Quick site note: Second Ave. Sagas will be offline for a little while early Saturday morning as I upgrade the server. We should be back online by 3 a.m.
With that said, here are this weekend’s service advisories. These are subject to change without notice. Listen to on-board announcements and pay attention to the signs in your local station. Subway Weekender has the map.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, free shuttle buses replace 2 trains between 241st Street and East 180th Street due to work on the East 180th Signal Modernization project.
From 1 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, 4 trains skip Fulton Street in both directions due to platform edge, mechanical and electrical work at the Fulton Street Transit Center. Customers may take the 2, 3, A, C or J shuttle instead. Note: The J shuttle operates between Chambers Street/Brooklyn Bridge and Fulton Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, 4 trains run local between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge in both directions due to track work south of Grand Central-42nd Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, there are no 5 trains between East 180th Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to work on the East 180th Signal Modernization project. Customers should take to 2 instead. Note: During this time, shuttle trains run every 30 minutes between Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street.
From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Saturday, April 30 and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Sunday May 1, 5 trains skip Fulton Street in both directions due to work at the Fulton Street Transit Center and operate every 20 minutes between 149th Street-Grand Concourse the Bowling Green due to work on the East 180th Street Signal Modernization project. Note: J shuttle trains run between Chambers Street/Brooklyn Bridge and Fulton Street. 5 trains run local between 125th Street and Brooklyn Bridge in both directions.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, Bronx-bound 6 trains skip Whitlock Avenue and Morrison Avenue-Soundview due to station rehabilitation work at Elder and St. Lawrence Avenues.
At all times until October 2011, 6 trains skip Elder Avenue and St. Lawrence Avenue in both directions due to station rehabilitation. Customers may use the Bx4, Bx4A and Bx27 buses to transfer to nearby stations. (Overnight note: Free shuttle buses will operate between the Parkchester (6) and the Simpson Street (2) stations.
From 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, April 30, Manhattan-bound 7 trains skip 111th, 103rd, 90th and 82nd Streets due to prep work for structure painting at 111th Street.
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(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Beach 90th Street and Far Rockaway due to station rehab work at Beach 36th and Beach 60th Streets. A trains replace the S shuttle between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park. Note: At all times until early summer, Manhattan-bound A platforms at Beach 36th and Beach 60th Streets are closed for station rehabilitation.
During the overnight hours, from 11 p.m. Friday, April 29 to 6 a.m. Saturday, April 30, from 11 p.m. Saturday, April 30 to 7 a.m. Sunday, May 1, and from 11 p.m. Sunday May 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, uptown A trains skip 72nd, 81st, 86th, 96th, 103rd, 110th, and 116th Streets due to prep work for track work north of 110th Street. Customers should take the A to 125th Street and transfer to a downtown A.
During the early morning hours, from 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, downtown A trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to track work north of Canal Street.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to track work north of Canal Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, Bronx-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to station rehab and structural repair work at stations between 71st Street and Bay 50th and ADA work at Bay Parkway. There are no Bronx-bound D trains at Bay 50th, 25th Avenue, Bay Parkway, 20th Avenue, 18th Avenue, 79th Street, 71st Street, 55th Street, 50th Street, Ft. Hamilton Parkway or 9th Avenue stations.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, Bronx-bound D trains run local from West 4th Street to 34th Street in Manhattan due to platform edge rehabilitation at 34th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, downtown E trains skip 23rd Street and Spring Street due to track work north of Canal Street.
During the overnight hours from 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, from 11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 1 and from 11:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, Manhattan-bound E trains skip 65th Street, Northern Blvd., 46th Street, Steinway Street and 36th Street due to track work north of 36th Street.
From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 1, there are no J trains between Crescent Street and Jamaica Center due to elevated structure rehabilitation between Cypress Hills and 130th Street, track panel installation at Woodhaven Blvd. and 111th Street and switch rehabilitation north of 121st Street. Free shuttle buses operate between the Crescent Street and 121st Street on the J line then connect to the Jamaica-Van Wyck E station. Customers should take the E train for service between Jamaica-Van Wyck and Sutphin Blvd/Archer Avenue or Jamaica Center. Note: From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, there is no elevator or escalator service at the Sutphin Blvd/Archer Avenue station due to routine maintenance by Port Authority on the electrical panels that control both the elevators and escalators.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, Brooklyn-bound N trains operate on the D line from 36th Street to Coney Island/Stillwell Avenue due to track panel installation along the route. There is no Brooklyn-bound N service at 8th Avenue, Ft. Hamilton Pkwy, 18th Avenue, 20th Avenue, Bay Pkwy, Kings Highway, Avenue U or 86th Street stations.
During the early morning hours from 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, Brooklyn-bound N trains operate over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to platform tile installation at Cortlandt Street. There is no Brooklyn-bound N service at City Hall, Rector Street, Whitehall Street, Court Street or Jay Street-MetroTech. Customers may use the 4 at nearby stations or the F at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 5 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, Brooklyn-bound R trains skip 65th Street, Northern Blvd., 46th Street, Steinway Street and 36th Street due to track work north of 36th Street in Queens.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, Brooklyn-bound R trains operate over the Manhattan Bridge from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to platform tile installation at Cortlandt Street. There are no Brooklyn-bound trains at City Hall, Rector Street, Whitehall Street, Court Street or Jay Street-MetroTech. Customers should use the 4 at nearby stations or the F at Jay Street-MetroTech.
From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 1, uptown R trains skip Whitehall Street due to the Five Boro Bike Tour. Customers should use the Rector Street station instead.
(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 11 p.m. Friday April 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 2, A trains replace the S Rockaway Park Shuttle between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to station rehabs at Beach 36th and Beach 60th Streets.
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So with the NYC Bike Tour going full swing, the MTA doesn’t let riders catch the “R” train at Whitehall St (not sure why). The IRT 7th Ave line is choked with bikers getting off the SI Ferry, so I walk up to Bowling Green to find out the Lex Ave trains are all running local. No prob, so after 15 mins of stop-and-go with bikers, strollers, tourists, etc, I get off at Union Square to catch the BMT to Times Square. Well, the Broadway line is a clusterfuck because of signal problems at 59th/Lex, so trains are crawling and stopping at each station for 5 mins. After a 20 min ride from 14th St to 34th St, I finally catch the IND to 42nd and walk to Times Square. Total travel time from South Ferry to Times Square: 55 mins. In my whole life in NYC, including many subway rides in the woeful-1970s, I never had to take a train on each division (IRT, BMT, IND) just to get to a destination.
This is what happens when you try to leave the car at home and do the right thing. Next time I drive, and I don’t give a rat’s ass about doing the right thing.
You didn’t have to take a train on each division. You could have taken the 1 train the whole way and gotten there in half the time or less. Even if the R had been running, the 1 is faster. (And if you think South Ferry is bad with bikes, imagine the narrow platforms at Whitehall!)
I’m impressed that your car never encounters traffic jams.