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L Train shutting down for maintenance during Northside?

UPDATE: The L Train WILL run during Northside Fest after all.

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As you may know, the Northside Festival is returning to Brooklyn from June 13 to 20, which is a great thing because it means tons of great bands like Swans, Kylesa, Merchandise, Solange, Phosphorescent, Mac DeMarco, White Fence, and many more will be taking over various Brooklyn venues making for one crazy week. But apparently for this year’s Northside Festival, the sweet isn’t without the bitter.

We already mentioned that Williamsburg venue Public Assembly will be closed most of this summer, forcing a handful of Northside shows to find new locations. And we’ve now just learned via Gothamist that the MTA is planning to shut down L Train service the weekend of Northside Festival for maintenance. It will also be closed Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 – 27).

A number of NYC politicians teamed up to ask the MTA to reschedule the shutdowns. You can read that letter in full below.

UPDATE: The letter was a success. The L Train WILL run during Northside Fest after all.

L Train Shutdowns 5.2.13