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Clark Street Station STILL CLOSED

Well, it’s no longer April, and as of May 1st at 8:35am — despite the rumors of a late Saturday night opening —  the Clark Street station is still closed.   I guess always bet against an American infrastructure project being on time and/or on budget — especially in NYC?     We will try […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

No, Clark Street Station isn’t open yet. The MTA site says “through April 2022″ — that gives them two more days. Apart from there being no late night R service, although N trains should be running normally there are no planned cancellations or route changes directly affecting service at local stations this weekend. Those planning […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby. Will Clark Street Open on Monday?

Update: Clark Street did not open Monday. A worker told reader C Walsh it would open “later this week.” The Clark Street station, serving the 2 and 3 lines, which also stop at Borough Hall, has been closed since November 2, during which time the MTA has been replacing the three ancient elevators that have […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

Apart from the continued closure of the Clark Street 2/3 station, which we are told may be ending soon, and there being no late night R service, although N trains should be running normally there are no planned cancellations or route changes directly affecting service at local stations this Easter/Passover weekend. The following work week […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

This weekend — late Friday night, April 9 to early Monday morning April 12 — there will be no Brooklyn bound service at High Street and no C train service in either direction. Brooklyn bound A trains will be running on the F line from Canal Street in Manhattan to Jay Street-MetroTech, so will be […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

This weekend — late Friday night Friday, April 1 to early Monday morning April 4 — there will be no Manhattan bound service at High Street and no C train service in either direction. Manhattan bound A trains will be running on the F line from Jay Street-MetroTech to Canal Street in Manhattan, so will […]

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Court Street Station Elevators to be Replaced

Thanks to our friends at the Brooklyn Heights Association we know that the MTA plans to replace the two aging elevators at the Court Street (N/R) subway station. Work is expected to start sometime in May, presumably once the new elevators at the Clark Street (2/3) station are in service. Unlike Clark Street, which has […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

This weekend — late Friday evening, March 25 to early Monday morning, March 28 — there is only one planned service change directly affecting local stations. Manhattan bound F trains will be re-routed over the A/C line from Jay Street-MetroTech to West 4th Street. Consequently, there will be no Manhattan bound service at York Street […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

The big news this weekend — late Friday evening March 18 to early Monday morning, March 21 — is that there will be no 2 or 3 train service to or from Brooklyn. This means that, apart from no service at Clark Street as elevator repairs continue, there will be no trains at the 2/3 […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

This weekend — late evening Friday, March 11 to early Monday morning, March 14 — 3 trains will replace the 4 in Brooklyn. The 3 will run to and from New Lots Avenue, and 4 trains will be originating and terminating at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall in Manhattan. To get to or from the Financial District […]

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