Comments on: Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By: nomcebo manzini

nomcebo manzini — Wed, 03 May 2023 12:44:00 +0000

In my case, it’s the fact that the letters haven’t entirely effaced BMT & IRT in my ID’ing, PLUS the fact that the N sometimes – yeah, I could look it up – stops there, so I don’t think it’s R only.

Then, too, one DOES know where to catch a Blue, Red or Green nearby.

By: Claude Scales

Claude Scales — Mon, 01 May 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the link; I’ll add it to future posts.

By: Claude Scales

Claude Scales — Mon, 01 May 2023 20:57:00 +0000

It’s a Boston thing; all the lines there are named by their colors.

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Mon, 01 May 2023 16:30:00 +0000

“The Yellow Line”? That’s something that tourists who don’t understand our name/number system would say.

And if you’re color-blind…

By: nomcebo manzini

nomcebo manzini — Mon, 01 May 2023 12:27:00 +0000

Hmmm. Not sure – but think it IS likely – that this change in service IS slated to happen AGAIN the weekend of 5/5-5/7.

Also, I don’t know whether this service might be of interest to others – and/or whether it’s more accurate/complete than the link Claude provided, but . . . FWIW:

https://cloud.info.mta.org/create-mta-service-alerts

By: Claude Scales

Claude Scales — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 18:27:00 +0000

This wasn’t included in the MTA’s list of planned service changes for the R train, and still isn’t: https://new.mta.info/alerts?selectedRoutes=MTASBWY%3AR&selectedDate=04%2F30%2F2023

By: nomcebo manzini

nomcebo manzini — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 12:39:00 +0000

Yes, there are those YMMV words above – “Always check
for unplanned service changes that may affect local service or service on other parts of your trip” – but Claude, you let me down yesterday. (Fortunately, on the “tail end” of a trip.)

STAND WARNED – the “yellow” line (“R,” for sure) is weekend bypassing Court/BoroHall when coming from Manhattan. To make matters worse, it’s bypassing Lawrence AND Dekalb, too, … so one arrives at Atlantic Avenue more than a little discombobulated. (But you do go underground off the Manh. Bridge for what seemed like 10 minutes to wise you up, if you’re paying attention.)

Not my first time with that “glitch,” of course, since the tunnel in question must have been o-o-s for 3 years or more post-Sandy, and after one of the longer in-station walks, one can catch a 2-3 or 4-5 back to the Heights.