Comments on: M Stations to Get Some Love

By: ESPEZY

ESPEZY — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:51:05 +0000

Viva La Bushwick!

By: FormerRidgewoodite

FormerRidgewoodite — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:15:56 +0000

Armstrong…of course the idiots of the city in 1969 abandoned the lower end of the Myrtle El back in 1969. The line used to go over Broadway (that’s what all that stuff is above the Myrtle and Broadway station, and went down to Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn. At one time, the trains ran even further and ran over the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Row! Wouldn’t it be great if the Full Myrtle Ave line still existed. It would have been a valuable link.

“Guest”, while I agree the subway needs a lot, but apparently you never rode the subway in the 70′s and 80′s as otherwise you would never have made such an uniformed comment. The subway has had billions pumped into it. The subway system today is like the Disneyland monorail compared to the 70′s.

By: Jimmy Legs

Jimmy Legs — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:56:09 +0000

damn the M gets all the attention for some reason. wasn’t the Myrtle-Wycoff renovation enough? i would like to petition the MTA for $50 to rent a big masonry drill to poke a hole in the floor of the Halsey J station, so water stops gathering in a huge pool INSIDE the station. is that too much to ask?

By: armstrong

armstrong — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:03:04 +0000

I used the M as much as the L for several years before I moved within two blocks of the L. I’m still glad I have two options if necessary.

The M really is the sad stepchild of the system. I wish it still went all the way down Myrtle to downtown Brooklyn.

That the line is next on the list for repairs is definitely good news.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:55:07 +0000

BOOOOOOO… This is not enough. Not only does NY need all lines, tracks to be fixed so that subways will no longer be a danger to your ears (riding subway can damage your ears according to a study), but it needs a complete redo of every line. If London can make its old stations look decent why can’t NY? Why do NYers put up with it.. Look at DUBAI’s new subway, its stunning.

By: bambina

bambina — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:50:11 +0000

I don’t use the M but I’m glad they’re getting fixed up.

By: stockholmer

stockholmer — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:49:42 +0000

The money can’t come too soon. The Central stop has been down to one stairway for the past week. I’m guessing they’re waiting for these funds to arrive before making the structural repairs needed to get the second one working again. (I’m only half kidding)