Many Brooklyn residents had already begun rearranging their lives for the expected "L-pocalypse," with some changing jobs or apartments to avoid the looming commuting snarls.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The long-dreaded 15-month shutdown of the L train was called off in a surprise announcement by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday. The critical subway link between Manhattan ...

The surprise decision to keep the L train running on weekdays during tunnel repairs is being cheered by Williamsburg landlords, who have lost significant revenue since the full shutdown plan was ...

NEW YORK — Lawmakers have questions about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s surprise announcement last week that, after almost three years of preparation for a lengthy L train shutdown, the line would not … ...

In this scenario, Manhattan-bound L service would terminate at Bedford Avenue, the line’s busiest station. More than 300,000 New Yorkers ride the L train on an average weekday.

Cuomo’s “Summer of Hell” announcement and L train un-shutdown announcement were strikingly similar in format, with the governor intervening at the eleventh hour to shake things up when a great deal of ...