NYC subway riders blindsided by R train closures — but some say alternative is safer than violence-plagued trains: ‘Didn’t even know about it’

Brooklyn straphangers were blindsided by R train closures over the weekend — even as some were relieved to avoid the Big Apple’s violence-plagued underground. The R was suspended from Friday night to Monday morning for “structural maintenance,” though riders found a silver lining in getting to ride a free shuttle bus. “I usually take the...