Community Corner

MTA Alert: Holiday Planned Service Changes

If you are planning to travel on Memorial Day, check the following changes to subway lines running through Bedford-Stuyvesant

A Train*
All times until May 30, no A trains between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and the Rockaways.

  • H shuttle trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
  • Free shuttle buses operate nonstop between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway-Mott Av.
  • Free H shuttle trains operate between Far Rockaway-Mott Av and Beach 90 St.
  • A trains operate between 207 St and Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach.
Hours of Operation:
From Far Rockaway-Mott Av to Beach 90 St: 4 AM - 12 midnight.
From Beach 90 St to Far Rockaway-Mott Av: 4:30 AM - 12:30 AM.

11:45 PM to 6:30 AM, Fri to Mon, May 24 - 27, and 11:45 PM Mon to 5 AM Tue, May 27 - 28, Brooklyn-bound A trains run express from 59 St to Canal St.

C Train*
From 6:30 AM to 11 PM, Sat to Mon, May 25 - 27, Brooklyn-bound C trains run express from 59 St to Canal St.

M Train
All times until August 2013, M trains skip Central Av in both directions.
• Use the Knickerbocker Av M, Myrtle Av J, M, and Z or Kosciuszko St J station.
• Use the B54 bus for connections between Central Av and Knickerbocker Av, where M service is available; Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, where L and M service is available; or Myrtle Av, where J, M, and Z service is available. (Z service operates weekday rush hours only.)

Also, from 6 AM to 12 midnight, Sat, May 25 and 8 AM to 11 PM, Sun and Mon, May 26 - 27, Trains run to/from the 57 St-6 Av F station.

*These service changes affect one or more ADA accessible stations. Please call 511 for help with planning your trip. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, use your preferred relayservice provider or the free 711 relay. For more information, click on the mta.info link in this email and read station signs.


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