As the week draws to a close, I wanted to take the opportunity to once again plug my Jay Walder interview. You can find the various pieces here:
- Part 1: On the MTA’s fiscal state
- Part 2: On labor relations and advertising revenues
- Part 3: On the Second Ave. Subway and weekend work
- Part 4: On the death of the MetroCard
As Friday evening dawns, New Yorkers can look forward to a rare weekend of few service changes. In fact, Transit has increased service beginning this weekend and extending through December 19. That’s a nice holiday present for harried commuters and weekend travelers.
Still, there are a handful of changes, and they are below. As always, these come to me from New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Check signs in your local station and listen to on-board announcements. Subway Weekender has the map, and the Nostalgia Train runs on Sunday.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 5, uptown trains operate express from East 180th Street to Gun Hill Road, skipping Bronx Park East, Pelham Parkway, Allerton Avenue and Burke Avenue stations due to track panel and tie installation north of Allerton Avenue. For service to these stations, customers may take the uptown 2 to Gun Hill Road and transfer to a downtown 2.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 4 to 11 p.m. Sunday, December 5, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to switch renewal work at 111th Street. Customers traveling to these stations may take a Flushing-bound 7 to Junction Blvd. or Mets-Willets Point and transfer to a Manhattan-bound 7.
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, December 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 6, free shuttle buses replace A train service between Far Rockaway and Beach 98th Street due to station rehabilitations. A trains replace the S shuttle train between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park.
From 11 p.m. Friday, December 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 6, D trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and 36th Street, Brooklyn due to switch renewal north of Pacific Street and track work south of DeKalb Avenue.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, December 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, December 5, J trains run every 20 minutes between Jamaica Center and 111th Street due to work at the fan plant north of 121st Street. The last stop for some Jamaica Center-bound J trains is 111th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, Sunday, December 5 and Monday, December 6, Manhattan-bound N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to Lawrence Street station rehabilitation. (No Manhattan-bound trains at Lawrence Street, Court Street, Whitehall Street, Rector Street, Cortlandt Street or City Hall. Customers may take the 4 train at nearby stations.)
From 11 p.m. Friday, December 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 6, N trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and 59th Street, Brooklyn due to switch work north of Pacific Street and track work south of DeKalb Avenue.
(Franklin Avenue Shuttle)
From 7 a.m. Saturday, December 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, December 5, free shuttle buses replace the Franklin Avenue Shuttle between Franklin Avenue and Prospect Park, making all station stops. This is due to ground work on the track bed.
(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, December 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 6, A trains replace the Rockaway Park Shuttle (S) between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to station rehabilitations. Free shuttle buses replace A trains between Far Rockaway and Beach 98th Street.