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Posted by Michael549 on Thu Feb 11 15:11:33 2016, in response to Re: One proposed alternative service for L riders, posted by Wallyhorse on Thu Feb 11 03:43:44 2016. Disaster At The Community Board MeetingMarch 9, 2016 Montrose Avenue Community Gathering Center 264 Bushwick Ave Brooklyn, NY 11206 East Williamsburg L Train To Montrose Avenue ----------- Last night at the Montrose Avenue Community Gathering Center, community board president Louis Tommaso introduced the speaker for the evening, Mr. Wally Horse who gave a presentation of his ideas for the closing the 14th Street L-train Tunnel that connects East Williamsburg to Manhattan, and eastern Brooklyn. The MTA says that tunnels need major repair work due to the corrison by salt water during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, when the tunnel were filled with millions of gallons of salt water. Mr. Wally Horse explained that he is proposing that the MTA close those subway tunnels for three (3) years to allow the re-construction to proceed smoothly. He proposed a series of items that he said would help East Williamburg subway riders to get to and from their destinations and work places during the tunnel outage. The crowd at the community were very, very skeptical of his ideas, and the evening took a dark turn as the night wore on. Mr. Wally Horse said that he'd like to take half of the trains assigned to the L-train and create a new route of "C" trains running up to Washington Heights. Jamil, a long time resident interrupted him to say, "What you want to take away half of our trains and send them to Washington Heights". "Well yes, that way everybody shares the pain of losing the tunnel" said Mr. Wally Horse. "How does sending half of our trains to Washington Heights help us? Their tunnel is not closing! said Jamil shouting. "Their tunnel is not closing!" he repeated. "Well you people have to understand that my plan has everything to do with trying to spread the pain out as much as possible because people are going to be affected all over the place no matter what is chosen, even if they live in areas not even close to the L," explained Wally Horse. "So you take half of our already crowded trains, so that we have to wait longer for very over-crowded trains - because that is "sharing the pain"! Have you lost your damn mind!" Screamed Jamil. "Those people in Washington Heights are NOT in pain! We Are! Right here! Right Now! What are YOU going to do about that!" Screamed Jamil. "Nothing!" Screamed Jamil. Well, I want to send some of those L-trains - that won't be yours anymore, I want to send them up the east side of Manhattan on the new Second Avenue subway, said Wally Horse. "Fuck That" - "You wanna send our trains to the rich upper Eastside! Talk about taking from the poor and giving to the rich! You have some nerve! Shouted Maria, a long time church going woman in the community. The community board president Louis Tommaso interrupted and said, "I know you're going to discuss shuttle buses and other transit services that will be made available, right? "No, no, nope. I don't need to talk about such mundane things, because I have a grand plan. You see I want to re-build the Atlantic Avenue station in East New York so that I could ..." Wally Horse started to say. "And how the hell does that help us right here, right now? said Louis Tommaso, a man usually noted for being very polite to every one. The discussion at the meeting did not get any better. "You people just have to understand that I envision an Orange T train that will help folks get around Manhattan better and ..." Wally Horse trailed. Jamil shouted, "And just how do we get from here to Manhattan?" Well, I'm thinking that you could walk to the G-train, and then once you're in downtown Brooklyn we'd have walking transfers to the other subway lines. That might add 40 minutes to an hour of extra traveling, but I don't have to worry about that," said Wally Horse. By this time, the crowd had risen to their feet & the lights in the center suddenly went off. There was a great deal of screaming and shouting. At one point in the evening, Maria was seen in the kitchen heating several large pots on the stove that later analysis revealed were filled with cooking oil. The NYPD confirmed that feathers that were to be used for an art project from the arts and crafts room was stolen. Later closed circuit cameras recorded Jamil ripping open several large pillows to gather the feathers. Cords and rope were also found in the large community room. The location of Mr. Wally Horse however remains a mystery, but sources at the NYPD revealed that they will be looking into board president Louis Tommaso and the usage of his regular work place at 264 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn. |
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