members have imaginary sex onstage -- is doing its Brooklyn show this Saturday in Williamsburg. [Brokelyn]

- A teenage girl who has been missing from her Bay Ridge home since Friday, October 1. Have you seen her? [Bensonhurst Bean]

- Brooklyn’s credit not too bad, according to NY Fed report. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- 600 women united for a group photo in Brooklyn. [Hyperallergic]

- Community opposition to proposed local F train cuts grows. [PMFA]

- Have you seen the Owl's Head Park murderer? [Bensonhurst Bean]

- What a time to be alive: Girl Scout Cookie Cereal is coming to your breakfast table. [BK Magazine]

- The right's argument about the election being rigged. [The Hill]

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'Monkey Man' Mobster to Stay Put; Coffee Liquor Drinks; the Creepy Clown Problem; and More Brooklyn Briefs

New NYPD commissioner: Crime down, safest September in years
Also: Nothing to fear from ‘creepy clowns’ https://t.co/fn8qvlCbEA pic.twitter.com/QYzDsdPvPo

— Brooklyn Daily Eagle (@BklynEagle) October 4, 2016

NYC officials address the intensifying creepy clown issue. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Brooklyn judge rejects ailing mobster 'Monkey Man' Filocomo's release plea, keeps him caged. [Daily News]

- Pro-Trump art show -- #DaddyWillSaveUs -- features "conservative artists and performers" from all over the country. It's coming to Williamsburg. [PaperMag]

- There's a drink called Orange is the New Black, which is coffee layered with Godiva chocolate liqueur, Grand Marnier and intricately patterned foam.You can buy it in DUMBO.  [BK Magazine]

- Police are looking for a man and a woman wanted in an assault and stabbing inside a Brooklyn subway station Sunday morning. [NBC]

- No subway service at Sutter Ave, Rutland Rd. and Junius Street stations in Brownsville for five months.  [Facebook]

- The brat pack: Germans celebrate Oktoberfest in Brooklyn Heights. [Brooklyn Paper]

- The end of an era for a Cobble Hill cornerstone. [Brooklyn Eagle]


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Coney Island Stabbings; Exploding Smartphone Injures Child; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Cirque du Soliel, at Barclays Center. Photo by MK Metz

- Three people were stabbed early Sunday morning in Coney Island. [CBS]

- Prosecutors believe slain Brooklyn landlord Menachem Stark was victim of a hit. [Daily News]

- Galaxy Note7 smartphone explodes in hands of 6-year-old in Brooklyn. [Gothamist]

- Poll reveals enormous support for Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Muslim leaders in New York are calling on the city to take action after two Muslim women pushing baby strollers in Brooklyn were attacked last week. [MetroNY]

- In Gowanus, gripes from all sides about the parole office. [Brooklyn Ink]

- Hillary Clinton’s health just became a real issue in the presidential campaign. [Washington Post]


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New School Opens in DUMBO; Naked Man Takes a Stroll; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Locked out @LIUBrooklyn faculty picket campus on first day of fall classes. https://t.co/TiM3y84U6X #Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/Qq2y672lLN

— Brooklyn Daily Eagle (@BklynEagle) September 7, 2016

- Ex-Bloods gangbanger says J’Ouvert is Brooklyn’s ‘Purge.' [NY Post]

- A new middle school opens in DUMBO, and people are pretty excited about it. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The MTA is looking for artists to design some new murals for a few Brooklyn stations. [Brokelyn]

- Brooklyn prosecutor eyed in possible coverup leading to man’s conviction for 1983 murder. [Daily News]

- NYPD refutes "deeply flawed" Inspector General’s Quality-of-Life report. [NYPD News]

- Surveillance video captured a naked man’s leisurely stroll through the streets of Brooklyn. [NBC]


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