Pursuing R Train Alternatives During Tunnel Closure

Back in June, local City Council Member Vinnie Gentile and 17 other elected officials attended a meeting convened by the Riders Alliance, the Straphangers Campaign and Borough President Marty Markowitz, to brainstorm commuter alternatives to the R train during the MTA's unprecedented 14+-month closure, beginning the first week in August, of the Sandy-damaged Montague Tunnel, which carries the