Apart from the cancellation of all R and (late night) N service between Brooklyn and Manhattan through the Montague Street tunnel scheduled to last for the next fourteen months (more about that below), there are no planned route diversions, cancellations, or other changes directly affecting service at any local stations this coming weekend (Friday evening, […]
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FaRewell foR FouRteen Months: Your Subway Service Alert
This weekend begins the intensive work on the Sandy-ravaged tunnel on the R and (late night) N line connecting Court Street station to Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan, scheduled to last until October of 2014. On weekends (presumably this means from 11:30 p.m. Friday and 5:00 a.m. Monday) and late at night (again presumably 11:30 […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
Rrrrrrgh! This weekend, from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m Monday, there will be no service on the R or (late night) N in either direction at Court Street or Jay Street-Metro Tech, as those trains are being diverted to the Q line over the Manhattan Bridge between DeKalb Avenue and Canal Street. Use the […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This weekend, the MTA taketh away, but the MTA also giveth. From 11:45 p.m. Friday until 5:00 a.m. Monday A and C trains will be re-routed over the F line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-Metro Tech in Brooklyn, so there will be no service from Manhattan to High Street. Those riding […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
The 4 train won’t be running below the Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall station in Manhattan (and the 5 train doesn’t run to Brooklyn on weekends; this weekend the 5 won’t be running below Grand Central) from 11:45 Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. This means no service in either direction on the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall. […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
Two planned route diversions affect service at local stations this coming post-Fourth of July weekend. There will be no Brooklyn bound service at High Street from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, as Brooklyn bound A and C trains will be re-routed over the F line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay […]
Local Officials Request Action on Alternatives to R and G Trains During Construction
Following a rally yesterday at Borough Hall seventeen local officials, including Borough President Marty Markowitz, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and City Councilmen Steve Levin and Brad Lander, have sent a letter to MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast and Mayor Michael Bloomberg concerning the planned closure of the R train tunnel between Brooklyn and […]
Rally Tomorrow Morning to Demand MTA Action For Passengers During R Train Tunnel Closure
Tomorrow (Thursday, June 27) morning at 11:00 there will be a rally on the steps of Borough Hall. Riders Alliance gives us the following details: Elected officials and community organizations from Brooklyn and Queens will rally on Thursday on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall to demand that the MTA and the City create a […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
It’s a green light weekend June 29-30, as there are no planned diversions or cancellations directly affecting service at any local subway stations. On Monday through Wednesday of the following week (July 1-3) from 11:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. there will be no Manhattan bound service at Court Street or on the R/N platform at […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This coming weekend the only planned change that will affect service at any local stations is that, just like last weekend, there will be no service in either direction on the R and (late night) N line at Court Street or Jay Street-Metrotech, as these trains are being diverted over the Manhattan Bridge between DeKalb […]
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