With respect to service at local stations, this coming weekend — late Friday evening, September 21 to early Monday morning, September 24 — will be pretty much a repeat of last. From 9:30 PM Friday to 5:00 AM Monday all F trains are being diverted to the Q line between Lexington Avenue-63rd Street in Manhattan […]
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
From 9:30 PM Friday, September 14 to 5:00 AM Monday, September 17 all F trains are being diverted to the Q line between Lexington Avenue-63rd Street in Manhattan and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, so there will be no service at York Street in DUMBO and no F service at Jay Street, nor from the LES stops […]
Parking Tickets Issued in Heights on Rosh Hashanah
Community Board 2’s Executive Director Robert Perris has sent us the following: Several people got tickets in Brooklyn Heights today despite the fact that alternate side of the street parking was suspended for the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Shana tova! Similar incidents have happened in the past because the parking regulations on the narrow […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This weekend, from 9:45 PM Friday, September 7 to 5:00 AM Monday, September 10 there will be no service in either direction to or from the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall, as 4 trains are originating and terminating at Bowling Green in Manhattan, and 5 trains don’t serve Brooklyn on weekends. 2 and 3 trains […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
Barring unforeseen events, the long Labor Day weekend will be a green light weekend for local subway service, as there are no planned service changes that directly affect service at local stations. Indeed, once again we have extra service to Manhattan from Court and Jay streets, as Manhattan bound N and Q trains are being […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This weekend, from 9:45 PM Friday, August 24 to 5:00 AM Monday, August 27, there will be no service from Manhattan to High Street, as A and C trains will be diverted to the F line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-Metro Tech. Use the York Street station in DUMBO or Jay […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
From 9:45 PM Friday, August 17 to 5:00 AM Monday, August 20 Brooklyn bound F trains are being diverted to the E line between Roosevelt Avenue in Queens and Canal Street in Manhattan, and to the A/C line between between Canal Street and Jay Street-MetroTech, so there will be no service from Manhattan to York […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This will be a “green light” weekend, as there are no planned service changes that directly affect service at any local stations. Indeed, there will be extra service from Manhattan and into Brooklyn at Court Street, as Brooklyn bound N trains will be running on the R line from 6:00 AM Saturday, August 11 to […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
From 9:45 PM Friday, August 3 to 5:00 AM Monday, August 6 Brooklyn bound F trains are being diverted to the A/C line between 50th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-MetroTech, so there will be no service from Manhattan to York Street in DUMBO, nor from the LES stops on the F. To get from […]
Should Hardhats be Required at Borough Hall Subway Station?
Just over a month ago, part of the ceiling over the Manhattan bound 4/5 platform at Borough Hall station collapsed. Alert reader Andrew Porter notifies us of a Brooklyn Paper story about a similar collapse on the Brooklyn bound side. Fortunately, things are more or less back to normal now. Perhaps those of us who […]
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