Subway

5 Train Midday Service Officially Extended To Brooklyn

As longtime subway riders know, The train would terminate at Bowling Green during the midday service hours as compared to its Flatbush Ave terminal during rush hour. However last fall, MTA NYC Transit launched a pilot program which extended midday train service to its rush hour terminal. Due to the success of the pilot program, […]


Reminder: G Train Extension To Church Ave Begins July 5th

This past May, MTA New York City Transit officially announced the extension of the train to Church Ave. This extension is due to the multi-year rehabilitation of the Culver Viaduct. As a reminder to all, the extension is set to begin on July 5th. As a reminder, the MTA sent out a press release reminder […]


July 4th Subway Service Plans

With the July 4th holiday right around the corner, MTA New York City Transit has released information on their service plans for the holiday. Here are the complete details courtesy of the press release I received: MTA New York City Transit subways will operate on a Saturday schedule on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July […]


NYCT To Increase Some Weekend Subway Service Intervals

For those readers who ride the B-division during the weekend, this news will frustrate you. MTA NYC Transit has announced that starting this Sunday & continuing through August, trains will run at 10 minute intervals up from the originally scheduled 8. Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News has more: NYC transit’s cutting scheduled […]


Train Conductor Helps Deliver Baby Girl

I just love stories with a happy ending. Unfortunately this blog rarely contains those due to the main subject in question. So it is my pleasure to bring this story about a train conductor who helped deliver a baby girl on a Queens-bound this afternoon via a press release e-mailed to me by the MTA […]