G train riders call for line review and improvements
As one of the only subway lines that take commuters directly between Brooklyn and Queens — and the only one to do so without stopping in Manhattan along the way — the G train is a key aspect of many riders’ daily lives, and now residents and local politicians are calling for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to review the “G” line and address service concerns.
The train travels from Church Avenue in Kensington to Long Island City and was recently extended south of Smith-9th Streets in Carroll Gardens — a welcome change, say straphangers, but one that didn’t remedy other issues, such as frequency of trains, communication with riders about service changes and disruptions, and the lack of free out-of system transfers.
That is why a petition was launched by the Riders Alliance and in a letter to the MTA’s interim president, Thomas Prendergast, sent by State Senators Daniel Squadron and Martin Malavé Dilan, along with over a dozen other politicians and transit advocates.