Infrastructure

Williamsburg Loft Building’s Tenants See Hopes to Stay Fade

Sept. 16, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

New owners of Brooklyn’s 240 Broadway proceed with eviction cases and construction as city Buildings Department declines to nix past permit.

Transportation

Hot and Bothered: Burning Cables Led to L Train Headaches

Sept. 13, 2019, 4:05 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:27 a.m.

L train riders endured severe delays this week because of “smoldering and hot cables” in the line’s East River tunnel. The MTA is investigating.

Infrastructure

Don’t Look Down: Short Fencing Makes RFK Bridge Path High Risk, Critics Say

Sept. 6, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

A low barrier, about four feet high, is all that prevents pedestrians and cyclists on the Triborough Bridge from taking an unwanted plunge.

Transportation

L Station Repair Spending Projected to Double as MTA Takes Different Track

Aug. 29, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

When Gov. Cuomo scrapped a plan to fully shut down the L train’s Canarsie Tunnel, that disrupted projects that would have “piggybacked” onto the work.

Infrastructure

Neverending Story: Brooklyn Library Revamp Drags 14 Years

Aug. 19, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Patrons at the Rugby branch are relegated to a trailer and frustrations rise over the city’s longest ongoing library renovation project.

Transportation

Block Party: Cop Cars Still Jamming Bus Stops After Exposé

Aug. 15, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

THE CITY returned to eight NYPD buildings where police vehicles were obstructing area stops. Five remained clogged, breaking Police Department policy.

Transportation

BUS-TED: Police Vehicles Clog Bus Stops Near Precincts

Aug. 13, 2019, 4:05 a.m.May 30, 2024, 12:32 p.m.

THE CITY’s spot-check of two-dozen stops around NYPD buildings found one-third blocked by marked police vehicles and cars with windshield placards.

The Open Newsroom

The Open Newsroom’s Second Round Is Coming. Sign Up Now

Aug. 1, 2019, 10:26 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Our year-long project with Brooklyn Public Library to explore how to make local news more collaborative returns with new meet-ups in August.

Accessibility

The Elevated Line: MTA Adding More Lifts to 14th Street Stations

Aug. 1, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The MTA is rolling out plan to make more stations accessible to those who can’t use stairs or escalators, starting with more elevators on 14th Street.

Infrastructure

City Nearly Two Years Late on Making 60 Evacuation Shelters Accessible

July 30, 2019, 4:15 a.m.Oct. 28, 2022, 2:39 p.m.

The de Blasio istration promised to be ready by September 2017 to accommodate people with disabilities during disasters. New deadline: January.

Infrastructure

Williamsburg Loft Building’s Tenants See Hopes to Stay Fade

Hot and Bothered: Burning Cables Led to L Train Headaches

Don’t Look Down: Short Fencing Makes RFK Bridge Path High Risk, Critics Say

L Station Repair Spending Projected to Double as MTA Takes Different Track

Neverending Story: Brooklyn Library Revamp Drags 14 Years

Block Party: Cop Cars Still Jamming Bus Stops After Exposé

BUS-TED: Police Vehicles Clog Bus Stops Near Precincts

The Open Newsroom’s Second Round Is Coming. Sign Up Now

The Elevated Line: MTA Adding More Lifts to 14th Street Stations

City Nearly Two Years Late on Making 60 Evacuation Shelters Accessible

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