Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: L Train Shutdown and Slope Key Food Drama

L Train Won’t Shut Down Until 2018, Disruptions Could Last Seven Years
New details on the much-feared L train tunnel repairs — which would entail shutting down one or both sets of tracks running between Brooklyn and Manhattan — came to light this week at a local community board meeting. City Council Member Stephen Levin told the crowd that repairs to the tunnel could take two to seven years.

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Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue Among Priciest Retail Strips in the Country, Report Finds
It’s no secret that Williamsburg’s storefront rents are some of the priciest in the borough, but a new report now reveals they are also some of the priciest in the country. The ever-changing commercial strip of Bedford Avenue is, along with Fulton Mall and Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn, among the 10 most expensive retail corridors in the nation, according to a new report by Brooklyn-based CPEX Real Estate.

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Park Slopers Reject Plans for Smaller Grocery at Key Food Site, Heckle Developer
A community meeting on the proposed redevelopment of Park Slope’s 5th Avenue Key Food grocery turned into a public roasting of developer Brian Ezra Tuesday night, with an audience of nearly 400 area locals hissing, booing and laughing at explanations for the financial difficulties in creating a new supermarket to meet local demand.

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6 Home-Inspection Deal Breakers
A family was five minutes into an inspection of their Crown Heights dream house when it abruptly came to an end. The inspector had discovered a gas leak in the cellar — actually a crawl space — and ordered everyone out of the house. Deal breaker? You might be surprised.

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Revel in the Bygone Splendor of Brooklyn’s Swanky Hotel Bossert (Photos)
The Hotel Bossert has been one of the finest buildings in Brooklyn Heights since its opening more than a century ago. This year, after many months of renovations, the glamorous Bossert will begin accepting guests once more. Until you can enjoy it in person, check out this set of vintage postcards that show the hotel in its heyday.

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