N line lingers behind rest of transit system
Overlooked in all the discussion about L and G line service in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy is the fact that the N train between 59th Street-Fourth Avenue and Coney Island – also known as the Sea Beach line – is out of service and will be for the foreseeable future.
The line, which mainly serves Sunset Park, Borough Park and Bensonhurst, is, for many parts of its route, within walking distance of the F, R and D lines. Of course, this is out of the question for some local residents, especially seniors.
The problem is, as an MTA spokesperson told the Eagle, that “the Sea Beach Line isn’t underground, and it isn’t an elevated line. It’s in an open cut [where rain and snow can easily accumulate]. There has been extensive damage to the line, and we don’t know when it will be running again.”