“It’s completely out of control,” said Phil Caponegro, 51, at last night’s CB1 meeting to discuss mass transit’s failure to keep up with a surging population in northern Brooklyn. “You either have to squeeze in or let the train go by – and that’s in the middle of the day.” In addition to the much-discusses overcrowding of the L train at peak hours, residents are also frustrated that the G train only has four cars. With the population of Williamsburg and Greenpoint rising 30% over the last five years, locals are getting a taste of the downside of the real estate boom. “These neighborhoods are in such transition, and it’s a good thing,” said Gerald Esposito, district manager of CB 1. “We just don’t want to be victims of our own success.”
G, L Train Woes [NY Daily News]
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