No. 7 train closures irk Long Island City business owners
Residents along the No. 7 line from Long Island City to Flushing are miffed about the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s plans to suspend portions of the train’s service for 13 consecutive weekends. Here’s the plan: the train will close from 11:45 p.m. on Fridays until 5 a.m. Mondays from Queensboro Plaza to Times Square. The closures […]
No. 7 weekend work suspends trips to Manhattan till March
Photo by Rebecca Henely Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (c.) is joined by fellow Councilman Peter Koo (l.) to protest planned service cuts on the No. 7 train. By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers City Councilmen Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and Peter Koo (D-Flushing) slammed the MTA at a news conference in Long Island City for its […]