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New York City Subways and Buses

The New York City Subway and New York City buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 3. As a reminder, some subway lines do not run on weekends, and customers are advised to allow additional travel time due to weekend work. For more information on weekend service click here, and for a listing of pre-scheduled maintenance work by subway line, see The Weekender.

The MTA and NYPD are working closely to ensure safe pedestrian flow at the J’Ouvert Parade and the West-Indian Day Parade.

Because of the J’ouvert Parade on Monday, September 3, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Brooklyn, the Church Av station will be closed and trains will bypass in both directions from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. on Monday, September 3. As an alternative, use the nearby Beverly Rd or Winthrop St stations instead. Buses in the area will be rerouted. The following bus routes in the parade area may be subject to delays and reroutes: B12, B14, B17, B41, B43, B44, B44 SBS, B45, B46, B46 SBS, B48, B49, B67 and B69.

Because of the West Indian-American Day Parade on Monday, September 3, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, certain subway entrances in the parade area may be affected and buses in the parade area will be rerouted. The Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum station will be closed and bypassed from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Monday, September 3. As an alternative, customers are advised to use the nearby Grand Army Plaza or Franklin Av stations instead. At the Crown Hts-Utica Av station, certain staircases will be designated entrance/exit only. trains will make all local stops in Brooklyn. Buses that serve the area will be affected by reroutes, detours, and frozen zones. Customers should anticipate bus detours and delays on the following routes: B12, B14, B17, B41, B43, B44, B44 SBS, B45, B46, B46 SBS, B48, B49, B67 and B69.

In partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the LaGuardia Link Q70 SBS

will be operated free of charge this weekend from 12:01 a.m.Friday, August 31, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, September 3. This is due to our continuing efforts to encourage the use of transit to and from the airport, and reduce roadway congestion at the airport during the busy holiday travel periods.

Customers are encouraged to visit www.mta.info for “Current Service Changes” and “Planned Service Changes.” TripPlanner+ provides travel information that takes weekend service diversions into account.

Customers can also download the apps at http://web.mta.info/apps/weekenderApp.html. In addition, customers can receive customized subway diversion e-mails delivered to their inbox by signing up for the E-mail Subscription Program by clicking here.

MTA Bridges and Tunnels

MTA Bridges and Tunnels will suspend all lane closures related to routine maintenance and temporary construction work beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 31, through the end of the morning rush on Tuesday, September 4, to accommodate motorists traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Any extraordinary weather-critical work that must be accomplished over the holiday weekend would occur only during overnight hours when traffic is at its lightest.