Business Insider, 3/29/18:
The impending shutdown of a New York City subway line is clobbering rents in parts of Brooklyn
The impending L-train shutdown is a bargain or a curse, depending on how much of a hellish commute New Yorkers are willing to endure.
Starting in April 2019, the tunnel through which the L train runs between Manhattan and Brooklyn is scheduled to be closed for 15 months to repair damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
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