What the L is going on? Cuomo changes shutdown plan
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he is calling off the planned 15-month L-train shutdown just three months before the shutdown was set to begin in April.
The sudden announcement came after the MTA, New York City government and commuters throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan had spent years preparing for the L-Train to stop running beneath the East River.
The MTA had determined that a shutdown was the most efficient way to repair the L Train tunnel, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.