LRG Posted February 11, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2011 Park Slopers will no longer have to cross Fourth Avenue to get to the F-train station that bears the name of the scary boulevard. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that by the end of the year, it would re-open the long-shuttered station entrance on the east side of the avenue at Ninth Street. Neighbors hailed the move to allow straphangers to enter the station without having to cross the traffic-filled roadway, citing car and pedestrian bang-ups. “It wasn’t a matter of if, but when there would be an incident,” said Josh Levy of the Park Slope Civil Council. The work will cost $2.8 million and is part of ongoing renovations to the Fourth Avenue station and the elevated viaduct between Carroll Gardens and Park Slope. The work on the tracks has eliminated Manhattan-bound F service to Smith-Ninth Street and Manhattan-bound F and G service at 15th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Borough President Markowitz put up $2 million for the improvements for the station, which critics say shares the same aesthetic of a Turkish prison.. The Beep says that the work could morph the street from a “traffic chute” to “a grand Brooklyn boulevard.” Levy agrees. “Micro communities grow out of these transportation hubs,” Levy said. “It will be as good for retailers as commuters.” Link: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/7/ps_ftrainentrance_2011_2_18_bk.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asidrane Posted February 11, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2011 This is great news. Having more access to and from the platforms is a good thing. Especially when it can spare you a trip across a sterr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted March 22, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 22, 2011 This is excellent news! It will be good to have access to the on both sides of Fourth Avenue at Ninth Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted March 22, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 22, 2011 Excellent news. Waiting to cross 4th Av takes way long time just like crossing Ardsley Rd in Scarsdale at Garth Rd-Depot Pl/Constitution Circle in Scarsdale, NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asidrane Posted March 22, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 22, 2011 Is there a time frame for this entrance to be reopened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted March 25, 2011 Is there a time frame for this entrance to be reopened? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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