So apparently the Pope is snarling traffic everywhere, and it’s only going to get worse before it gets better this weekend. Stay away from the Upper East Side; stay away from the Yankee Stadium area. And if you’re heading to a Seder tomorrow or Sunday night, leave plenty of time for travel.
You all know the drill. Service alerts are here and below.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 21, Manhattan-bound 24 trains run express from Franklin Avenue to Atlantic Avenue due to hydraulics work at Atlantic Avenue. – This is bad news for people like me going from Grand Army Plaza to the Upper West Side for a Seder.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 21, uptown 2 trains replace the 5 from Nevins to 149th Street and uptown 5 trains replace the 2 from Chambers Street to 149th Street. These changes are due to several projects, including station rehab work at Chambers Street and Wall Street and tunnel lighting work in the Clark Street tunnel.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 21, there are no 3 trains running between New Lots Avenue and 14th Street due to tunnel lighting work in the Clark Street tunnel. Customers should take the 4 train instead.
From 4 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, April 19, Bronx-bound 4 trains skip 170th Street, Mt. Eden Avenue, and 176th Street due to track panel installation between 167th Street and Burnside Avenue stations.
From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20, Bronx-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point to Parkchester due to track panel installation.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 20, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Sts. due to track panel installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 21, there is no C train service between 145th Street and 168th Street. Customers should take the A instead. Free shuttle buses replace A trains between 168th Street and 207th Street. Transfer is available between the Broadway or Ft. Washington Avenue shuttle buses and A trains at 168th Street. These service changes are necessary due to tunnel lighting between 168th and 207th Street and roadbed replacement at 175th Street.
From 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 21, there are no G trains between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square. Customers should take the E or R trains instead.
From 4 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 20, Queens-bound J trains run express from Myrtle Avenue to Broadway Junction due to track panel installation.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 21, Brooklyn-bound NR trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to structural work between Whitehall Street and Canal Street and station rehab work at Lawrence Street.