Spurred on by a question I posed to the Second Ave. Sagas Twitter followers last night, I want to open up a poll on SAS. The question and answers are self-explanatory, and with the MTA’s Doomsday budget deadline on the horizon, I’m curious to see the responses. The weekend service advisories follow.
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From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2 trains run in two sections (due to a track chip-out at President Street):
- Between 241st Street and Crown Heights-Utica Avenue and
- Between Franklin Avenue and Brooklyn College-Flatbush Avenue
Customers must transfer to the shuttle train at Franklin Avenue for stations along Nostrand Avenue to Flatbush Avenue. Note: In the early morning hours between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m., trains run every 30 minutes between Franklin and Flatbush Avenues.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, uptown 2 and 3 trains run local from 72nd to 96th Streets due to station rehabilitation at 96th Street. Note: Overnight, uptown 3 trains run local from 42nd to 96th Streets.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, downtown 2 and 3 trains run local from 96th Street to Chambers Street due to station rehabilitation at 96th Street. Note: Overnight, downtown 3 trains run local form 96th to 42nd Streets.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, Brooklyn-bound 234 trains run express from Atlantic Avenue to Crown Heights-Utica Avenue due to a track chip-out at President Street. A shuttle train will operate between Franklin Avenue and Brooklyn College-Flatbush Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday, March 21, from 12:01 a.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday, March 22 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, Brooklyn-bound 4 trains run local from Grand Central-42nd Street to Brooklyn Bridge due to rail installation.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, free shuttle buses replace 5 trains between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street due to structural and steel track work.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 10 p.m. Sunday, March 22, the last stop for some Bronx-bound 6 trains is 3rd Avenue-138th Street due to track panel installation from Castle Hill Avenue to Parkchester.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 10 p.m. Sunday, March 22, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Pelham Bay Park to Parkchester due to track panel installation from Castle Hill Avenue to Parkchester.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Jay Street-Borough Hall and Utica Avenue due to the Jay Street rehabilitation project.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, there is no C train service. A trains run local between 168th Street and Euclid Avenue with free shuttle buses replacing A trains between Jay Street-Borough Hall and Utica Avenue due to the Jay Street station rehabilitation project.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, Bronx-bound D trains run local from 59th to 145th Streets due to switch renewal south of 81st Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, Manhattan-bound EF trains run local from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to a track chip-out north of Grand Avenue.
From 12:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. March 23, Jamaica-bound EF trains run local from Roosevelt Avenue to Forest Hills -71st Avenue due to a track chip-out north of Grand Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. March 23, downtown F trains skip 23rd and 14th Streets due to conduit and cable work south of 34th Street.
From 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23 (until further notice), there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square. Customers should take the E or R instead.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 10 p.m. Sunday, March 22, N trains skip Prince, 8th, 23rd, and 28th Streets in both directions due to switch renewal at Queensboro Plaza. Customers may take the Q instead.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 10 p.m. Sunday, March 22, there are no N trains between Queensboro Plaza and Lexington Avenue-59th Street due to switch renewal at Queensboro Plaza. Customers may take the 7 instead.
From 5 a.m. to midnight Saturday, March 21 and from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, March 22, there are no N trains between Lexington Avenue-59th Street and Times Square-42nd Street due to switch renewal at Queensboro Plaza. Customers may take the 456Q or R instead.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge between DeKalb Avenue and Canal Street in both directions due to switch renewal at Queensboro Plaza. Customers should take the Q instead.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 10 p.m. March 22, Q trains run local on the R line between Canal Street and DeKalb Avenue in both directions due to switch renewal at Queensboro Plaza.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, March 21 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 23, Manhattan-bound Q trains run express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park due to Brighton Line station rehabilitation.
From 5 a.m. to midnight Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, R trains are extended to the 179th Street F station due to a track chip-out north of Grand Avenue.
10 comments
To pay $.50 more for crappy service is worse than going the full dollar and still getting the reasonable service that at least lets us get around. Mobility is worth the cost.
I too chose $3 because although the proposed cuts don’t affect my commute (I think), I don’t want to see *any* cuts. I don’t drive so I have to get around off-hours too.
Gott in Himmel, what a choice to have to make. I hope every single one of the Senate Democrats standing in the way of transit gets a well-funded primary challenger.
I want to see the same level of service. $125/month is still a bargain compared to what a car note, insurance, maintenance, time stuck in traffic, and parking cost.
I voted for the $3 fare also. Service really needs to be expanded right now not reduced. For anyone that travels overnights service is horrendous, it will be much worse with the proposed cuts.
The base fare should be $3 dollars no matter what.
Although $3 would be a pain in the short run, the long-term benefits of a more effective, self-sufficient transit system cannot be overstated.
“None of the above”. Sorry, I can’t see the benefit of either option. The worst part is, in two months we’ll all adjust to whatever changes are made and not care about it until the budget comes due again. This is just like that episode of South Park (“when you have to choose between a giant douche and a turd sandwich”).
Thankfully, it’s spring so I’ll be commuting by bicycle until November. Good luck, y’all!
The reason “None of the above” isn’t an option is because there has to be some sort of fare hike/service cut combo put in place. The MTA right now doesn’t have the option not to raise fares and/or cut service.
can someone please find out why the g train isnt running to 71st continental for like the past 3 years on weekends and sometimes on weekdays…i feel its a conspiracy to ween everyone into the court square terminal feeling…and then just pull away the queens segment with people not caring cuz it never runs there anyways
Hell, I’ll kick in another dollar if we don’t have to go thru one of these weekends ever again. I just waited 30 minutes for a D, which I would normally not even take except for the usual weekend clusterf**k at Queensboro Plaza comdemning me to two more transfers than expected. Argh!