The L Train Had A Case Of The Mondays This Friday Morning
May 10, 2019, 9:50 a.m.
Yeah, the L train wasn't quite working this morning.
Subway survivors during the first week of the L train slowdown.
The L train will be right with you, please hold. Keep holding. We're fixing it, really. We're right on top of that, Rose. We are reading your tweets, but there's little we can do, aside from reply, "The L trains are delayed in both directions while we remove a train with mechanical problems from service at 8 Av." Oh and P.S.: "Some 8 Av-bound L Subway trains end at Bedford Avenue," and some are skipping Bedford altogether, who knows why! Not us.
While the L train slowdown continues, so does the regularly scheduled L train meltdown. The ripple effect one train problem can send down the line is nothing new, and that appears to be what happened this morning as a train was taken out of service at 8th Avenue during rush hour. We've reached out to the MTA to find out the reason, and will update when we hear back. In the meantime, scroll through the misery of New Yorkers who spent over an hour trying to get to work this morning.
Update: MTA spokesperson Shams Tarek told Gothamist, "A train at the terminal had mechanical problems and wouldn’t move. Personnel responded to fix the train and move it out of the way."
Reporting live from the L train apocalypse.
— Jasmine Garsd Garcia (@JasGarsd) May 10, 2019
Of course!...the day I need to be early to class for a final, this happens. I love NYC, but sometimes man...sometimes.
Greetings from my L train that’s currently stuck in between stations. ✌️ https://t.co/PXzeY9SzYl— Alan Rosales (@AlanRRosales) May 10, 2019
What's the point of leaving on time when the L train is fucked anyway so no matter what you'll be late?
— END GAME IS THE BEST MOVIE I EVER SAW (@sarah_pavla) May 10, 2019
@NYCTSubway why did the Manhattan bound L train just bypass Bedford Avenue?
— Anna Fountaine (@AnnaFountaine) May 10, 2019
The L train is currently stagnant in Lorimer St. I think this is my home now.
— Vidazzle (@justnikkoo) May 10, 2019
@MTA is so trash. First they say the L train is delayed by mechanical problems at 8th, now its police at 8th🙄
— Empress Honeypot (@KlassySeptenary) May 10, 2019
Hi Missy - we have a train with mechanical problems at 8 Av that's causing delays on L trains in both directions. We hope to have service back to normal soon. ^SS
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) May 10, 2019
Hi there - we're moving the disabled train now so service should pick back up soon. We appreciate your patience and hopefully, this hasn't impacted your day too much. ^SS
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) May 10, 2019
Trains are running with delays as of 9 a.m., but expect crowded cars for a bit:
another morning....another L train disappointment. Two overly crowded trains spaced several minutes apart during rush hour. Maybe third time’s the charm. #nyc #transit
— lisa franklin (@lisa__franklin) May 10, 2019
I've been trying to get from Lorimer to 8rh ave for 65 mins now. had to wait 12 trains to even board one and we are barely moving. Not a single agent is monitoring dangerous & deadly overcrowding
— Christopher Volpe (@iamChrisVolpe) May 10, 2019
update, finally able to board the 12th L train, currently parked between 3rd and Union SQ going on 12 mins now. Total time to get from Lorimer to 8th Ave? 58 mins and counting.
— Christopher Volpe (@iamChrisVolpe) May 10, 2019
In 2017, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer released an analysis showing the city's economy was losing hundreds of millions of dollars each year as a result of stalled trains, "with a worst-case scenario economic impact of nearly $400 million annually."
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