As you are aware by the amount of traffic on the L train over the weekends, Brooklyn is a cultural destination point for Manhattanites and tourists, who make a day of supporting the local businesses and galleries followed by an evening of dining and entertainment. Each gallery, restaurant and retail shop relies heavily on this weekend traffic.If people cannot easily get the neighborhoods along the L line, like Williamsburg and Bushwick, all businesses suffer immeasurably. When the L train closed for a number of weekends several years ago, many businesses in Williamsburg were so sorely impacted they were forced to close. This closure will surely have the same devastating effect.

The L train is our lifeline to Manhattan and these particular dates cut deep into the heart of the spring season – our most crucial time.