Brooklyn pol wants to replace the G train's 'stubby little cars'

Assembly Member Emily Gallagher wants an eight-car train, instead of the four-car trains currently in service

The G train is too damn short!

That’s the message from State Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, who represents Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Blasting the “stubby little cars” in a budget hearing on transportation, the local lawmaker asked the MTA for a normal-sized G train that has eight cars instead of four. The Brooklyn-to-Queens crosstown line should be longer in order to carry more passengers and keep up with the borough’s growing population.

“The G train follows along a line of incredible population growth in Brooklyn and Queens and we are still being served by stubby little cars that were promised to be extended in 2013 during the L train shutdown, but then never were when our former governor changed his plan around that,” Gallagher said at a virtual hearing with MTA Chairman Janno Lieber.

I’m excited about the Interborough Express. But if we want to improve connections between Brooklyn & Queens, here’s my G Train Platform: improved signals, more service, a full 8 cars and free transfers to the J at Lorimer. I look forward to working w/ @MTA to make this happen! pic.twitter.com/lveC7yFJFA

— Emily Gallagher (@EmilyAssembly) February 15, 2022

In response, Leiber said he thinks there are some “platform-related issues” that prevents full-length trains from being used. “I would do anything with reason to get [full-length] cars,” joked Gallagher.

Some good news for G fans: The signals on the train’s route are next to be upgraded, which will eventually improve service. However, you’ll still have to sprint to the train if you’re on the wrong end of the platform.