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The long weekend gives the MTA extra hours of work. Some of these end on Tuesday morning so be forewarned. Have a great long weekend.

3
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 28, 3 service is extended to New Lots Avenue due to platform edge,mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. (During the overnight hours, 3 service is express in both directions between Chambers Street and 96th Street.)

4
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 26 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 28, there are no 4 trains between Brooklyn Bridge and New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 3, N, Q or R instead. Note: 4 trains operate local in both directions between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge.

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From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday,May 29, 4 service operates in two sections due to switch repairs at Utica Avenue:

    • Between Woodlawn and Utica Avenue
    • Between Utica Avenue and New Lots Avenue, every 24 minutes

    4
    From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday,May 29, Utica Avenue-bound 4 trains run express from Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center to Utica Avenue due to switch repairs at Utica Avenue.

    5
    From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, May 26 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, May 27, there are no 5 trains between Grand Central-42nd Street and Bowling Green due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 4 (operating between Woodlawn and Brooklyn Bridge) or R trains instead. 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Grand Central-42nd Street.

    • For service between Grand Central-42nd Street and Brooklyn Bridge,customers may take the 4.
    • For service between Brooklyn Bridge and Bowling Green,customers may use the nearby Cortlandt Street,Rector Street and Whitehall Street R stations.

    7
    From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday,May 27 and Monday, May 28, 7 service operates in two sections due to switch repairs north of Flushing-Main Street and running rail replacement north of Mets-Willets Point:

    • Between Times Square-42nd Street and Mets-Willets Point
    • Between Mets-Willets Point and Main Street

    C
    From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 26, Sunday,May 27 and Monday May 28, uptown C trains run express from Canal Street to 145th Street due to cable work north of 47th -50th Streets on the D line.

    • For Spring Street take the E instead. Transfer between trains at Canal Street or West 4th Street.
    • For service to local stations between West 4 th Street and 145 th Street,take the D instead,making local stops on the C line during this time.

    D
    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 26 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 29,there is no Bronx-bound D service at 34th Street-Herald Square, 42nd Street-Bryant Park, 47th -50th Streets and 7th Avenue due to electrical work north of West 4th Street and cable work north of 47th -50th Sts. The D will operate on the C line (as a local) from West 4th to 145th Sts.

    • To 34th Street-Herald Square, 42nd Street-Bryant Park and 47th -50th Sts,transfer to the Queens-bound F at West 4th Street
    • To 7 th Avenue,take the D to 42nd Street-Port Authority and transfer to a Queens-bound E.

    F
    From 10 p.m. Friday, May 25 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, Jamaica-bound F trains are rerouted via the M line from 47th -50th Sts. to Queens Plaza due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for SAS.

    J
    From 4 a.m. Saturday, May 26 to 10 p.m. Monday, May 28, Manhattan-bound J trains skip Flushing Avenue, Lorimer Street and Hewes Street due to track panel work on the M line tracks.

    M
    From 4 a.m. Saturday, May 26 to 10 p.m. Monday, May 28, M service is suspended due to track panel work at Wyckoff, Knickerbocker and Central Avenues. Free shuttle buses operate between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue,making all station stops.

    Q
    From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 25 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Neck Road and Avenue U due to track panel installation south of Kings Highway.

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    It’s a busy weekend around New York City. The Brooklyn Half Marathon, in which your intrepid host will be running, kicks off at the bright hour of 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, and street closures will plague Brooklyn until after 10 a.m. The Great Googa Mooga Festival will invade the Borough of Kings later in the day. As always, Subway Weekender has the map.


    Effective 5 a.m. Friday, May 18, uptown service is restored to 225th Street following closure due to station stair replacement. 1 trains will stop at 225th Street in both directions.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, there are no 2 trains between Flatbush Ave and Franklin Ave due to electrical work near Church Ave. 2 trains operate between 241st St and the Utica Ave 3, 4 station. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, 3 service is extended to New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, there are no 4 trains between Brooklyn Bridge and New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 3, N, Q or R instead. Note: 4 trains operate local in both directions between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge. (Repeats next weekend May 26-28).


    From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, May 20, there are no 5 trains between Grand Central-42nd Street and Bowling Green due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 4 (operating between Woodlawn and Brooklyn Bridge.), or R trains instead. 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Grand Central-42nd Street.

    • For service between Grand Central-42nd Street and Brooklyn Bridge, customers may take the 4.
    • For service between Brooklyn Bridge and Bowling Green, customer may use the nearby Cortlandt Street, Rector Street and Whitehall Street R stations.


    From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 19, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th and 82nd Sts due to rail inspection.


    From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, May 21, shuttle trains and buses replace A train service between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway due to rebuilding of piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacing of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye.

    • Rockaway Park shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.
    • Free shuttle buses operate between:
      1. Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop.
      2. Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 19, Manhattan-bound E trains skip Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and 75th Avenue due to stop-cable preparation.


    From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, Coney Island-bound F trains are rerouted via the M line after 36th Street in Queens to 47th-50th Sts in Manhattan due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for SAS.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 19, Coney Island-bound F trains skip Sutphin Blvd., Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and 75th Avenue due to stop-cable preparation.


    From 11 p.m. Friday, May 18 to 5 a.m. Saturday, May 19, Jamaica-bound F trains run local from 21st Street-Queensbridge to Roosevelt Avenue due to stop-cable preparation.


    From 6 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 20, there are no J trains between Jamaica Center and Crescent Street due to structural steel repair, painting and track work north of Cypress Hills. J trains operate between Crescent St and Chambers St. Free shuttle buses operate between Crescent St and Jamaica-Van Wyck, where E trains are available.


    From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, Queens-bound N trains are rerouted via the D line from Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to NYC DOT installation between 59th St and 8th Ave. (Trains stop at the New Utrecht-62nd St station.)


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 19, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, downtown N trains run express from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street due to upgrades in architectural, electrical and fire protection at Times Square and 53rd Street-Lexington Avenue station complexes.


    From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21, Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Neck Road and Avenue U due to track panel installation south of Kings Highway.


    From 6 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, downtown R trains run express from 34th Street-Herald Square to Canal Street due to upgrades in architectural, electrical and fire protection at Times Square and 53rd Street-Lexington Avenue station complexes.


    From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, May 19 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, May 21, Rockaway Park shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park due to rebuilding of piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacing of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye.

    • No Rockaway Park shuttle trains between Beach 90th Street and Broad Channel
    • No A trains between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway
    • Free shuttle buses operate between:
      1. Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop
      2. Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel
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    FASTRACK hits 6th Avenue tonight. Click for the much larger version.

    The FASTRACK express heads to 6th Ave. on Monday night, and Transit has laid out the week’s service closures. From 10 p.m.-5 a.m. each night beginning on the evening of Monday, May 14 and ending on the morning on Friday, May 18, there will be no service along 6th Ave. between 57th St. and West 4th St. in both directions. Here’s how service will operate instead:

    • D trains are rerouted and operate in two sections:
      • D trains will operate between 205th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle, then via the C line between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and West 4th Street, then via the F line between West 4th Street and 2nd Avenue, the last stop.
      • D trains will operate between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and 36th Street in Brooklyn, then via the R line between 36th Street and Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan, the last stop.
    • F trains operate via the E line between Roosevelt Avenue and West 4th Street in both directions. For service to Lexington Avenue/63rd Street, Roosevelt Island and 21st Street-Queensbridge, customers should take the Q. Q service will be extended to 21st Street-Queensbridge via the F line after 57th Street-7th Avenue.
    • Manhattan-bound B and M service in Brooklyn and Queens ends at 9:30 p.m. Service in Manhattan is available until 10 p.m.
    • Free Shuttle buses provide connecting service between the Grand Street D station and both the Canal Street N/Q/R/6 and Broadway-Lafayette D/F stations.

    Leave plenty of time for alternate travel. At least with the Yankees on the road this week, post-game D service from Yankee Stadium will be only marginally impacted.

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    Here’s your Friday evening special. Have a great weekend.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 14, there is no 1 train service between 168th St and 242nd St due to rehabilitation work at Dyckman Street station and structural rehabilitation, platform edge and canopy work at 1 stations from 207th Street to 242nd Street and track panel installation north of 215th Street.

    • For 181st St and 191st St, customers may take the uptown 1 to 168th St and transfer to the M3 or free shuttle bus on St. Nicholas Ave.
    • For Dyckman St. and 207th St, customers may take the uptown 1 to 168th St and transfer to the A train.
    • For 1 stations from 215th St to 242nd St, customers may take the uptown 1 to 168th St and transfer to the A to 207th St, then take the shuttle bus on Broadway.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 14, there are no 2 trains between Flatbush Ave and Franklin Ave due to electrical work near Church Ave. 2 trains operate between 241st St and the Utica Ave 3, 4 station. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service. (Repeats next weekend: May 19-21.)


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 14, 3 service is extended to New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 14, there are no 4 trains between Brooklyn Bridge and New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 3, N, Q or R instead. Note: 4 trains operate local in both directions between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge. (Repeats next two weekends May 19-21 and May 26-28).


    From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, May 13, there are no 5 trains between Grand Central-42nd Street and Bowling Green due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 4 (operating between Woodlawn and Brooklyn Bridge.), or R trains instead. 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Grand Central-42nd Street.

    • For service between Grand Central-42nd Street and Brooklyn Bridge, customers may take the 4.
    • For service between Brooklyn Bridge and Bowling Green, customer may use the nearby Cortlandt Street, Rector Street and Whitehall Street R stations.


    From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 12, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd and 111th Sts due to cable tray bracket installation for Flushing CBTC.


    From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, May 14, shuttle trains and buses replace A train service between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway due to rebuilding of piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacing of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye.

    • Rockaway Park shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park.
    • Free shuttle buses operate between:
      1. Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop.
      2. Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel.


    From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13, uptown C trains skip Spring, 23rd and 50th Sts due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 14, E trains are rerouted via the F line in both directions between 36th Street, Queens and West 4th Street in Manhattan due to work on the 5th Ave Interlocking Signal System Modernization project. Trains travel via the 63rd St and 6 Ave corridors, stopping at F stations. Downtown trains resume the E route at West 4th Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 14, Queens-bound F trains are rerouted via the A from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.


    From 11 p.m. Friday, May 11 to 5 a.m. Monday May 14, there are no G trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Church Ave due to station painting at Classon Ave and Clinton-Washington Aves. G trains operate in two sections:

    • Between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avs
    • Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts (every 20 minutes)

    For service between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Church Avenue, transfer to the A or C at Hoyt-Schermerhorn to Jay Street-MetroTech, where F service is available.


    From 6 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 13, there are no J trains between Jamaica Center and Crescent Street due to structural steel repair, painting and track work north of Cypress Hills. J trains operate between Crescent St and Chambers St. Free shuttle buses operate between Crescent St and Jamaica-Van Wyck, where E trains are available.


    From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13, Coney Island-bound N trains are rerouted via the D line from 36th Street to Coney Island- Stillwell Avenue due to NYC DOT installation between 59th St and 8th Ave. (Trains stop at the New Utrecht-62nd St station.)


    From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 14, Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Neck Road and Avenue U due to track panel installation south of Kings Highway.


    From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, May 12 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, May 14, Rockaway Park shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park due to rebuilding of piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacing of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye.

    • No Rockaway Park shuttle trains between Beach 90th Street and Broad Channel
    • No A trains between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway
    • Free shuttle buses operate between:
      1. Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop
      2. Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making a stop at Broad Channel
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    Not much to say here on a night when this happened to the Yanks in Kansas City. You get service advisories for the weekend instead, and I’ll have more content later in the morning.

    Note the first entry. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a 15-hour train diversion due to a movie filming. I hope someone’s getting some money out of that one. Otherwise, that seems like a pretty flimsy reason to skip a reasonably popular station.


    From 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, May 6, downtown 1 trains skip 125th Street due to movie filming.

    • To this station, customers may transfer to the M4 bus at 137th Street (free transfers issued) or take the downtown 1 train to 116th Street and transfer to an uptown 1 train.
    • From this station, customers may take the M4 or M104 bus to 116th Street (free transfers issued) and transfer to a downtown 1 train.


    From 12:01 a.m. Sunday, May 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 7, 3 service is extended to New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Note: 3 trains operate express in both directions between Chambers Street and 96th Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. Sunday, May 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 7, there are no 4 trains between Brooklyn Bridge and New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 3, N, Q or R instead. Note: 4 trains operate local in both directions between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge.


    From 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, May 6, there are no 5 trains between Grand Central-42nd Street and Bowling Green due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 4 (operating between Woodlawn and Brooklyn Bridge.), Q or R trains instead. 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Dyre Avenue and Grand Central-42nd Street.

    • For service between Grand Central-42nd Street and Bowling Green, customers may take the 4.
    • For service between Brooklyn Bridge and Bowling Green, customer may use the nearby Cortlandt Street, Rector Street and Whitehall Street R stations, served by the uptown Q and Brooklyn-bound R trains during this time.


    From 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5 to 6 a.m. Sunday, May 6, 207th Street-bound A trains are express from Canal Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to switch replacement north of West 4th Street.


    From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6, Manhattan-bound C trains run express from Euclid Avenue to Broadway Junction due to system inspection.


    From 12:01 am to 6 a.m., Saturday, May 5 and Sunday May 6 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, May 7, Bronx-bound D trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track work north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 11:30 Saturday, May 5 to 6 a.m. Sunday, May 6, Queens-bound E trains run express from Canal Street to 42nd Street-Port Authority due to switch replacement north of West 4th Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, May 7, Manhattan-bound N trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, then via the Manhattan Bridge, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track work north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 7, Manhattan-bound Q trains run via the R line between DeKalb Avenue and Canal Street due to track work north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 4 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 7, Manhattan-bound Q trains run express from Sheepshead Bay to Prospect Park due to track panel installation south of Kings Highway.


    From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, then via the Manhattan Bridge, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track work north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street. Note: Manhattan-bound Q trains replace the N and R, stopping at Jay Street-MetroTech, Court Street, Whitehall Street, Rector Street, Cortlandt Street and City Hall.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, May 7, there are no R trains between 59th Street and 36th Street in Brooklyn due to track work north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street. Customers should use the N instead. R trains operate between 95th Street and 59th Street in Brooklyn.

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    Earlier this week during the MTA Board members, Transit put forward a plan, as they often do, to adjust bus service schedules along a series of routes. In July, 17 bus routes will see altered plans with 12 lines suffering from reduced service and five lines seeing added buses. As is often the case when the MTA cuts service, people are none too thrilled.

    This short bit from The Post pretty much sums up the public reaction to the move. With an intentionally inflammatory headline, the article focuses on the popular routes — the M23 and Flatbush Avenue’s B41 — that will see longer headways at various times of the day. The changes themselves are cost-neutral to the MTA but will have an impact on riders.

    According to the Transit materials, these schedule changes are “a product of NYC Transit’s continuing effort to review and revise bus and subway schedules to ensure that they accurately meet customer demand and are in compliance with with MTA Board-adopted bus loading guidelines.” Some schedule changes are due to surface transit conditions as well. According to the staff summary, the changes will add somewhere from one to five minutes of wait time on some lines while reducing it on others. Most buses will end up with capacity at around 95 percent.

    So it this a service cut? In the past, I’ve always been very hesitant to embrace these scheduling changes. While we don’t want empty buses running along our streets, we also don’t want to reduce service, and by first establishing load guidelines that make buses more crowded than we would prefer, the MTA Board can then cut service to meet those new load guidelines. In 2010, they did so extensively to meet budgets.

    Furthermore, by cutting bus service even just a little, buses become less convenient. Their riders are more willing to pursue alternate routes than subway riders are, and a longer wait will inevitably lead fewer people to take the bus. For the bus to thrive, in other words, it has run frequently and reliably. So a few lines will suffer with fewer buses at various times during the day. These buses will be more crowded and less frequent. If we want to encourage transit use, that’s not a desirable outcome at all.

    For more on the specifics of the service adjustments, check out the section that starts on page 110 of this pdf. In the meantime, the weekly service advisories follow after the jump. Read More→

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    The Eighth Avenue FASTRACK removes subway service from western Manhattan.

    A pair of reminders on this Monday afternoon: Everyone’s favorite weeknight maintenance program returns to the 8th Ave. line tonight. Running from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night this week, FASTRACK will result in the following service changes.


    No service between 59 St-Columbus Circle and Jay St-MetroTech. A trains run via the D and F between 59 St-Columbus Circle and Jay St-MetroTech:

    1. Via the D line icon between 59 St-Columbus Circle and 47-50 Sts.
    2. Via the F line icon between 47-50 Sts and Jay St-MetroTech.


    C service to Manhattan runs until 9:30 PM. Brooklyn-bound service runs until 10 PM.


    No service between 7 Av/53 St and World Trade Center. E line icon trains are rerouted to the F line icon in Manhattan:

    1. Trains run via the F line icon between 5 Av/53 St and 2 Av.
    2. The 2 Av F line icon station is the Manhattan terminal for E line icon trains to/from Queens.
    3. No trains between World Trade Center and W 4 St.

    In other news, I’m heading back to the Transit Museum on Wednesday for the second in my Problem Solvers series. After interviewing Sarah Kaufman in February, I’ll be sitting down with Michael Frumin for an hour-long discussion on the ins and outs of MTA BusTime. The hour-long session, which will include an audience Q-and-A, starts at 6:30 p.m. in Brooklyn Heights. Doors are at 6.

    Frumin is a systems engineering manager at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority where his focus is developing real-time bus tracking and customer information systems using open technology. His prior work in open source software, open data, web applications, and data analysis span the public transportation, finance, and online media industries. We’ll be focusing on how the MTA is finally delivering real-time bus location to passengers after years of stops and starts. To RSVP, mosey on over to this link. The event is free, but the February one filled up. I hope to see you there.

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    I’m heading back to the Transit Museum next week for the second in my Problem Solvers series. After interviewing Sarah Kaufman in February, I’ll be sitting down on Wednesday with Michael Frumin for an hour-long discussion on the ins and outs of MTA BusTime. The hour-long session, which will include an audience Q-and-A, starts at 6:30 p.m. in Brooklyn Heights. Doors are at 6.

    Frumin is a systems engineering manager at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority where his focus is developing real-time bus tracking and customer information systems using open technology. His prior work in open source software, open data, web applications, and data analysis span the public transportation, finance, and online media industries. We’ll be focusing on how the MTA is finally delivering real-time bus location to passengers after years of stops and starts. To RSVP, mosey on over to this link. The event is free, but the February one filled up. I hope to see you there.

    Meanwhile, as part of my effort to get the service advisories out earlier in the day on Friday, the rest of this post contains this weekend’s changes. Click through for more. I’ll have regular content later on this morning. Read More→

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    The old Low-V cars, shown here in 1963, will return to Yankee Stadium today as part of the Opening Day celebration. (Photo via NYC Subway)

    As the suggestion of a few readers, I’m trying something a little new this Friday. I’m going to post the weekend service advisories now so that they wind up in people’s inboxes in the morning. This will allow the SAS faithful to better plan their weekend trips. (You can get SAS posts emailed to you once a day via this link.) I’ll have regular content later in the morning, and then, I’ll bump this post to the top for Friday evening and the remainder of the weekend.

    Before we jump into the service advisories, though, some trainspotting news to address: As the Yankees gear up to open their home schedule later today, Transit is celebrating with a Nostalgia Train. The Low-Vs that ran to Yankee Stadium from 1917-1969 will make a trip on Friday from Grand Central to Yankee Stadium along the express tracks. The train leaves at noon, and Stadium-bound straphangers will have plenty of time to revel in subway history before the game’s 1:05 p.m. start time. Were I heading to the Stadium today, I’d hop this train, but alas, I am not Bronx-bound for Opening Day.

    And now the weekend’ changes. It’s a busy one.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, there is no 1 service between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to station and structural rehabilitation at Dyckman Street, platform edge and canopy work at stations from 207th Street to 242nd Street and track panel installation north of 215th Street.

    • For 181st Street and 191 Street, take the uptown 1 to 168th Street and transfer to the M3 or free shuttle bus.
    • For Dyckman Street and 207th Street, take the uptown 1 to 168th Street and transfer to the A.
    • For stations from 215th Street to 242nd Street, take the uptown 1 to 168th Street and transfer to the A to 207th Street, then take the free shuttle bus along Broadway.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, there are no 2 trains between Franklin and Flatbush Avenues due to electrical work near Church Avenue. 2 trains operate between 241st Street and the Utica Avenue (3, 4) station. Free shuttle buses will provide alternate service.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, 3 service is extended to New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, there are no 4 trains between Brooklyn Bridge and New Lots Avenue due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 3, N, Q or R instead. Note: 4 trains operate local in both directions between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge.


    From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, April 14 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday, April 15, there are no 5 trains between Grand Central-42nd Street and Bowling Green due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at Fulton Street and renewal of switches north of Borough Hall. Customers should take the 4 (operating between Woodlawn and Brooklyn Bridge), Q or R instead. Note: 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Grand Central-42nd Street and Dyre Avenue.


    From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to conduit and signal work for Flushing CBTC.


    From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, April 16, shuttle trains and buses replace A trains between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway due to the rebuilding of existing piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacement of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye.

    • Rockaway Park (S) shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park
    • Free shuttle buses operate between:
      1. Howard Beach and Far Rockaway, non-stop
      2. Howard Beach and Rockaway Park, making one stop at Broad Channel.


    From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, uptown C trains skip Spring, 23rd, and 50th Streets due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, Bronx-bound D trains run via the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to station and line structure rehabilitation near 9th Avenue. Note: Out-of-system transfer with MetroCard at 62nd Street-New Utrecht Avenue.


    From 11 p.m. Friday, April 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, Brooklyn-bound D trains skip 182nd-183rd Sts. due to track maintenance.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, Bronx-bound D trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14, to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, E trains operate via the F in both directions after 36th Street in Queens to West 4th Street in Manhattan due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization project.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, Queens-bound F trains run via the A line from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street due to work on the Broadway/Lafayette-to-Bleecker Street transfer connection.


    From 11 p.m. Friday, April 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, April, 16, there are no G trains between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avs due to the installation of fiber optic, communication and control cables from Bedford-Nostrand to Flushing Avenue.


    From 6 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 10 p.m., Sunday, April 15, there are no J trains between Jamaica Center and Crescent Street due to structural steel repair, painting and track panel work north of Cypress Hills. J Trains operate between Crescent Street and Chambers Street. Free shuttle buses and E train service provide alternate service.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, Queens-bound N trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, then via the Manhattan Bridge, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, Brooklyn-bound N trains skip 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue in Queens due to rail and tie renewal north of 39th Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, Manhattan-bound Q trains run via the R line from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street. Note: Q trains stop at Jay Street-MetroTech, Court Street, Whitehall Street, Rector Street, Cortlandt Street and City Hall.


    From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, Coney Island-bound Q trains skip Avenue U and Neck Road due to track panel work south of Kings Highway.


    From 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, then via the Manhattan Bridge, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, April 16, there is no R service between 59th Street and 36th Street in Brooklyn due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street. Customers should take the N instead. R trains will operate between 95th Street and 59th Street in Brooklyn.


    From 12:15 a.m. Saturday, April 14 to 4:45 a.m. Monday, April 16, the Rockaway Park shuttle (S) trains operate between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park due to due to the rebuilding of existing piers and bearings on the South Channel Bridge and replacement of drain pipes between South Channel Bridge and Hammels Wye. See A entry for details.

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    With the combination of Passover and Good Friday upon is, we’ll wrap up the week a bit early. You know the drill. Have a good holiday if you’re celebrating this weekend.


    From 4 a.m. Saturday, April 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 8, uptown 2 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street.


    From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, April 7 and from 9 a.m. to 11p.m., Sunday, April 8, uptown 5 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-149th Street to East 180th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 9, uptown 6 trains run express from 3rd Avenue-138th Street to Hunts Point Avenue due to scraping and painting of ceilings at Cypress Avenue, East 143rd Street and Longwood Avenue stations.


    From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8, uptown C trains skip Spring, 23rd, and 50th Streets due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.


    From 11 p.m. Friday, April 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 9, Manhattan-bound D trains skip 182nd-183rd Sts. due to track maintenance.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 9, Bronx-bound D trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Saturday, April 7 uptown D trains run local from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to 145th Street due to replacement of broken rail plates north of 59th Street-Columbus Circle.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at all times until 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, E trains will skip Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and 75th Avenue due to tie, tie block, plate and rail replacement.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at all times until 5 a.m. Monday, April 16, F trains will skip Sutphin Blvd. (Hillside Avenue), Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd. and 75th Avenue due to tie, block, plate and rail replacement.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 9, Queens-bound F trains run via the A line from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street due to electrical and substation work at Jay Street-MetroTech.


    From 11 p.m. Sunday, April 8 to 6 a.m. Monday, April 9, Jamaica-bound F trains run local from 21st Street-Queensbridge to Roosevelt Avenue due to rail replacement.


    From 4 a.m. Saturday, April 7 to 10 p.m., Sunday, April 8, Jamaica Center-bound J trains skip Hewes Street, Lorimer Street and Flushing Avenue due to track panel work at Hewes Street and Flushing Avenue.


    From 4 a.m. Saturday, April, 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 8, M trains run every 24 minutes (every 20 minutes overnight) between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue due to track panel work at Hewes Street and Flushing Avenue.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 9, Queens-bound N trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, then via the Manhattan Bridge, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 7 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 9, Manhattan-bound Q trains run via the R line from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street. Note: Q trains stop at Jay Street-MetroTech, Court Street, Whitehall Street, Rector Street, Cortlandt Street and City Hall.


    From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 9, Coney Island-bound Q trains skip Avenue U and Neck Road due to track panel work south of Kings Highway.


    From 6:30 a.m. to 12 midnight, Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street, then via the Manhattan Bridge, skipping DeKalb Avenue due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street.


    From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m., Monday, April 9, there is no R service between 59th Street and 36th Street in Brooklyn due to track replacement north of Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street. Customers should take the N instead. R trains will operate between 96th Street and 59th Street in Brooklyn.

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