MTA Alert: Planned Service Changes On Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Lines

Fort Greene and Clinton Hill residents, if you plan on taking the subway this week, check out the following service changes on MTA lines that run through your neighborhood:

The 3 Line

Nights, 12:30 a.m.-5:00 a.m., May 17 to May 20

No trains running. 2 trains and free shuttle buses between 135 St. and 148 St. provide alternate service 

The 4 Line

Nights, 12:01 a.m-5:00 a.m., May 17-20

New Lots Ave. bound trains run express from 125 St. to Grand Central-42  St. Trains stop at 86 St. and 59 St.

For service to 116, 110, 103, 96, 77, 68, and 51 Sts, take the 4  to 59 St or Grand Central-42 St and transfer to a Woodlawn-bound 4 or Pelham Bay Park-bound 6.  

For service from these stations, take the  or  to 59 or 125 Sts and  transfer to a New Lots Av-bound 4.

The 5 Line 

Evening rush hour until August 2011

Dyre Ave/Nereid Ave.  bound express trains run local from 3 Av-149 St. to East 180 St. Allow for additional travel time.

The A Line

Until early summer

Manhattan-bound A trains skip Beach 36 St. and Beach 60 St.

Nights, 12:01 a.m.-5:00 a.m., May 17 to 20

207 St. bound trains run express from Utica Av. to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. Trains stop at Nostrand Ave.

For service to Kingston-Throop, Franklin, Clinton-Washington and Lafayette Aves., take the A to Hoyt-Schermerhorn and transfer to a Lefferts Blvd/Far Rockaway bound A.

For service from these stations, take the A to Utica Ave. and transfer to a 207 St.-bound A.

Nights, 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., May 16-20

207 St bound trains run express from 59 St. to 125 St.

The B and Q Lines 

Until fall 2011

Manhattan bound platforms at Avenue M and Avenue H are closed for rehabilitation. 

For service to these stations, take the B or Q to Avenue J or Newkirk Av 
and transfer to a Brighton Beach-bound B  or Coney Island-bound Q. 

For service from these stations, take the B or Q to Avenue J or Kings Hwy and 
transfer to a Manhattan-bound B or Q.

The F Line

Until June 20

Jamaica bound trains skip Smith-9 St. due to rehabilitation

Until May 23

Jamaica bound trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy and 15 St.-Prospect Park due to station rehabilitation.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., May 18 to June 8

Jamaica-bound trains runs express from Avenue X to 18 Av.

Nights, 11:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m., May 16-20

Jamaica bound trains skip 14 St. and 23 St.

Nights, 12:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m., May 17-18

Coney Island bound trains run via the A from West 4 St. to Jay St.-Metrotech

The G Line

Until 5:00 a.m. on May 23

Queens bound G-trains skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy and 15 St.-Prospect Park. due to station rehabilitation