Citi Bike bikes may come early to Greenpoint to help soften blow of G train shutdown
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and city Department of Transportation (DOT) are indeed discussing the possibility of “expanding Citi Bike to the areas affected by the upcoming closures of the Greenpoint Tube of the G train” confirmed a MTA spokesperson Charles Seaton in an email to this publication.
However, while “everything is still under discussion,” the news comes as a small ray of hope for North Brooklyn commuters who were worried that the impending weekend-long closures would completely isolate them from the rest of the borough and city during select weekends from July 6 through December 15.
“As far as subways, it’s my only way to commute. [After Sandy], we were the last ones to get it back,” said Greenpoint resident Connor Mealey, who is also a member of the Riders Alliance.