All the hemming and hawing over when and how to repair the Clark St. station’s three elevators is over. The February 2020 decision to close the station for eight months to replace all three elevators at once, rather than one at a time, was derailed by the pandemic. Now, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that the station will close starting Nov. 2nd “until […]
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Major Repair Work to Affect 4, 5, 2, and 3 Subway Service Over Next 33 Months
The MTA is undertaking major repair work to subway tunnels in Brooklyn. They will be on the 4/5 lines between Borough Hall and Manhattan – these are the only repairs that will directly affect service at a local station (4/5 at Borough Hall) – and on the 2/3/4/5 tunnels between Atlantic and Franklin avenues, which […]
Clark Street Elevator Repairs on Hold; MTA to do Borough Hall First
We’ve seen some questions on Open Thread Wednesdays, and heard them in on line conversations with friends: when will the MTA proceed with replacement of the Clark Street elevators? Just this February the MTA announced that the Clark Street subway station would close for eight months while all three aged, breakdown prone elevators are replaced, […]
Subway Service Alerts, Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The big news is, as the New York Times reports, starting next Wednesday, May 6, the subway will shut down completely each night between 1:00 and 5:00 a.m. to allow workers to sanitize the trains. According to the Times story, during these hours the MTA will “provide free, alternative means of transit to essential workers who need […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
For those essential workers needing to use the subway this coming weekend or week, there’s good news. There will be service on all of the lines serving stations in Brooklyn Heights and nearby. The frequency of service will be cut back, with most trains running at intervals of eight to twelve minutes. C trains, which […]
Subway Service Details During City Shutdown
For anyone needing to use the subway this coming weekend or week, there’s good news. There will be service on all of the lines serving stations in Brooklyn Heights and nearby. The frequency of service will be cut back, with most trains running at intervals of eight to twelve minutes. C trains, which normally run […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Subway usage is way down because of COVID-19, and there are no planned service changes this weekend that seriously affect availability of service at local stations. 2 trains will be running every 12 minutes because of track work in the Bronx. There will be no late night R service, which only runs between 95th Street […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend, from about 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 13 until about 5:00 a.m. Monday, March 16 there will be no C trains running, but A trains should be providing service in both directions at High Street and at Jay Street-MetroTech. A trains will be making local stops in Brooklyn, but in Manhattan A trains will […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend – Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 (C trains normally do not operate during late night hours, with A trains making local stops) – C trains will originate and terminate at Canal Street in Manhattan, so service to and from High Street and Jay Street-MetroTech will be by A trains only. If […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend, from about 11:45 p.m. Friday, February 28 to about 5:00 a.m. Monday, March 2 there will be no service in either direction at Court Street or at the N/R platforms at Jay Street-MetroTech. Use 4 trains to and from Borough Hall as an option. For service to or from Bay Ridge or Coney […]
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