The Early Word: Water Main Break Snarls West Side Subway Service

Update, 10:50 a.m.: No. 2 and 3 trains are now running normally, though there may be some residual delays.

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Update, 6:09 a.m.: Select No. 2 trains are traveling between Nevins Street station and 149th Street-Grand Concourse via Manhattan's East Side, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

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1. A water main break at Chambers Street has snarled No. 1, 2 and 3 subway line service early Thursday morning, according to the city Office of Emergency Management. As of 5 a.m., there are no 2 or 3 trains between Atlantic Avenue station in Brooklyn and 14th Street station in Manhattan. There are also no 1 trains between South Ferry and 14th Street. Expect delays. 

2. Pratt Area Community Council will hold a , including tips on balancing the family budget, managing a mortgage and guarding against identity theft. PACC, 226 Lefferts Place. 6:30 p.m. Free.

3. Pushcart Prize-winning short story writer, Lysley Tenorio and Jessica Hagedorn, Professor of Creative Writing at Long Island University and author of Toxicology, . Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton St. 7:30 p.m. Free.

4. With sequences designed to energize after a long day, this practice is designed with bedtime-friendly postures to promote good rest. , 469 Myrtle Ave. 8:45 p.m. $17.

5. Alternate side parking rules have been suspended for Holy Thursday. Parking meters must still be paid, however.