This weekend — late Friday evening, February 9 to early Monday morning, February 12 — there will be no service in either direction at High Street, as A and C trains will be re-routed to the F line between Jay Street-MetroTech and West 4th Street-Washington Square. This means more service at York Street in DUMBO. […]
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A Good Showing for Brooklyn Heights and Environs at LGA’s Terminal B
I may be a year late to the transit hub party, but I have finally seen the light—or at least the sunrise—on the newish Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport. I guess I’ve been flying Delta a lot—which typically involves a tiny tease of the swanky new Terminal C and then a dreary detour back through […]
MTA to Add Three Elevators at Borough Hall Station
Gothamist reports that the MTA plans major changes to the Borough Hall subway station: At Brooklyn’s busy Borough Hall station, MTA officials . . . seek approval for a separate $106 million contract to add three new elevators, work to reduce the gap between platforms and train cars, and other infrastructure improvements. The construction will […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend — late evening Friday, June 3 to early morning, Monday, June 6 — there will be no service in either direction on the 4/5 tracks at Borough Hall, as 4 trains will stop and originate at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall in Manhattan, and 5 trains do not serve Brooklyn on weekends. To get to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend – late Friday evening, February 11 to early Monday morning, February 14 – once again there will be no Manhattan bound service at High Street, as Manhattan bound A and C trains will be diverted to the F line between Jay Street-MetroTech and West 4th Street. There will also be no Manhattan bound […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This Christmas weekend, apart from the ongoing closure of the Clark Street station and no overnight C train service (which continues through the following week), there are no planned route changes or cancellations directly affecting service at any local stations. The following week, late nights from Monday, December 27 to Thursday, December 30, there will […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
There’s lots of work on the subways this coming weekend – late Friday, October 15 to early Monday, October 18. There will be no service in either direction at the 4/5 platforms (5 trains do not normally serve Brooklyn on weekends) at Borough Hall, as 4 trains will be terminating and originating at Bowling Green […]
Subway Service Alerts – Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Subway ridership is back to almost half of pre-pandemic levels, so it seems time to revive this weekly post. Its purpose is to alert local residents to planned subway service changes that directly affect service at stations in the Heights or nearby. For systemwide service changes, and for the almost inevitable unplanned changes that may cause […]
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