G train service disruptions get underway for subway riders
GREENPOINT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Commuters and community members in Brooklyn are sounding the alarm about outages and service disruptions getting underway on the G train.
The MTA said there will be recurring service changes on the subway line starting Tuesday and running into May.
Officials say it is to accommodate track work and signal modernization.
The G is the only train that runs exclusively between Brooklyn and Queens.
Riders and community members in Greenpoint said they fear the impact could be devastating.
"For the stores that make our community so great that struggle to get by, they simply cannot survive when people don't come to the neighborhood, and when the G train is shut down, nobody comes to Greenpoint," said NYC Councilmember Lincoln Restler.
The MTA is expected to offer shuttle buses to help commuters get around.
But riders who lived through service changes in 2024 and 2025 say that's not enough.
Officials say they are urging the MTA to limit all future shutdowns to overnight hours and to speed up the pace of their work.
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