August 8, ‘Flatbush People Lose Express Train Fight’
Brooklyn Today
Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 220nd day of the year.
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ON THIS DAY in 1908, the Brooklyn Public Library published an article titled “Flatbush People Lose Express Train Fight.” The article focused on the public service commissioner at the time denying funding to remove an express train. “The Public Service Commission [today] dismissed the complaint brought by residents of Flatbush to compel the Brooklyn Union Elevated Company to stop its express trains on the Brighton Beach line at the Newkirk Avenue and Kings Highway stations,” the article reported.