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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

The planned changes affecting service at local stations this weekend mean there will be less service from here to Manhattan. A and C trains to Manhattan are being diverted over the F line between Jay Street-Metro Tech and West 4th Street from 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. So, no Manhattan bound service at […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

The only planned change directly affecting service at local stations this weekend will result in extra service in both directions at Court Street and on the R/N platform at Jay Street-Metro Tech, as N trains (which normally replace R trains late at night) and Q trains are being diverted over this route all weekend. The […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

The only planned change directly affecting service at any local stations over the long Memorial Day weekend is that, from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, there will be no service from Manhattan to Court Street or to the R/N platform at Jay Street-Metro Tech, as R an N (the N replaces the R […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

It’s a green light weekend coming, as there are no planned cancellations or diversions directly affecting service at any local stations. The only glitch in service the following week is that, from 11:45 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday to Friday there will be no service to Manhattan from the Court Street station or from the […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

The only planned change directly affecting service at any local station this weekend is that there will be no service from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 5:00 a.m. Monday from Manhattan to Court Street or Jay Street-Metro Tech on the R and (late night) N line, as these trains will be diverted over the Manhattan Bridge […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

“Take the A Train,” said the Duke, but this weekend, from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday, you won’t be able to take a Brooklyn bound A or C from Manhattan directly to High Street, as these trains are being diverted over the F line from West 4th Street in Manhattan to Jay Street-Metro […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

This coming weekend the only planned service change directly affecting local stations again involves the F train, but this time it’s Brooklyn bound trains that are being diverted over the A/C line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-Metro Tech from 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. So, no service from Manhattan […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

“F is my favorite letter as you know.” So sings Canadian chanteuse Kathleen Edwards in “The Cheapest Key”. But for Brooklynites, the F train is not a favorite. This coming weekend it has the distinction of being the only train involved in a planned service disruption at any local station. From 11:45 p.m. Friday to […]

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Work Ensues To Remove Asbestos From Court Street ‘R’ Station Cables

Work began this month within the Court Street R subway station line to remove asbestos from cables along the tracks. It will endure through July 23. That explains why there was no Manhattan-bound service over the weekend—although it doesn’t explain why one of the two elevators in the station was offline. Specifically, “asbestos abatement” in […]

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Nasty! Court Street ‘R’ Subway Station Could Use A Hose Down Post-Sandy

BHB reader Justine Swartz notes that following our post about the most heavily trafficked MTA subway outposts in Brooklyn Heights, the Court Street (R) train station remains blech! yuck! nasty! following Hurricane Sandy’s wrath. Overall, the linked Court Street (R) and Borough Hall (2/3 4/5) station ranked #28 among all MTA stops; and although Atlantic […]

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