Weekend work impacting travel on 14 lines

How about a little news roundup before the weekend? I didn’t have a chance to cover these stories this week, but they do deserve some attention.

First up, the LIRR. The ongoing disability scandal reached a temporary denouement this week as 11 people were charged with fraud in a scandal that may have cost the government as much as $1 billion. Among those facing charges are seven retired LIRR workers, one ex-union president, a federal employee, a doctor and an office manager. A second doctor will be facing charges as well. While this is a scandal that largely impacts the federal retirement benefit panel, the MTA is tangentially at risk financially due to increased health care premiums for retired employees. This story is far from over.

Next up, something lighter. Helvetica has a competitor underground. As David Dunlap explored at City Room today, because of signs promoting the 9/11 Memorial, the familiar MTA font is no longer alone. Dunlap notes that seeing these signs throughout Lower Manhattan is a bit jarring. He writes that “standardized signage helps everyone navigate a system cobbled together by different builders in different eras, at different levels, with different architectural styles and different kinds of trains.” The new wayfinding font certainly sticks out.

And with that, it’s the weekend. The service advisories are below. Check out Subway Weekender for the map or the MTA’s own Weekender if you’re into Vignelli.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, there is no 2 service in Brooklyn due to track work south of Wall Street, platform edge rehabilitation at Hoyt Street and the installation of fiber optic cable ducts between Nevins Street and Hoyt Street. 2 trains run between the Dyre Avenue 5 station and the South Ferry 1 station.

• 5 trains replace the 2 in Brooklyn
• 2 trains are rerouted to the 1 between Chambers Street and South Ferry
• 2 trains replace the 5 between East 180th Street and Dyre Avenue.
• 5 trains replace the 2 between East 180th Street and 241st Street.

Note: Customers may use a free out-of-system transfer between the 2 at South Ferry and the 4 or 5 at Bowling Green station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, there is no 3 service in Brooklyn due to track work south of Wall Street, platform edge rehabilitation at Hoyt Street and the installation of fiber optic cable ducts between Nevins Street and Hoyt Street. 3 trains operate between 148th Street and 14th Street. Customers should take the 4 instead.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, 4 train service is extended to and from New Lots Avenue due to track work south of Wall Street, platform edge rehabilitation at Hoyt Street and the installation of fiber optic cable ducts between Nevins Street and Hoyt Street. 4 trains operate local in Brooklyn.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, 5 service is extended to and from Flatbush Avenue due to track work south of Wall Street, platform edge rehabilitation at Hoyt Street and the installation of fiber optic cable ducts between Nevins Street and Hoyt Street. (See 2 train entry for details.)

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, Manhattan-bound 6 trains run express from Hunts Point Avenue to 3rd Avenue-138th Street due to station painting at Brooke Avenue.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, there is no 7 train service between Times Square-42nd Street and Queensboro Plaza due to CBTC (signal) work between Grand Central-42nd Street and Hunters Point Avenue. Customers should use the E, N, Q, S and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.

• Use E, N or Q between Manhattan and Queens
• Free shuttle buses run between Vernon Blvd-Jackson Avenue and Queensboro Plaza
• Q service is extended to and from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd during the daytime hours
• In Manhattan, the 42nd Street shuttle operates overnight

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, Queensboro Plaza-bound 7 trains operate express from 74th Street to Queensboro Plaza due to track panel installation south of 33rd St-Rawson Street. Customers must backride for missed stations. For service into Manhattan, customers may take the 7 to 74th Street-Roosevelt Avenue and transfer to Manhattan-bound E or F trains.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, Manhattan-bound A trains run on the F line from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street, then local to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center. For Chambers Street, Canal Street, or Spring Street, customers should transfer between the A, C and E at West 4th Street.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, there are no A trains at Fulton Street in either direction due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center. Customers should use Chambers Street instead.

From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30, uptown C trains run on the F line from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street and there are no C trains at Fulton Street in either direction due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to structural repair and station rehabilitation from 71st Street to Bay 50th Street and ADA work at Bay Parkway.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, the World Trade Center E station is closed due to track work south of Canal Street. E trains originate and terminate at the Chambers Street A, C station.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 31, Queens-bound F trains run via the M line from 47th-50th Sts-Rockefeller Center to Queens Plaza due to the installation of temporary barricades and station reconstruction work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street.

From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, October 29, Manhattan-bound F trains run local from Roosevelt Avenue to 36th Street due to rail and plate renewal and track resurfacing along the Queens Blvd Line.

From 6 a.m. Saturday, October 29 to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 30, J trains operate in two sections due to replacement of rail at Marcy Avenue:

• The last stop for some Manhattan-bound J trains is Broadway Junction.
• Customers may transfer at Broadway Junction to continue to Chambers Street.

From 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, October 29 and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 30, Q service is extended to and from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd. in order to provide more Queens-Manhattan alternatives due to the 7 suspension between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza.

From 11 p.m. Friday, October 28 to 6 p.m. Saturday, October 29, Manhattan-bound Q trains skip Avenue J due to Brighton station rehabilitations.

(42nd Street Shuttle)
During the weekend, the 42nd Street (S) shuttle extends operating hours overnight in order to provide cross-town service due to the 7 suspension between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza.