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L Train Service To Manhattan Suspended During Thursday Morning Commute, MTA Says
The MTA stopped Manhattan-bound service between the Myrtle Wyckoff Avenues station in Brooklyn and the Eighth Avenue station in Manhattan.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Manhattan-bound L train service was suspended during rush hour Thursday after a train stalled at the Bedford Avenue station, according to the MTA.
The agency reported an L train with mechanical problems on the Manhattan-bound track of the Bedford Avenue station around 8:15 a.m. on the MTA website.
An update on Twitter 15 minutes later warned there would be no service between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues in Brooklyn and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan.
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Details regarding L train service changes pic.twitter.com/ODnu79Yq5s
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) September 21, 2017
The MTA advised Brooklyn commuters to take the A, C, G, J, M or Z trains and that Manhattan commuters take the 14th Street bus.
Straphangers took to Twitter to respond.
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What a wonderful way to start the day
— Jake (@jzj1990) September 21, 2017
MTA sucks
— Pat (@padonickipat) September 21, 2017
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