F Train Delays Snarl Morning Commute For Queens Residents

QUEENS, NY — Queens residents commuting to Manhattan on the F train are experiencing delays after a train briefly went out of service at Roosevelt Island, according to the MTA.

Southbound F trains are now running with delays after emergency responders helped a sick passenger at the Roosevelt Island subway station, the MTA posted on its website at 9:09 a.m.

The MTA removed the delay notice about 9:30 a.m., but one F train commuter said on Twitter that there is a second sick passenger.

"We understand your frustration, as commuters ourselves we've been in this situation too," the MTA responded on its Twitter account @NYCTSubway. "You must keep in mind that often time with these occurrences it's due to serious medical conditions such as heart attacks, seizures etc."

I’m on an F train behind it, we’ve moved on and now they’re announcing a sick passenger again?! TWICE in less than 20 minutes. What is going on @MTA @NYGovCuomo @NYCMayor this service is completely unacceptable, how could we allow thousands to be affected by a couple?
— cat jackson (@LeDiakitties) May 6, 2019

The earlier sick passenger delay forced hundreds of straphangers to get off the F train and wait on the Roosevelt Island platform for another train to arrive, according to City Council Member Barry Grodenchik, who was on board.

Another straphanger said on Twitter that her F train rerouted to the G line just after 9 a.m.

.@MTA F train out of service now at Roosevelt Island due to sick passenger. Hundreds of people on the platform waiting for this train to leave and another to arrive.
— Barry Grodenchik (@BarryGrodenchik) May 6, 2019

Good morning @NYCTSubway - everything says good service on the F train, yet my manhattan bound F from queens just made an emergency switch to the G and the platform at queens plaza is now mobbed with people trying to get to work. What’s going on and when can we get accurate info?
— Rachel Sabella (@RachelS23) May 6, 2019

@NYCTSubway What is definition of "good service" in your world? There has been no F train at Lex 63 in 15 minutes now in peak commute time, station says Delay but your apps all say GOOD SERVICE pic.twitter.com/ExceYHvHfE
— K (@churchgatelocal) May 6, 2019