Service Changes are Part of Subway Action Plan, Station Repairs and Other Ongoing Maintenance, and Upgrade Work for Improvements on Multiple Lines

 MTA Announces Increased, Robust Subway Service for WorldPride Weekend

Construction Suspended in Manhattan South of 125 St and in  Train Tunnel; Increased Service on  Lines

This weekend, work crews will be dispersed throughout the entire subway system to perform a variety of critical tasks in the areas of track replacement and maintenance, signal modernization, station enhancements, electrical upgrades and communication improvements.  All this work is aligned with the MTA Subway Action Plan, a comprehensive plan to stabilize and modernize the subway system by attacking the key drivers of 79 percent of delay-causing major incidents and strategically targeting additional personnel and equipment to focus on critical parts of the system.   

These weekend service changes are part of the MTA Subway Action Plan, station improvements in Queens and Manhattan, and ongoing maintenance, repair and upgrade work throughout the MTA New York City Transit subway system to maintain and upgrade track, signal, station and other infrastructure in order to provide customers with safe and reliable service.  More information on the 2015-2019 MTA Capital Program is available here.

For a simple, graphical guide that makes it easy to visualize how this weekend maintenance, upgrade and repair work will affect subway service – and what alternative travel options are recommended – consult The Weekender at web.mta.info/weekender.html.  The Weekender is accessible through the MTA website by clicking the “Weekender” tab within the Service Status Menu, and is also available as a free app for iPhone and Android devices.

TripPlanner+ is an online tool that provides customized travel guidance based on available service and takes weekend service diversions into account.  In addition, customers can receive customized subway status emails or texts by signing up at www.MyMTAalerts.com.

Service details for WorldPride Weekend

MTA New York City Transit will substantially increase subway service this weekend to accommodate ridership for events associated with WorldPride and the 50^th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.  The Annual Heritage of Pride March will be held on Sunday, June 30, at noon.

The MTA will cancel  Tunnel construction this weekend and provide normal, pre-project levels of weekend service, including trains running every 4 to 9 minutes between 8 a.m. and noon; every 4 minutes between noon and 6 p.m.; every 4 to 6 minutes between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.; and every 10 minutes between 10 p.m. and midnight. 

In addition to suspending construction in the  tunnel, NYC Transit is suspending all non-emergency construction on subway lines south of 125 St in Manhattan.  Further increases in subway service to WorldPride include: 

• Operating  trains every 6 minutes instead of every 8 minutes on Sunday
• Operating  trains every 8 minutes instead of every 10 minutes on Sunday
• Operating  trains, which typically does not run on weekends, from Ditmars Blvd to Whitehall St between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday

In addition,  trains will run local between W 4 St-Wash Sq and 34 St-Herald Sq between 11 a.m. and midnight on Sunday to provide more service to stations near the Pride March.  As  trains will be operating normally,  trains will operate on their regular pre-Project weekend schedules between Metropolitan Av and Delancey-Essex St.  

As the Pride March route crosses 14^th Street twice this year, buses that use this corridor as well as bus lines along the length of the parade will be detoured from the parade area.  Customers are encouraged to use the subway or alternate bus routes.  The crosstown M14A/D will be rerouted onto Houston Street for most of its route.

Traveling by Subway

The Pride March’s route will begin at Fifth Avenue and 25^th Street, with participants walking south on Fifth Avenue, turning left on 8th Street and continuing to Christopher Street, then heading north along Seventh Avenue, ending at 23^rd Street and Seventh Avenue.  For a graphical guide of the Pride March Route, click here. 

The best way to go is by subway using the following stations: 28 St, 23 St and Astor Place  line; 28 St, 23 St, 18 St and Christopher St  line; 23 St/6 Av  lines and 23 St/Broadway on the  lines; 14 St-Union Sq ; 14 St ; 14 St/8 Av ; 14 St/6 Ave ; 8 St-NYU  and W 4 St .  For a complete list of subway stations closest to the parade route, click here.

To ensure the safety of all our customers, some staircases at the 23 St  may be designated as entrance-only or exit-only to prevent overcrowding.  Other nearby stations may be subject to similar designations throughout the day.  Transit officials will be monitoring the enhanced subway service closely, staffing key stations along the Pride March with additional customer ambassadors.  NYC Transit will be providing updates through social media and on the MTA website.

Traveling by Bus

Bus customers should allow additional travel time due to expected heavy ridership and detours due to street closures and reroutes. M14A/D buses will be rerouted from the Pride March path along 14^th Street on Houston Street for most of its route.  M14 A/D travelling eastbound will be rerouted via Houston Street from 3 Avenue to West Street.  M14 A/D buses travelling westbound will be rerouted via Houston St from 9 Avenue to 3 Avenue.   

The following NYC Transit and MTA Buses will take customers to/from the March on Sunday, however stops along the March’s route will be affected by street closures, detours, and frozen zones: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M7, M8, M20, M23 SBS, M34/M34A SBS, M55, SIM1c, SIM3c, SIM4c, SIM33c, X27, X27, BxM3, BxM4, BxM6, BxM7, BxM8, BxM9, BxM10, BxM11, Q32 and QM4. 

Despite street closures around the Parade area, Access-A-Ride vehicles will be able to pick up customers and access areas that will be closed to private vehicles. 

At all times until early 2020, trains skip 168 St in both directions due to elevator replacement work.  For alternate service take the  at/to this station.  Transfer between  and  trains at 59 St-Columbus Circle.  A free out-of-system transfer with a MetroCard is available between the 207 St or 215 St  and 207 St .  Take the M5 to/from 157 St .  Late nights, the M5 will run between 168 St and 157 St.  This work is part of a major elevator replacement project at five separate “deep” stations in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan.  The  line part of the 168 St station is 112 years old.  Some of the oldest components in these elevators and the accompanying machine rooms are more than 90 years old.  When completed, the elevator doors at 168 St  will open at both the front and rear sides at the lower mezzanine level.  The rear passageway behind the elevators at the lower mezzanine level will be reopened in order to improve customer flow.  For a graphical guide to these alternate travel directions click here. 

At all times through July 2019, the uptown platform at Franklin St will be EXIT ONLY due to the installation of flood protection equipment.  For uptown service from this station, take a downtown train to Chambers St and transfer to an uptown  or .  Or, use the nearby Canal St  station.   

At all times through July 2019, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum due to accessibility improvements.  During this closure, use the nearby Franklin Av  or Grand Army Plaza  stations.  Or, use a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound  or Crown Hts-Utica Av/New Lots Av-bound  ( local train) to complete your trip.  Transfer at Grand Army Plaza or Franklin Av. 

At all times until July 2019, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound trains will skip President St due to station rehabilitation work.  During this closure, for service to President St, take a Flatbush Av-bound  to Sterling St and transfer to a Manhattan-bound  or  train.  For service from President St, use the B44 local or B44 SBS bus.  Or, take a Manhattan-bound  to Franklin Av and transfer to a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College-bound  or  train. 

Beginning 10 p.m. Friday, June 28, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Winthrop St due to station rehabilitation work including repairs to columns, beams and platforms.  During this closure, for service to Winthrop St, use the nearby Sterling St or Church Avenue stations.  Or, take a  train to Sterling St and transfer to a Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College bound  or .  For service from Winthrop St, take the B44 local or B44 SBS bus, or  to Church Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound  or  train. 

From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 30,  trains will run between Harlem-148 St and Crown Hts-Utica Av due to track replacement.   trains will run between Woodlawn and Crown Hts-Utica Av.  Free shuttle buses will make all station stops between Crown Hts-Utica Av and New Lots Av.  Transfer between  trains and shuttle buses at Crown Hts-Utica Av.

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, June 28, to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1, uptown trains will skip Morris Park, Pelham Pkwy, Gun Hill Rd and Baychester due to station rehabilitation.  As an alternative, use a downtown  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Eastchester-Dyre Av or E 180 St.  As a reminder the Eastchester-Dyre Av bound platform at Gun Hill Rd is closed for station rehabilitation. 

At all times until September 2019, Eastchester-Dyre Av bound trains will skip Gun Hill Rd due to station rehabilitation work.  When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of a mezzanine to platform elevator, providing mobility impaired customers with better accessibility.  Rehabilitation work will consist of the expansion and reconfiguration of the control house, a new booth, a larger unpaid area, new ADA signage and cameras throughout the station, new station entrance and retail configuration, reconstructed platforms, new ADA boarding areas and tactile platform warning strips, new ADA hand railings along the platform staircases and modifications to the platform canopies to accommodate the new elevator shafts.

In order to accomplish the repair and reconstruction of the platforms within a safe environment, the northbound side of this station will be closed for approximately six months.  For service to this station, take the  to Baychester Av and transfer to a Manhattan-bound .  For service from this station, take the  to Pelham Pkwy and transfer to an Eastchester-bound . 

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1,  service will operate in two sections due to track maintenance: between Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall and 125 St, and between Hunts Point Av and Pelham Bay Park (these trains will run every 12 minutes days/evenings). Free shuttle buses will replace trains between 125 St and Hunts Point Av.  Transfer at 125 St and/or Hunts Point Av.

From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer, the Rockaway Park/Beach 116 St S shuttle service will be extended to Rockaway Blvd to facilitate beach traffic to the peninsula.  Customers can take any  train to connect with the shuttle at Rockaway Blvd.  This seasonal service will also be available on Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day.  For more information on how to take MTA services to the beach, refer to this prior press release.

Beginning 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 28, service will end early due to track maintenance.  As an alternative, take  and/or  trains instead.  As a reminder,  trains do not run on weekends.    

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1, Norwood-205 St bound trains will skip 182-183 Sts due to track maintenance.   As an alternative, use a Coney Island-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Fordham Rd or Tremont Av. 

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Briarwood and 75 Av due to electrical improvements.  As an alternative, use a Jamaica-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Forest Hills-71 Av, Union Tpke, or Jamaica-Van Wyck .

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Forest Hills-71 Av to Queens Plaza due to electrical improvements.  As an alternative, use a Jamaica-bound  local or Forest Hills-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Queens Plaza, Roosevelt Av, or Forest Hills-71 Av.

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1, Manhattan-bound trains will skip Sutphin Blvd, Briarwood, and 75 Av due to electrical improvements.  As an alternative, use a Jamaica-bound  or  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Forest Hills-71 Av, Union Tpke, or Parsons Blvd .

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1, Coney Island-bound  and Church Av-bound  trains will skip 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Pkwy due to track maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Jamaica-bound  or Court Sq-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Church Av, 7 Av, or Smith-9 Sts.

This Saturday and Sunday due to WorldPride,  trains will operate their regular pre- Project weekend service between Metropolitan Av and Delancey-Essex St. 



Through summer 2020, service will end early between Forest Hills-71 Av and 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr due to ongoing signal modernization work along the Queens Boulevard corridor.  For Queens, take the .  For Court Sq-23 St, Lexington Av-53 St, and 5 Av/53 St, take the .  Transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq  or W 4 St .

From 9:45 p.m. Friday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1, Coney Island-bound trains will be rerouted via the  line from 36 St to Coney Island-Stillwell Av due to accessibility improvements.  As an alternative, use a Manhattan-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Coney Island-Stillwell Av, New Utrecht Av-62 St, or 36 St.  As a reminder, the Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound platforms at Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, and 20 Av, due to station rehabilitation. 

At all times until summer 2019, Coney Island-bound trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, New Utrecht Av, 18 Av, and 20 Av, due to station rehabilitation work on the Sea Beach Line.  When finished, this will yield a better travel experience for customers, including the installation of elevators at 8 Av and New Utrecht Av stations, providing mobility impaired customers with better accessibility, upgraded communication systems, installation of Help Point intercoms, new stairways and handrails, reconstructed platforms and overpasses, repairs to canopies and columns, and artwork.  For service to these stations, use a Manhattan-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Bay Pkwy or 8 Av.  For New Utrecht Av-62 St, take the  instead.  Transfer between  and  trains at 36 St. 

From 3:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 29, Astoria-bound trains will skip 39 Av, 36 Av, Broadway, and 30 Av due to track replacement.  As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Ditmars Blvd or Queensboro Plaza.  As a reminder, the Astoria Blvd station is closed for renewal work until December 2019.     

At all times until December 2019, trains will skip Astoria Blvd in both directions due to station renewal work to add four new elevators and other accessibility features, as well as demolish and rebuild the station mezzanine with more vertical clearance to over-height vehicles traveling below the station structure.  When this project is completed in late 2020, the Astoria Blvd station will have two street-to-mezzanine elevators, two mezzanine-to-platform elevators, a new station mezzanine, repaired or replaced structural columns and foundations, repaired concrete platform surfaces, new street and platform stairs, new platform stair enclosures, and new platform canopies and mezzanine overpass walkway canopies.  Lights, signs and gates will also be replaced.  The new station structure will be reinforced to support the weight of the new elevators and facilities.  For more details about this critical structural repair project, refer to this prior press release.  For information on improvement projects on the Astoria Line, refer to this prior press release.   

As an alternative, use nearby stations use nearby stations at 30 Av or Ditmars Blvd.  Take  to Queensboro Plaza, then  to 74 St-Roosevelt Av, or take the  to 74 St-Roosevelt Av.  As a reminder,  trains operate days/evenings only.  M60 SBS customers are advised to use the LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS, which serves the 74 St-Roosevelt Av station.

At all times until July 2019, trains will run local in both directions between 59 St and 36 St in Brooklyn due to structural rehabilitation work to repair and replace steel columns, lighting, ventilators, and deteriorated concrete, and perform water mitigation work to address water seepage in the express tunnel between the 59 St and 36 St stations.   trains will stop at 53 St and 45 St in both directions.

From 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and June 30, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park due to track maintenance.  As an alternative, use a Coney Island-Stillwell Av bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Prospect Park, Church Av, Newkirk Plaza, or Kings Hwy.

From 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, June 28, and from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and June 30, Manhattan-bound trains will run express from Forest Hills-71 Av to Queens Plaza due to electrical improvements.  As an alternative, use a Jamaica-bound  local or Forest Hills-bound  train to complete your trip.  Transfer at Queens Plaza, Roosevelt Av, or Forest Hills-71 Av. 

From 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 30,  service will operate between Whitehall St and Ditmars Blvd to accommodate additional ridership for the Pride March.