Roosevelt Island’s only subway stop closed, and more weekend service changes
Photo by Hannah Frishberg
As a nor’easter wreaks havoc above ground this weekend, the MTA will be causing chaos in the subway below with a slew of service changes. The C train will be taking a break from running Saturday night on and the 7 won’t be running between Manhattan and Queens. G service is restricted with service coming in two parts, and Roosevelt Island – which has but a single subway station – will be left with no subway service whatsoever as the Roosevelt Island F train station spends the weekend closed for “electrical improvements”.
2 trains replace weekend 5 service between Dyre Av and E 180 St. Downtown 2 trains run local from 96 St to Times Sq-42 St. No 2 service between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
No 3 train service between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
New Lots Av-bound 4 trains skip 33, 28, 23 Sts, Astor Pl, Bleecker, Spring and Canal Sts. Service operates every 16 minutes between 125 St and Woodlawn. Woodlawn-bound trains skip 161 St, 167 St, 170 St, Mt Eden Av and 176 St.
5 trains replace weekend 2 service between Wakefield-241 St and E 180 St. Uptown 5 trains skip Bronx Park East, Pelham Pkway, Allerton Av and Burke Av.
Brooklyn Bridge-bound 6 trains skip 33, 28, 23 Sts, Astor Pl, Bleecker, Spring and Canal Sts.
Queensboro Plaza-bound 7 trains skip 111, 103, 90 and 82 Sts. No 7 trains between Queensboro Plaza and Times Sq-42 St, free shuttle service provides alternate service.
No A trains between 168 St and 207 St from 9:45pm Saturday to 7am Sunday, free shuttle buses provide alternate service. Ozone Park/Far Rockaway-bound A trains skip 116, 110, 103, 96, 86, 81 and 72 Sts.
C trains will not be operating beginning 9:30pm Saturday; A trains will be compensating with local service. Friday evening, 168-St bound C trains will skip Spring St, 23 St, and 50 St. Saturday and Sunday Euclid Av-bound C trains will skip 116, 110, 103, 96, 86, 81 and 72 Sts.
L trains will run every 20 minutes from 6:15am to 10am Sunday morning.
The 42 Street Shuttle will be operating overnight late nights, from 12:01am to 6am Saturday to Monday through March 12.
B train service will be ending slightly earlier than normal, at 9pm on Friday.
Coney Island-bound D trains skip 155 St. Norwood-bound D trains run local via the C from W 4 St to 145 St and skip 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St.
F trains skip Roosevelt Island in both directions. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service, operating between Roosevelt Island and Queens Plaza, stopping at 21 St-Queensbridge. Coney Island-bound trains skip 23 St and 14 St. Jamaica-bound trains skip Smith-9 Sts, Carroll St and Bergen St.
No M train service between Essex St and Broadway Junction or between Myrtle-Wyckoff Av and Myrtle Av (Broadway); free shuttle buses operate between Myrtle-Wyckoff Av and Myrtle Av as an alternative.
Astoria-bound N trains run express from 59 St, Brooklyn to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. Coney Island-bound trains run local from DeKalb Av to 59 St, Brooklyn.
Manhattan-bound R trains run express from 59 St, Brooklyn to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.
Special W service operates between Whitehall St and Ditmars Blvd.
No J trains between Essex St and Broad St or between Broadway Junction and Jamaica Center. Free shuttle buses provide alternate service, making all J stops between Broadway Junction and 121 St.
No G trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Church Av. G trains operate in two sections, between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs and between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn, every 20 minutes.
Per the whims of the MTA, there will probably be other problems, and the problems stated above are subject to change and worsen.
