It’s ba-a-a-a-ack: yet again, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday, there will be no service in either direction on the 4/5 line at Borough Hall. The 2 and 3 will be running normally in both directions at Borough Hall and Clark Street, and 3 trains into Brooklyn will have their route extended to New Lots Avenue. 2 trains, however, will not run between Franklin and Flatbush Avenues; shuttle buses will provide alternative service.

There are no planned changes affecting service on the A, C, F, G, R or N trains at any stations in or near Brooklyn Heights. Those traveling from Manhattan to Brooklyn should know that Brooklyn-bound R and N trains will not be stopping at 28th, 23rd, 8th or Prince streets. You can catch a Manhattan/Queens bound train at one of those stations and change to a Brooklyn bound train at 14th or 34th Street. Continue Reading →

Arrrgh!! Another weekend (12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5;00 a.m. Monday) of no service in either direction on the 4/5 line at Borough Hall. The 2 and 3 will be running in both directions at Borough Hall and Clark Street and, for the convenience of those traveling into Brooklyn, the 3 will have its route extended to New Lots. The 2, however, will be terminating at Franklin Avenue; shuttle buses will provide alternate service between there and Flatbush. Manhattan bound F trains will be diverted to the A/C line between Jay Street-Metro Tech and West 4th Street, so no Manhattan bound service at York Street in DUMBO, but more than usual at High Street. To get to the Lower East Side stops on the F–East Broadway, Delancey, 2nd Avenue, and Broadway-Lafayette–take an A, C, or F to West 4th and change there for a Brooklyn bound F back to the skipped stop. Continue Reading →

Update: The MTA website was misleading. The same disruptions that were in place last weekend for the 4-5 line at Borough Hall (no service in either direction; the 2 train, which you can get at Clark Street or Borough Hall, will be extended to New Lots for those traveling into Brooklyn), the Brooklyn bound A (diverted onto the F line between West 4th Street and Jay Street-Metro Tech; however, Brooklyn bound C trains will be running as usual) and the Manhattan bound R and (late night) N (diverted over the Manhattan Bridge, which means they won’t be stopping at Court Street or Jay Street-Metro Tech; however, as before, the Manhattan bound Q train will be stopping at those stations, and you can change from the Q to the R or N at Canal Street) will be in effect this weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. Continue Reading →

Plus ça change, as our French friends say. Once again, there will be no service in either direction on the 4/5 line at Borough Hall. The 2 and 3 will be running normally in both directions there and at Clark Street, and the 3 will be extended to New Lots for the convenience of those traveling into Brooklyn. Once again, Brooklyn bound A and C trains will be re-routed to the F line between West 4th Street and Jay Street-Metro Tech, so there will be no service from Manhattan to High Street. North Heights residents are probably better off taking the 2 or 3 to Clark. There will be no Manhattan bound R or (late night) N service at Court Street or Jay Street, but Manhattan bound Q trains will be stopping there, and you can change from the Q to the R or N at Canal Street. These diversions will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. Continue Reading →

This weekend it’s mostly same-old same-old, with a couple of twists. Once again, no service in either direction on the 4/5 line at Borough Hall. The 2 and 3 will be running normally in both directions there and at Clark Street, and the 3 will be extended to New Lots for the convenience of those traveling into Brooklyn. Once again, the Manhattan bound F will be diverted to the A/C line between Jay Street and West 4th, so there will be no Manhattan bound service at York Street (but more than usual at High Street). To get to East Broadway, Delancey, 2nd Avenue, or Broadway-Lafayette, take an A, C, or F to West 4th and change there for an A, C, or F back to the skipped stop. You read that right: unlike last week, Brooklyn bound A and C trains will be re-routed to the F line between West 4th and Jay, so there will be no service from Manhattan to High Street. North Heights residents are probably better off taking the 2 or 3 to Clark. Service on the R and (late night) N at Court Street will be normal in both directions. Continue Reading →

This weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday, there will be no service in either direction on the 4/5 line at Borough Hall. Those traveling to Manhattan may take the 2 or 3 from Borough Hall or Clark Street, the A, C or F from High Street or Jay Street Metro Tech (like last weekend, the Manhattan-bound F will be diverted to the A/C track from Jay Street to West 4th Street; to reach East Broadway, Delancey, 2nd Avenue, or Broadway-Lafayette, take the A, C or F from High Street or Jay to West 4th, and catch a Brooklyn bound F back to the skipped stop) or the Q from Court Street (Manhattan-bound R and N trains will not be stopping at Court Street, but the Q will; you can change from the Q to the R or N at Canal Street). Those going into Manhattan on the C train should know that uptown trains will not be stopping at Spring, 23rd or 50th streets. E trains, to which you may change at Canal, 14th, or 42nd streets, will stop at these stations. Continue Reading →

On this Easter/Passover weekend, there will be normal service on all trains serving all stations in Brooklyn Heights or nearby, with the following exceptions: (1) from 12:01 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday, Manhattan bound F trains will take the A/C tracks from Jay Street/Metro Tech to West 4th Street (this means no Manhattan bound service at York Street in DUMBO, and to reach the stations at East Broadway, Delancey, 2nd Avenue, and Broadway-Lafayette, take an A, C or F from Jay or High Street to West 4th and take a Brooklyn bound F back from there); and (2) there is no Manhattan-bound R or (late night) N service at Court Street or Jay Street, although Manhattan-bound Q trains will be stopping at those stations. You can change from the Q to the R or N at Canal Street.

Those going into Manhattan on the C train should know that uptown trains will not be stopping at Spring, 23rd or 50th streets. E trains, to which you may change at Canal, 14th, or 42nd streets, will stop at these stations. Continue Reading →