NYC Subway Delays: 12 Subway Lines Stalled For First 2020 Commute

NEW YORK CITY — Half of the city's subway lines jammed up during rush hour Monday morning with bad enough service to catch the attention of the city council speaker.

Twelve of the MTA's 22 subway lines — 7, F, M, E, R, 2, 5, D, B, N, Q and C trains — saw serious delays after a light smattering of snow hit the city early Monday morning, officials said.

Queens commuters found themselves rushing for buses or the LIRR after signal problems at Grand Central forced the MTA to run "extremely limited" 7 train service.

"Will you pay me for the hour of work I’m missing by being stranded and rerouted and late?" Tweeted Kaylyn Buckley in response. "You’re literally the worst."

A switch problem at 36th Street in Queens about 7:35 a.m. rerouted southbound F and M trains and delayed E and R trains, officials said.

Southbound F trains were rerouted to the E line from Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue to Fifth Avenue-53rd Street and southbound M trains ran on the F line from 36th Street to 47-50 Streets,Rockefeller Center, according to the MTA.

A sick passenger at Sterling Street in Brooklyn delayed northbound 2 and 5 trains about 8:30 a.m., said the MTA.

A DeKalb Avenue switch problem at 8:05 a.m. forced the MTA to reroute northbound D trains to stop at the station, delaying northbound B, D, N, Q and R service, officials said.

The MTA also temporarily rerouted northbound C trains to the express track between 145th and 168th streets after a sick passenger at 168th Street.

The problematic first commute of 2020 inspired one New Yorker to resort to poetry.