NYC might get full-length G trains thanks to summer shutdown

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday June 12, 2024 [Donate now]( [MTA says full-length G trains could be possible someday thanks to line's summer shutdown]( [A G train pulls into the Smith-9th Street Station.]( [“We have actually designed this new signaling system so that it could accommodate longer trains,” MTA Chair Janno Lieber said.]( More Stories From Today [Stewart and his mother on Tuesday.]( [NYC slammed with 250 lawsuits over claims of child sexual abuse in juvenile jails]( [Former juvenile detainees filed lawsuits against the city on Tuesday claiming they were sexually abused as children by staffers and other detainees.]( [Bess Freedman, CEO of real estate company Brown Harris Stevens, speaks at a rally against NYC Council legislation to change how broker fees are paid.]( [NYC Council weighs curbing broker fees for renting apartments. Brokers say 'no.']( [Hundreds of real estate brokers rallied at City Hall to oppose a bill that would force landlords — instead of tenants — to pay broker fees when those landlords hire them.]( [New York firefighters amid the rubble of the World Trade Centre following the 9/11 attacks.]( [9/11 responders much more likely to have early-onset dementia, study funds]( [The study's authors say the full extent of neurodegenerative disease experienced by 9/11 responders remains unknown.]( [Traffic in Manhattan.]( [NYC comptroller and advocates consider legal action to reinstate congestion pricing]( [Comptroller Brad Lander says he’s working with transit advocates to reinstate the program to toll drivers in parts of Manhattan, arguing that Gov. Hochul's pause on it may be illegal.]( [A DJ performs in front of a crowd.]( [Here's the lineup for the MoMA PS1 Warm Up summer party series]( [Nick León, Tongue in the Mind, Cashu and Emma dj are among this year’s performers.]( [A photo of TAO in Chelsea]( [The TAO of poo: Former employee accused of throwing feces inside Chelsea restaurant]( [Police say they’re investigating the incident.]( [A worker wearing a navy blue hat with yellow letters spelling out NYCHA rakes leaves outside of a complex.]( [NYCHA’s not just a landlord. It's going to train young adults to work in construction.]( [The $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Labor Department will fund the workforce development program for 40 months.]( [A hazy New York City skyline.]( [NYC Council looks for carveouts to building emissions law as owners face costly ugrades]( [An Astoria, Queens co-op complex says it would cost residents more than $50,000 each on average to pay for the renovations.]( [A stock image of Times Square]( [NYPD: Woman fatally stabbed in Times Square after dispute outside restaurant]( [A man was shot in the leg in a separate incident in the same precinct, police said.]( [Dr. Jill Biden in a U.S. Olympic team jacket]( [Extra Extra: Jill Biden trying to rally older voters with bingo and pickleball]( [Because the first lady is touring battleground states courting the senior demographic, here are your afternoon links: Congestion tolling cameras are already in place so what should we do with them, boys chewing hard gum, Dutch sitting too much and more.]( [A fire hydrant spraying water on people and a city street]( [A popular Instagram account confronts misconceptions about the Bronx with photographs]( [Images from the Everyday Bronx account on Instagram are featured in a new exhibition opening this week.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.