Gov. Cuomo and the MTA announced Thursday a new L train subway tunnel design will eliminate a full shut down in April as previously planned — avoiding one of the biggest transit disruptions ever to New Yorkers. "No L-pocalypse," acting MTA chairman Fernando Ferrer said. The previously anticipated 15-month shutdown -- which some have dubbed the L-pocalypse -- was set to begin in three months, affecting 225,000 people who use the subway line to commute between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Read more: nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cuomo-L-Train-Shutdown-Work-New-York-503852281.html NBC 4 New York on Twitter: 4.nbcny.com/kAuuwUN NBC 4 New York on Facebook: 4.nbcny.com/mbeh714 NBC 4 New York on Instagram: 4.nbcny.com/g5YlkcI NBC 4 New York on Youtube: 4.nbcny.com/iTUpy5e #Subway #LTrain #MTA #Subways #NYC