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Oct

OMG! The subways are crowded and not running well this weekend

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (1) ·

So here we are again. It’s another Friday with another round of service alerts and story about how crowded the subways are.

At this point, I, like SUBWAYblogger, have to wonder if this is even news. Apparently, subway ridership for the first six months of 2007 was up 4 percent over the same time period in 2006. That gave the MTA 5 billion riders for the first half of the year or 78 million more than last year. As anyone who rides the subway knows, the trains are crowded.

More impressive though is the fact that so many people are riding the trains while at the same time repeated rating the train service as below average. Those C-minuses certainly don’t reflect riders turning away from the subway.

So as the MTA grapples with a slew of riders and an onslaught of bad grades, weekend service is, as always, problematic. The capital construction projects aren’t completed overnight. Service advisories are here and reprinted below for your convenience.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, there are no 1 trains between 14th Street and South Ferry. Customers may take the 2 or 3 between 14th Street and Chambers Street. There are free shuttle buses operating between Chambers Street and South Ferry. This is due to Port Authority underpinning work at the WTC site for the new PATH station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2 and 3 trains run local between 96th Street and Chambers Street due to Port Authority underpinning work at the WTC site for the new PATH station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan-bound 234 trains skip Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza and Bergen Street due to inspection of steel and tunnel in preparation for Atlantic Arena project.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to noon Sunday, October 7, Manhattan-bound 4 trains run express from Burnside Avenue to 149th Street due to work on the Grand Concourse Bridge at 151st Street.

At all times until Monday, November 12, Manhattan-bound 4 trains skip Mosholu Parkway due to station rehabilitation.

From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, October 7, Bronx-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to Parkchester due to track panel installation at Whitlock Avenue. (The last stop for some Bronx-bound 6 trains will be 3rd Avenue.)

From 12:01 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to Monday, October 8, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th, 82nd, 74th and 69th Streets due to prep work for 74th Street interlocking.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, free shuttle buses and shuttle train service replace the A between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and the Rockaways due to track panel installation south of Howard Beach-JFK Airport station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, there is no A train service between 207th Street and 168th Street. There is no C train service. Free shuttle buses replace A trains between 168th Street and 207th Street via Broadway. Special M4 buses provide additional service via Ft. Washington Avenue. This is due to tunnel rehabilitation between 168th Street and 207th Street stations.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, downtown A trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Springs Streets due to Chambers Street signal modernization. (The Brooklyn-bound A will make all other local stops.)

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to noon Sunday, October 7, Bronx-bound D trains run express from 145th Street to Fordham Road due to track and cable work between 145th Street and Bedford Park Boulevard stations.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, there is no E train service between West 4th Street and World Trade Center due to Chambers Street signal modernizations. Customers may take the A instead between the West 4th and Broadway-Nassau Street stations.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, downtown F trains skip 23rd and 14th Streets due to wall and ceiling closures, signage work, and installation of conduits for dampers along station walls.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, Manhattan-bound F trains skip Sutphin Blvd., Van Wyck Blvd. and 75th Avenue due to installation of conduits along tracks between Union Turnpike and Roosevelt Avenue stations.

From 8:30 p.m. Friday, October 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, there is no G train service between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to installation of conduit along tracks between Union Turnpike and Roosevelt Avenue stations. Customers should take the E or R.

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 7, Manhattan-bound N trains skip 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th and 39th Avenues due to replacement of rails on curve between Queensboro Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue stations.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, Manhattan-bound NR trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to tunnel rehabilitation south of Prince Street station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 6 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 8, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to – Seriously, on the MTA’s website, it cuts out here. What can I say? The R is running express. Who knows why?

Categories : Service Advisories

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Oct

J/Z trains get C to the mizz-inus

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (5) ·

So with apologies to Shawn Carter for that headline, I come bearing bad news for the J and Z trains. The rider report card results are out, and the BMT Nassau Street Lines pulled down the MTA’s first C-.

For the MTA, this is their third grade of the year. Last week, the L received a C, and at the end of August, the 7 also received a C-. With these three grades in the books, the MTA is pulling down a 1.78 GPA. Clearly the agency has lots of room for improvement.

But for the J and Z — a rush-hour skip-stop train running on the same tracks — the news is worse than it seems. These lines are soon to be on the receiving end of some fancy R160 cars, and the MTA thought things were going well. Not quite, reports Metro’s Michael Rundle:

Overall the J/Z line scored a C- grade, with eight grades at a D+ or lower and only one grade above a C+, in the NYC Transit’s latest Rider Report Card. In comparison, the L train, graded last month, scored an overall C and received only one D…

“The news [riders] are giving us doesn’t reconcile with the statistical performance standards we are currently using,” said NYC Transit President Howard Roberts, in a statement. “Clearly we need to take a harder look at not only what we’re doing but how we’re doing it.”

Similar to results released for the L and 7 trains, no attribute scored higher than a B-, and none scored lower than a D. On no attribute was there more than a one letter grade distinction between any of the three lines.

At this point, we’re still waiting for the final results of the report card. But based on the previous results, the subways on the J/Z line are overcrowded, unreliable and dirty. That’s no surprise. How the MTA is going to fix a system that riders seem intent to grade in the C/C- minus range is up for debate.

Meanwhile, I’m getting reports that, despite having completed the survey, folks on the 7 line are still receiving report cards. Um, that’s just a huge waste of paper and people’s time. But, hey, it could be worse. At least the subways didn’t lose to the Indians 12-3 last night.

Categories : Rider Report Cards

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Oct

Does anybody really know what time it is?

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (5) ·

Location: Approximately two-thirds of the way uptown on the uptown-bound 8th Ave. A/C/E platform at West 4th St.

Actual Time: 9:39 a.m.

The MTA is not known for its accuracy in time-keeping. As Chris pointed out yesterday, those signs on the L train platforms, just a few months old, are already fairly useless. As trains enter and leave the stations, the signs proclaim the train is still seven minutes away.

So enter the West 4th St. station. Every morning, I see the clock pictured above – but not Photoshopped quite so much – wishing straphangers a good day. The sign hangs above the escalators leading up to the 8th Ave. platforms from the 6th Ave. trains on the lower level. This clock has never been right. Furthermore, it’s an hour and 14 minutes off.

Now, if you’re like me, you’re wondering how a clock manages to be an hour and 14 minutes off. I have no idea, but it’s been like this for months. In a few weeks, I’ll get to find out if this is a system-wide error or if this clock is just messed up. When Daylight Savings time ends on November 14, this clock will either be just 14 minutes wrong or an hour of 14 minutes wrong. I doubt it will have the right time.

Categories : MTA Absurdity, View from Underground

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Oct

LED lights on the 7 detail express or local service

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (16) ·

New signs illuminate the 7 train. Wonder express or local no longer. (Photos by Ryan O’Horo.)

On and off for the last few months, I’ve gotten questions about the 7 train. Take, for example, this one from my friend Carla: “How about doing an expose on why the 7 can’t get its damn local/express signage right?”

While I don’t ride the 7 train much — two trips to Shea this summer and one to the U.S. Open — I’ve wondered this lately myself. A few years ago, 7 express trains were demarcated by the diamond 7, and locals operated under the traditional round purple bullets.

But earlier this year, something changed. These signs, used interchangeably on the same trains, stopped meaning anything. Passengers had to rely on increasingly inaudible announcements to determine which trains were local and which trains were express. Well, not anymore.

This week, loyal reader Ryan O’Horo e-mailed about me about a 7 train equipped with LED lights that are designed to differentiate between express service and local service. A thread on Subchat corroborated the story. It seems like the MTA is testing out a way to allow passengers to tell the difference. The lights are hanging on only a few cars on the 7 line. Here’s what Ryan had to say:

Spent a good amount to time checking it out. It’s only this one train and the displays are mounted in the front, side and rear rollsigns both inside and outside the car. Simple modules that look custom and they’re just kind of hanging out in the rollsign, no fancy mounts.

According to the Subchat thread, the signs — using EXP for express and LCL for local — are supposed to go green or red, respectively, depending upon the service. So far, we haven’t seen that happen. But we have seen a lot of the signs as Ryan took a set of photos I uploaded to flickr. The thumbnails of a few images below lead to the larger images. For more shots, the photoset is here:

While clearly still an experimental stab at identifying trains, these LED signs are a good step in the right direction. I will forever wonder why the diamond-bullet variances couldn’t work to identify express and local services. I am also a little mystified as to why the MTA is invested in LED lights when they already have signs that should tell the difference between express and local service. But as long as the Authority is willing to listen to those Queens-bound customers who didn’t know if their trains were express or local, we can’t complain too much now.

Categories : MTA Absurdity, MTA Technology, Queens

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Oct

MTA celebrates leasing their very first Second Ave. apartment

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (1) ·

Okay, okay. It’s not the first apartment the MTA has ever leased, but for the Second Ave. Subway, the lease the MTA recently signed on a rent-controlled apartment on 69th St. is good omen.

So here’s the story. As part of the construction of the Second Ave. Subway, the MTA has to demolish four apartment buildings on the Upper East Side. At the same time, the Authority must provide replacement housing for everyone they displace. The catch – of course, there’s a catch – is rent control. Most of these Upper East Side apartments are rent-controlled. Good luck finding adequate replacements in the area.

So as the neighbors have begun to worry, the MTA has, in the words of Metro reporter Michael Rundle, “just warehousing empty properties as they come on the market.” It’s a brilliant strategy: Snap up empty apartments in the soon-to-be-condemned as they come on the market because that’s one fewer family that needs to be relocated. Rundle has more:

In preparation for its Second Avenue Subway project, the transit agency successfully leased its first rent-controlled apartment on the Upper East Side..

Last month the authority had some luck. It leased a one-bedroom at 1313 Second Ave., near 69th Street, part of a building that will be demolished for the new 72nd Street station. The lease is one year, and the rent is around $1,200 a month.

I want a one-bedroom in a primo location for $1,200. I wonder which sketchy real estate agent the MTA is using and how much the finder’s fee ran them.

Anyway, that’s the story. Landlords are loathe to rent to the MTA because this is, after all, the fourth time they’ve tried to build the Second Ave. Subway. But, hey, one rent-controlled apartment is now in their portfolio. It’s a start.

Categories : Second Avenue Subway

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Oct

After accident, disabled riders push for better access

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (4) ·

The New York City subways are not, by any stretch of the imagination, wheelchair accessible. While new stations and those undergoing renovations must adhere to ADA regulations, the subway system is replete with staircases old enough to be grandfathered out of automatic ADA compliance. Not everyone is happy about this.

Enter Michael Harris and the Disabled Riders Coalition. Harris, 23 and a recent grad of Manhattanville College, is the executive director of a coalition of disabled and non-disabled riders who are advocating for a subway system more accommodating to those in wheelchairs and those with other disabilities.

While Harris is constantly working to monitor ADA compliance and accessibility in the subway system, every few months an accident comes along that tragically thrusts the Disabled Riders Coalition into the spotlight. This week, when a train at Penn Station struck and seriously injured a woman in a wheelchair, was one of those times.

Here’s what happened, courtesy of Newsday:

A woman was struck by a train and seriously injured after the back wheels of her electric wheelchair got stuck on the yellow studded area of a Penn Station subway platform, police said yesterday.

The Manhattan woman, 52, whom police did not identify, had just gotten off a No. 2 train Sunday evening when she turned her head to see why her chair was caught, witnesses told investigators. As the train pulled away, one of its cars struck her head, then another car hit her wheelchair, catapulting her from the chair and into a column, police said.

While NYCT officials were quick to note that they “heard other things” as well as this account, the agency is investigating. Ironically, the yellow edge with the raised studs is designed to keep all riders — but notably those with vision impairments — away from the edge of the platforms.

On Monday, Harris and his group led a news conference to draw some attention to this matter. “I myself on numerous occasions have been hit by a train and just knocked to the side a little bit. Sadly, in her case, it was much worse,” Harris said to Newsday.

The MTA, meanwhile, has plans to make 100 stations wheelchair-accessible within the next 13 years. Right now, just 61 of the system’s 468 stations are accessible. All of the stations along Second Ave. will be fully accessible and ADA compliant.

Now, I understand that it takes a long time to install elevator systems that run from street level to the turnstile plaza to the tracks. I also understand that, in many cases, the areas around train stations are simply too built up to fit in an elevator without some serious negotiating by the MTA. However, I would have to believe that it’s possible to make more than 39 stations accessible in 13 years.

It’s not easy to modernize and bring a 100-year-old subway system up to speed on ADA compliancy. But it should happen sooner rather than later.

Categories : MTA Politics

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Oct

Bloomberg, in London, preps New York for more cameras

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (5) ·

Here’s lookin’ at you, kid.

Closed-circuit security cameras are already everywhere in New York City. I can count upwards of 30 of them between 8th Ave. at 16th St. and the elevator to my office building in the heart of Chelsea Market. But if the city officials have their way, more and more cameras will be on the way to ~~spy on New Yorkers~~ keep the city safer.

A few months ago, in March, I wrote about plans to install security cameras in the subways. While at the time, I was a bit opposed to that deal, I think that, if the cameras are used correctly, they can enhance the safety of late-night train rides and the general feelings of security on the subways. I’m not the only one.

Over in London this week, Mayor Bloomberg spoke a length about surveillance cameras in the city. London, a city with many more CCTV cameras than New York City, is an apt stage for Bloomberg’s talk. Much like New York will, London uses security cameras to enforce their own successful congestion fee, and Transport for London has equipped the Tube cars with cameras.

Looking to shore up support for more cameras in the city, Bloomberg opined on the roles of cameras in a post-9/11 world:

Bloomberg, holding talks with his London counterpart Ken Livingstone, said such measures as London’s “ring of steel” — a network of closed-circuit cameras that monitors the city center_ were a necessary protection in a dangerous world. “In this day and age, if you think that cameras aren’t watching you all the time, you are very naive,” Bloomberg told reporters at London’s City Hall.”

“We are under surveillance all the time” from cameras in shops and office buildings, “and in London they have multiple cameras on every bus and in every subway car,” he added. “The people of London not only support it, but if Ken Livingstone didn’t do it they would try to run him out of town on a rail. We live in a dangerous world, and people want to have security cameras.”

New Yorkers seem resigned to a city of security cameras. While many of Rudy Giuliani’s draconian police tactics came under fire during the 1990s and the NYPD’s responses to the RNC protests in 2004 were highly scrutinized, cameras have become a part of New York City life with nary a peep for civil rights advocates worried about government intrusion into private life.

Really, in the end, there are few if any downsides to lining subway cars with cameras. People will be less likely to harass or threaten passengers. They’ll be less likely to deface cars and seats. Maybe they’ll even be less likely to litter and seat hog (I can dream, right?). So as Bloomberg continues European adventure, we can only wonder what other ideas he’ll try to bring back to the states. Socialized medicine, anyone?

Categories : Subway Security

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Oct

Alstom Transport awarded for tardy deliveries with a contract extension

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (0) ·

In the world of train car construction, there aren’t too many choices. Alstom and Kawasaki dominate the field, and both enjoy hundred-million-dollar contracts from the MTA. But Altsom, who made headlines a few years back for tardy delivers after their cars suffered major damages, is at it again.

This time, Alstom has fallen another five months behind schedule in delivering R160s to New York, and the MTA doesn’t seem keen on penalizing the company. Bruce Golding of The Post has more:

The problem-plagued French company building New York’s new high-tech subway cars has fallen five months behind schedule without being penalized by the MTA, The Post has learned. Alstom Transport even won a contract extension in July for $700 million more of the cars, despite its dismal deliveries.

Alstom’s upstate Hornell factory has only turned out about 80 of the R160-model cars since starting production last year, an industry source told The Post. The company was supposed to have delivered about 200 of the total 400 cars under its original contract.

According to Golding’s article, the contract Alstom signed with the MTA contains a late-delivery provision. Allegedly, Alstom must pay $800 a day for late deliveries on four-car trains and $1000 a day for five-car trains. So far, no fines have been levied against the Paris-based company.

Now, doesn’t that strike you as silly? The MTA is foisting a fare hike on the public because they won’t have enough money soon. Well, if these charges against Alstom are true, the MTA not has kept rewarding a perennially delayed company but also has some free money awaiting them. Just enforce the terms of the contract, and voilà, cash.

Categories : MTA Absurdity

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Oct

All’s fare in love and subways

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (7) ·

As the details and inevitability of the upcoming fare hike have come to light, New Yorkers on the whole haven’t been too thrilled. No one wants to pay more when the MTA isn’t providing adequate service — a C is hardly a stunning grade — and is projected an economic windfall this year.

But we know that the MTA is facing tough economic times, and we understand that the MTA needs to draw in more revenue in order to meet the demands of a growing city and the desires of demanding riders. We can’t expect those C-/C grades to improve if the MTA doesn’t put a little money into the system.

Meanwhile, the MTA isn’t the only agency dealing with fare hikes and hazy economic outlooks. The WMATA in Washington, DC, will soon be raising their fares by as much as 40 cents per ride. The WMATA charges fares based upon how far a rider travels, and as you could guess, those folks living in the suburbs are none too thrilled about the prospect of bearing the brunt of the fare hike. This debate sure does sound familiar.

Anyone, with all of these fare shenanigans going on, let’s take a step back for a minute. As mass transit has become one of those things that everyone expects in thriving urban cities but no one wants to pay for, today is as good a day as any to appreciate the New York City subways. Considering the fare, we’re getting one of the better bangs for our buck around the world. It’s time for a fare comparison.

New York City: Counterintuitively these days, one of the greatest aspects of the MTA and New York City subways are the fares. For a base fare of $2, a rider can go from Far Rockaway to Pelham Bay Park. As the crow flies, that’s around 20 miles. Via the subway, it’s a long trip through Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx. Meanwhile, as the average amount paid per rider is only $1.31, that $2 fare is higher than reality. It’s hard to beat that deal.

Washington D.C.: With a tiered fare system, the further one travels in the WMATA, the more one pays. The 7.68-mile trip from Silver Spring, Maryland, to Dupont Circle costs $1.85 at off-peak hours and $2.35 most of the day. A trip to the airport can cost over $3. Considering that the New York subways run 24 hours a day and the WMATA’s do not, we’re getting the better deal here.

Boston: Late in 2006, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority unveiled the CharlieCard, a discounted fare card similar to our Metrocard. With the advent of the CharlieCard, MBTA instituted a discounted fare of $1.85 for card users and a $2 fare for all others. Again, this system is charging more per fare than the MTA with all of those discounts and Unlimited Ride Metrocards, and again, the MBTA operates a system that doesn’t run 24 hours. New York wins.

London: Considering how weak the dollar is these days, this one isn’t fair (Hah! No pun intended). Transport for London, which has to print a nine-page PDF to explain its fare structure, is no bargain. Much like the Metrocard, TfL offers a discount card called the Oyster card. With the Oyster card, fares within a single zone in London are ?1.50 while a cash fare is ?4. The card fares jump to as high as ?3.50 depending upon how far one is traveling. Talk about expensive. Those fares come out to $3 to $8 in U.S. currency for a single ride. Wow.

Now, of course, this is a fairly unscientific study, and I cherry picked a few of the American and international subway systems. My point, however, remains the same: For all the moaning and hand-wringing that is going into this fare hike, the New York City subway systems are a fantastic deal. Those other systems have the same problems as ours: They are overcrowded; they are unreliable; and they don’t reach as far as everyone living in those metropolitan areas would like. But when push comes to shove, our system is cheaper than the others, just as fast and open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With that in mind, I’d even be willing to pay a higher fare.

Categories : Fare Hikes, International Subways

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Sep

Weekend Permanent service changes: Take the bus to IKEA

By Benjamin Kabak · Comments (0) ·

So you know that whole IKEA thing they’re building in Red Hook much to the chagrin of everyone? It’s not exactly overly accessible, and the MTA wants to fix that.

Red Hook is a great place to visit. You’ve got fantastic views, fantastic key lime pies, fantastic Latin American food and a Fairway.

But the catch is also the charm of the area: It’s hard to get to Red Hook, but it keeps the neighborhood peaceful. The nearest subway stop at Smith and 9th Sts. is a good walk from the Hook. To reach the Hook, visitors either must drive or take the B61 or B77 stops from elsewhere in Brooklyn.

But the MTA is going to solve this transportation problem for IKEA-bound folks. Beginning in January, the B61 and B77 will stop right outside of the IKEA, The Brooklyn Paper reports. For those shopping for furniture, this is great news. Those living in the area are none-too-thrilled as it is but could use the enhanced transportation options. So with a shuttle IKEA plans to run from subway stops in downtown Brooklyn and the bus line extensions, hopefully, fewer people will drive to the store.

Now on to the weekend service alerts. You can, always, get them here, but the ones on the MTA’s site are disastrously confusing this week. I’ll attempt to clarify. Pay careful attention to what’s happening with the E train.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, there are no 1 trains between 14th Street and South Ferry. Customers may take the 2 or 3 between 14th Street and Chambers Street. There are free shuttle buses operating between Chambers Street and South Ferry. This is due to Port Authority underpinning work at the WTC site for the new PATH station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, 2 and 3 trains run local between 96th Street and Chambers Street due to Port Authority underpinning work at the WTC site for the new PATH station.

From 6 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 9 p.m. Sunday, September 30, Bronx-bound 2 and 5 trains run express from 3rd Avenue to East 180th Street due to work on the third rail between Jackson Avenue and West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue stations.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, Bronx-bound 4 trains run express from 125th Street to Burnside Avenue due to track concrete pour north of the 149th Street -Grand Concourse station.

At all times through mid-November, Manhattan-bound 4 trains skip Mosholu Parkway due to station rehabilitation.

From 4 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 10 p.m. Sunday, September 30, Bronx-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to Parkchester due to track panel installation at Whitlock Avenue. (The last stop for some Bronx-bound 6 trains will be 3rd Avenue.)

From 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th, 82nd, 74th and 69th Streets due to rail renewal between Willets Point-Shea Stadium and 69th Street stations.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, free shuttle buses and shuttle train service replace the A between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and the Rockaways due to track panel installation south of Howard Beach-JFK Airport station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, free shuttle buses replace A trains between 168th Street and 207th Street via Broadway. The M4 bus provides additional service between 168th and 190th Streets via Ft. Washington Avenue. There is no C train service between 145th Street and 168th Streets. This is due to tunnel rehabilitation between 168th Street and 207th Street stations.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, downtown A and C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Springs Streets due to Chambers Street signal modernization.

From 5 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, E trains run on the F line between Roosevelt and 2nd Avenues due to fan plant rehab.

From midnight to 5 a.m., Saturday, September 29, Sunday, September 30 and Monday, October 1, E trains run on the R line between Queens Plaza and Canal Street due to fan plant rehab.

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, September 29, there is no G train service between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to fan plant rehab. Customers should take the R.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 1, Manhattan-bound NR trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from DeKalb Avenue to Canal Street due to tunnel rehabilitation south of Prince Street station.

Categories : Brooklyn, Service Advisories

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OMG! The subways are crowded and not running well this weekend

J/Z trains get C to the mizz-inus

Does anybody really know what time it is?

LED lights on the 7 detail express or local service

MTA celebrates leasing their very first Second Ave. apartment

After accident, disabled riders push for better access

Bloomberg, in London, preps New York for more cameras

Alstom Transport awarded for tardy deliveries with a contract extension

All’s fare in love and subways

Weekend Permanent service changes: Take the bus to IKEA

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