Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Sunday Service On Labor Day
All MTA New York City Transit subways and buses and MTA Bus Company buses will run on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4. Riders are advised to plan their trips accordingly and to anticipate longer wait times.
Extra LIRR Trains
For Holiday Getaway
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will provide additional early afternoon service from Penn Station in Manhattan tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 31, for those planning an early getaway for the start of the Labor Day weekend.
The extra trains will start at 2:08 p.m. Friday, including three trains on the Port Jefferson branch, three on the Babylon branch, one on the Port Washington branch, one on the Far Rockaway branch and two trains to Jamaica for connections to trains bound for Montauk.
The additional service includes the following:
– a 2:29 p.m. train on the Port Jefferson branch stopping at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica and New Hyde Park, then making all stops to Huntington; and
– a 3:40 p.m. train on the Port Washington branch stopping at Woodside and Flushing-Main Street, then making all stops to Great Neck.
The LIRR will operate on a normal weekend schedule on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1-2, and a Sunday schedule on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 3. For additional information, call 511 or visit www.mta.info/lirr.
Station Project Shuts Weekend M Shuttle
Weekend M train shuttle service between Metropolitan Avenue-Middle Village and Myrtle Avenue-Broadway will be suspended this weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, due to construction work related to the MTA station renewal project. Free shuttle buses will provide alternate service and make all stops.
Riders can transfer between the shuttle bus and the L train at Myrtle- Wyckoff Avenues and the J train at Myrtle Avenue-Broadway.
The shuttle buses will stop at the M train stations as follows:
– Metropolitan Avenue-at the Q54 bus stop on Metropolitan Avenue at Rentar Plaza;
– Fresh Pond Road-at the B20 bus stop on Putnam Avenue at Fresh Pond Road (to Myrtle Avenue-Broadway) or the Q58 bus stop on Fresh Pond Road at Putnam Avenue (to Metropolitan Avenue);
– Forest Avenue-at the B20 bus stop on Putnam Avenue at Fairview Avenue (to Myrtle Avenue-Broadway) or the Q58 bus stop on Fairview Avenue at Putnam Avenue (to Metropolitan Avenue);
– Seneca Avenue-at B38 bus stops on Seneca Avenue at Palmetto Street;
– Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues-at the B13 bus stop on Gates Avenue at Wyckoff Avenue (to Myrtle Avenue- Broadway) or the Q58 bus stop on Palmetto Street and Myrtle Avenue (to Metropolitan Avenue);
– Knickerbocker Avenue (closed at all times through 2013)-at B54 bus stops on Myrtle Avenue at Knickerbocker Avenue;
– Central Avenue-on Myrtle Avenue at Cedar Street (to Myrtle Avenue Broadway) or the B54 bus stop on Myrtle Avenue at DeKalb Avenue (to Metropolitan Avenue); and
– Myrtle Avenue-Broadway-at the B46 bus stop on Broadway at Myrtle Avenue.
Visit www.mta.info to check for any last-minute changes.
Late Night L Trains Won’t Run In Bklyn.
L train service will be suspended between Broadway Junction and Lorimer Street late nights on Tuesdays through Fridays from 12:01 until 5 a.m. through Friday, Sept. 14. Service will operate normally on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
During this time period, L trains will operate in two sections: between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway and between Lorimer Street and Eighth Avenue.
Free shuttle buses will provide alternate L train service at all stops between and including Broadway Junction and Lorimer Street. Riders can transfer between the shuttle buses and the A, J or L trains at Broadway Junction or the G or L trains at Lorimer Street.
The shuttle buses will stop at the L train stations as follows:
– Broadway Junction-on Fulton Street at Van Sinderen Avenue;
– Bushwick Avenue-Aberdeen Street-on Bushwick Avenue at Aberdeen Street (to Lorimer Street) or at DeSales Place (to Broadway Junction);
– Wilson Avenue-on Decatur Street at Wilson Avenue (to Lorimer Street) or on Cooper Street at Wilson Avenue (to Broadway Junction);
– Halsey Street-on Wyckoff Avenue at Weirfield Street;
– Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues-on Wyckoff Avenue at Myrtle Avenue;
– DeKalb Avenue-on Wyckoff Avenue at DeKalb Avenue;
– Jefferson Street-on Wyckoff Avenue at Starr Street;
– Morgan Avenue-on Harrison Place at Morgan Avenue (to Lorimer Street) or on Morgan Avenue at Harrison Place (to Broadway Junction);
– Montrose Avenue-on Bushwick Avenue at Montrose Avenue;
– Grand Street-on Bushwick Avenue at Grand Street;
– Graham Avenue-on Metropolitan Avenue at Graham Avenue; and
– Lorimer Street-on Metropolitan Avenue at Union Avenue.
Visit www.mta.info to check for any last-minute changes.
Subway Changes
The MTA has scheduled a number of service changes for several subway lines throughout the city due to construction work.
These service advisories are current as of Wednesday, Aug. 29. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made due to weather-related conditions or emergency repairs. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes.
Rail lines which run through the area that will be affected include the following:
J Trains Skip Stops In Bk. This Weekend
Manhattan-bound J trains will skip the Flushing Avenue, Lorimer Street and Hewes Street stations this weekend, from 6 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, until 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2.
For service to these stations, take the J train to Marcy Avenue (for unlimited MetroCard customers only) or Essex Street, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J train. For service from these stations, take the J train to Myrtle Avenue-Broadway, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound J train.
Knick. Ave M Stop Closed For Repairs
The Knickerbocker Avenue station on the M line is closed at all times until early 2013 as the MTA conducts repairs.
Riders are advised to use the nearby Central Avenue and Myrtle- Wyckoff Avenues stations as alternates. The B54 bus provides connecting service between Knickerbocker Avenue and the two stations.
During overnight hours, shuttle buses will provide additional service along the B54 route between Myrtle- Wyckoff Avenues and Myrtle Avenue- Broadway, stopping at the Knickerbocker Avenue and Central Avenue stations.
Early Local Svc. On
Jam.-Bound E Trains
Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run local service between Queens Plaza and 71st-Continental Avenues on Tuesday, Sept. 4, through Thursday, Sept. 6, from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
Local Svc. Changes
On F Line In Qns.
Jamaica-bound F trains will run local service between 21st Street- Queensbridge and 71st-Continental Avenues late nights on Tuesday, Sept. 4, through Friday, Sept. 7, from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.
Additionally, F trains will run local in both directions between Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street- Queensbridge late nights through Monday, Sept. 4, from 12:30 to 5 a.m.
During all local service changes, riders are advised to allow for additional travel time.
Stations Skipped On E, F Late Nights
Jamaica Center-bound E trains and Jamaica-bound F trains will skip the 75th Avenue and Van Wyck Boulevard stations late nights on Wednesday, Sept. 5, through Friday, Sept. 7, from 12:01 until 5 a.m. During this period, Jamaica-bound F trains will also skip the Sutphin Boulevard stop.
For service to these stations, take the E train to Union Turnpike or Jamaica Van Wyck or the F train to Union Turnpike or Parsons Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattanbound E or F train. For service from these stations, take the E or F train to Union Turnpike or 71st-Continental Avenues, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E train or a Jamaicabound F train.
Entrance Closed At Van Wyck Station
Due to ongoing construction related to the Kew Gardens interchange project, the entrance to the Van Wyck Boulevard E and F train station on the south side of Queens Boulevard at the Van Wyck Expressway northbound service road has been permanently closed.
A new auxiliary station entrance has opened at the corner of Queens Boulevard and the Van Wyck Expressway southbound service road. Riders are advised to follow directional arrows at street level to the new station entrance.
The entrance to the Van Wyck Boulevard station on the northern side of Queens Boulevard, which was closed in 2010, is expected to reopen in the summer of 2013.
For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511.
