Happy Friday and welcome to the first full weekend of June! With the weather heating up, it really feels like summer, and there are lots of events around the city this weekend including the Governors Ball, the Puerto Rican Day Parade, the 116th Street Festival, and the New York Transit Museum's Parade of Trains, where you can ride vintage subway trains for just the cost of a tap or swipe. We hope you have some fun plans, and remember, no matter where you're going this weekend, public transit can take you there.
train riders, take note: To prevent overcrowding, 116 St will be exit-only from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday during the 116th Street Festival, and 77 St will be exit-only from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday during the Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Here's what else is happening this weekend (also viewable as a map):
- trains aren't running between Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College.
- trains aren't running between Chambers St and New Lots Av.
- Coney Island-bound trains are running on the from 36 St to Coney Island-Stillwell Av
- trains aren't running between Hewes St and Broad St.
- trains aren't running between Myrtle Av and Delancey St-Essex St.
- Manhattan-bound trains are running on the from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to 36 St.
- Bay Ridge-bound and Coney Island-bound local trains are running on the from Canal St to DeKalb Av.
- Late-night trains aren't running between Whitehall St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.
For more details, keep on scrolling. We've also got travel alternatives for stations that will be closed or skipped.
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Major subway service changes
trains, Brooklyn and Manhattan
From 11:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
- trains aren't running between Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College in either direction.
- trains are running between Wakefield-241 St and Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and on the to/from Crown Hts-Utica Av.
- trains aren't running between Chambers St and New Lots Av in either direction.
- trains are running between Harlem-148 St and Chambers St and on the to/from Rector St.
This is because of drainage work.
- For service between Chambers St and Nevins St, take the .
- For service between Nevins St and Crown Hts-Utica Av, take trains.
- For service between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av, take the .
- trains are running local to/from New Lots Av all weekend.
- For service between Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College and Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, take free shuttle buses, which are running between these stations making all stops and Nostrand Av.
trains, Brooklyn
Coney Island-bound trains are running on the from 36 St to Coney Island-Stillwell Av from 3:45 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday because of track replacement.
- For service to/from bypassed stations, take a Manhattan-bound train.
trains, Brooklyn and Manhattan
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
- trains aren't running between Hewes St and Broad St in either direction.
- trains are running between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer and Hewes St, every 12 minutes during the day and evening.
- trains aren't running between Myrtle Av and Delancey St-Essex St in either direction.
- trains are running between Middle Village-Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av.
This is because of track replacement.
- For service between Myrtle Av and Hewes St, take the .
- For service between Hewes St and Delancey St-Essex St, take free B106 shuttle buses, which are running between these stations and stopping at Marcy Av.
- When exiting the subway at Hewes St or Delancey St-Essex St, get a GO Ticket from a station agent to re-enter.
- For service between Brooklyn and Manhattan, take the train.
- For service to Lower Manhattan, take trains.
trains, Brooklyn
Manhattan-bound trains are running on the from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to 36 St from 6:45 a.m. Saturday to 7 p.m. Sunday because of structural work.
- For service to/from bypassed stations, take a Coney Island-bound train.
trains, Brooklyn and Manhattan
From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
- Bay Ridge-bound and Coney Island-bound local trains are running on the from Canal St to DeKalb Av.
- During late nights, trains aren't running between Whitehall St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr in either direction, and are running nonstop between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and 36 St in both directions.
- Late-night trains are running between Bay Ridge-95 St and 36 St and nonstop to/from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr.
This is because of track maintenance.
- For service between City Hall and Whitehall St, use nearby stations.
- For service to/from Court St and Jay St-Metro-Tech, use nearby Borough Hall .
- During late nights:
- For service between Whitehall St and Jay St-MetroTech, take a Manhattan-bound or use nearby stations.
- For service to/from DeKalb Av, take trains.
- For service between Union St and 25 St, take trains.
- At Canal St, uptown trains will stop at the platform.
Other subway service changes
trains, the Bronx and Manhattan
Van Cortlandt Park-bound trains are running nonstop between 215 St and Van Cortlandt Park-242 St from 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday because of track maintenance.
- For service to/from bypassed stations, take a Manhattan-bound train.
trains, the Bronx
Manhattan-bound trains are running nonstop from E 180 St to 3 Av-149 St from 3:45 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday because of structural maintenance.
- For service to/from bypassed stations, take a Wakefield-bound or Eastchester-bound .
trains, Manhattan
Uptown and local trains aren't stopping at Astor Pl from 11:45 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday because of station work.
- For service to/from this station, take a downtown train or use nearby 14 St-Union Sq or Bleecker St stations.
Downtown and local trains aren't stopping at Astor Pl from 11:45 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday because of station work.
- For service to/from this station, take an uptown train or use nearby Bleecker St or 14 St-Union Sq stations.
trains, Brooklyn
Queens-bound and Euclid Av-bound aren't stopping at Broadway Junction from 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday because of accessibility work.
- For service to/from this station, take a Manhattan-bound train.
trains, Manhattan
Downtown and local trains are running express from 168 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday because of track maintenance.
- For service to/from bypassed stations, take an uptown local train.
trains, Manhattan
Uptown trains aren't stopping at 14 St or 23 St from 9:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday because of track replacement.
- For service to/from bypassed stations, take a downtown train.
- Uptown trains are stopping at the express platform from W 4 St-Washington Sq to 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr.
trains, Manhattan
Uptown and local trains are running express from Canal St to 34 St-Herald Sq from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday because of track replacement.
- For service to/from bypassed stations, take a downtown train.
Long Island Rail Road service changes
City Terminal Zone
Eastbound trains from Penn Station toward Jamaica aren't stopping at Woodside from 5 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday because of track maintenance.
- For service from Penn Station to Woodside, take a Bayside-bound train.
- For service from Woodside to Jamaica and points east, take a Grand Central-originating train.
- LIRR tickets are also being accepted at 61 St-Woodside for eastbound travel. Show your LIRR ticket to a station agent to enter.
Port Washington Branch
Trains aren't running between Bayside and Port Washington in either direction between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Monday because of bridge replacement.
- For service between Bayside and Port Washington, take shuttle buses, which are running in two zones:
- Between Bayside, Douglaston, and Little Neck.
- Between Bayside, Great Neck, Manhasset, and Port Washington.
- Buses aren't stopping at Plandome because of low bridges in the area. Use the bus stop at nearby Manhasset instead.
- Local travel between stops in different zones is not possible.
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