Williamsburg Biz Owners Say L Train Closures Hurt

The Daily News has a story about how mom-and-pop shops in Williamsburg say the frequent lack of L train service on weekends is causing them to lose lots of money. The train has often been out of service on weekends lately because of repair work and is scheduled to not run during a few weekends in February and March. The owner of a hair salon on the Northside says she loses $20,000 every time the L is out of commission on a weekend. Another shop owner says his business was down 80 percent last weekend and that Williamsburg is “a tourist mecca now” but “we can’t get tourists when there are no trains.” Some question why the work is done on weekends rather than late nights.
L is for Loser [NY Daily News]
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