FINALLY

There goes the neighborhood.

It's about time.

Yessssssss

What’s so significant about this?

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Why?

Wait until Wednesday and you’re actually on a train before celebrating…

… and doesn’t pull a last minute switcheroo to Penn Station.

Jamaica is going through speed run gentrification, the past few years giant buildings, Starbucks, chipotle, Panda Express showed up, and now a direct line to grand central

It's gentrification time

What part do you need explained about it?

It gives Long Islanders a direct line to Grand Central. Previously if they needed access to grand central they’d have to get off at Penn Station and spend another 20 minutes commuting on the subway.

Got it and thanks.

This is only a shuttle service, full service will be available in coming weeks.

It's been under construction for the past 15 years.

Cool, now build more housing by LIRR stations or else this is just a giveaway to a few Long Island jerks

They spent a zillion dollars and 20 years so a few people from LI who hate NYC dont have to use the subway

The speed run cannot be overstated enough lol. It feels like every time I blink it takes another random leap.

Sorry, best we can do is warehouses and giant unused parking lots

Still feels shady though

>a few

The LIRR has like 105 million riders a year. LOTS of Long Islanders work in the city, and not all of them are Trumpers who think they're gonna get shot the second they get off the train.

So I'm dumb and have read around and I saw an article state that in 3 weeks there would likely be full access. I currently take the port Washington line to Penn and commute to grand Central.

When full service is available, would I be able to simply hop on the port Washington line directly to grand Central? Everything I've read seems to indicate that but I'm still not 100% certain. Thanks

Just because you know one of them doesnt mean its not true of the other 104,999,999

the industrial-type feel of the area has a lot to do with that. And the new constructions still underway, which always makes an area sketchy with the scaffolding, plastic barriers, blocked sidewalks, wood walls. etc.

You're probably getting downvoted by long islanders who don't want more people moving into their quaint suburbs.

People always moan and groan about NIMBY's within the 5 boroughs, but they ain't got nothing on the NIMBYarders on Long Island.

Not all, sure. But a significant amount.

Yeah, good point. Parts of Williamsburg feel shady and that’s long, long since fully gentrified (or orthodox.)

Draft port Washington schedule. Notes which trains stop at penn or grand central. https://new.mta.info/document/88551

We give them: Infinity billion dollars in transit infrastructure.

They give us: Not lifting a single finger to help solve the region’s housing crisis.

ha ha right

that would be so funny i believe the govonor will be on board lirr better not try that

still a real bad area to be in

more then likey late feb or early march shuttle service has to run smoothy first

Near the LIRR station and north of it is hardly the worst. I wouldn’t say “real bad” unless you are taking South Jamaica, which is quite far removed from what this thread was talking about.

The 10 block radius around Jamaica should be one of the biggest skylines in the city but it's not =/

What will this mean for king islanders?

what parts?