▁the ▁L IR R . ▁Cor bin , ▁after ▁the ▁line ' s ▁ac quisition , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tax ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁G & ER . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁the ▁NY & MB ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York , ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Rail road ▁( N Y B & MB ), ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁le ase ▁of ▁the ▁G & ER ' s ▁property . ▁On ▁that ▁date , ▁the ▁NY B & MB ▁le ased ▁its ▁property ▁and ▁sub leased ▁the ▁G & ER ▁to ▁the ▁L IR R ▁for ▁ 9 9 ▁years . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁City ▁& ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Rail road ▁Company ▁was ▁organized ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁standard - g au ge ▁line ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁& ▁Mont au k ▁Rail road ▁with ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Branch . ▁The ▁new ▁line ▁ran ▁between ▁from ▁Cooper ▁Avenue ▁J unction ▁to ▁the ▁Mont au k ▁Division ▁at ▁F resh ▁P ond , ▁opening ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁Starting ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁season , ▁direct ▁service ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁from ▁Green point ▁was ▁ended ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁direct ▁service ▁from ▁Long ▁Island ▁City ▁as ▁service ▁to ▁Green point ▁was ▁still ▁narrow - g au ge . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁service ▁to ▁Green point , ▁a ▁sh utt le ▁was ▁operated ▁to ▁connect