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Two Bed-Stuy Train Stations May Close for Renovations, MTA Says

By Camille Bautista | January 12, 2016 5:06pm
 The Flushing Avenue G stop and the C train’s Kingston-Throop Avenues station may close for six months up to a year, officials said.
The Flushing Avenue G stop and the C train’s Kingston-Throop Avenues station may close for six months up to a year, officials said.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — The Flushing Avenue G train station and the C train’s Kingston-Throop Avenues stop are among dozens of subway stations across the city slated to undergo overhauls and renovations which could mean full closures, according to the MTA.

The two stations at Bedford-Stuyvesant’s northern and southern borders are part of 30 stops scheduled for redesign and upgrades, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week.

“Cleaner, brighter stations” will be easier to navigate and have a “modernized look and feel,” the MTA said in a statement.

Work on the majority of the stops is anticipated to be completed by 2018, with all 30 done within the next four years, officials said.

The redevelopments could impact each station for six months up to a year, according to the agency.

No schedule has been determined for the work or shutdowns, but the MTA plans to work with the community and local elected officials, an MTA spokesman said.

Short, full closures would get the work done faster as opposed to stretching out renovations over weekend changes, officials added.

Other affected stations in nearby neighborhoods include the Van Siclen Avenue and Clinton-Washington C and the Classon Avenue G stops.

Across the system, straphangers will be able to access Wi-Fi in all of the MTA’s underground stops by the end of year, along with cell phone service by 2016, the governor said.

Other improvements include more countdown clocks, real-time arrival data for trains on the MTA’s SubwayTime app, and USB charging ports on buses and subway cars.