Bedford Avenue Train Station – L Line

Podcast and photos by Khojinur Usmonov

In 2019, MTA plans to close the Canarsie Tunnel, which carries the L train under the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn under the East River. Over 200,000 people take the L train in a single day to go in and out of the city.

The shutdown will impact some businesses, residents and possibly the real estate market overall in the heart of Brooklyn, Williamsburg.

William Vale, 183-room hotel, opened recently in August, 6 blocks away from the L train