Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Subway riders on 1, 2 and 3 trains should brace for headaches over next 5 weekends
By
Stephen Nessen
Published Jul 23, 2026
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Ramsey Khalifeh
By
Stephen Nessen
Published Jul 23, 2026
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
New Yorkers who rely on the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines should brace for major disruptions over the next five weekends.
The changes, which go into effect around 9:30 p.m. Friday, were announced by the transit agency in a news release this week. The release stated that 1 trains will not run south of 14th Street, 2 trains won’t run south of 34th Street and 3 trains will not run at all during each weekend between Friday nights and 5 a.m. on Mondays through Aug. 24.
“As one of the oldest and largest systems in the world, we are constantly upgrading infrastructure to keep New York moving and we appreciate riders’ patience as we perform this necessary upgrade,” NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said.
The MTA plans to run 5 trains into Brooklyn during the outages, something the agency doesn’t typically do on weekends. They’ll make local stops down to Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College. Riders affected by the 3 train outage can take the 4 line instead.
Regular weeknight disruptions are also planned for the 1, 2 and 3 trains through Aug. 21, according to the MTA.
Councilmember Christopher Marte of Lower Manhattan said his office found out about the changes on July 2.
“Weekend service changes on the 1, 2 and 3 trains will affect thousands of Lower Manhattan residents, yet our office was only given a three week notice and we did not receive a briefing," Marte wrote in a statement. “Had we been notified earlier, we could have helped spread the word and given our constituents more time to plan. The MTA needs to communicate more consistently with City Council offices when major service changes affect the communities we represent.”
MTA spokesperson Eugene Resnick said the agency notified community boards and elected officials, including Marte, on June 22.
MTA President of Construction and Development Jamie Torres-Springer said the work was necessary to keep the system in a state of good repair.
“ We know people have places to go. But in relative terms, it's when there's a little bit of a dip in terms of ridership, so they're getting the work done,” Torres-Springer said. “ This is a 24/7 system, but it's a 100-year-old system. We got to do work to keep it running.”
Tagged
manhattan
new york city
transportation
Stephen Nessen
Stephen Nessen covers transportation. Since 2008 he has reported on everything from Occupy Wall Street, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, Hurricane Sandy, to Trump’s campaign for president. His transportation reporting has taken him everywhere from the MTA’s secret Rail Control Center to the gleaming subways of Seoul. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
Published Sep 28, 2026 at 4:15 p.m. ET
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
The Garden State now requires that corn masa dough and flour made and sold in the state be fortified with folic acid.
By
Arya Sundaram
News
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
The Garden State now requires that corn masa dough and flour made and sold in the state be fortified with folic acid.
By
Arya Sundaram
A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
By
Samantha Max
Crews launch tunnel machines to dig first new Hudson River rail tunnels since 1910
By
Michael Sol Warren
NYC nor’easter dries up after weather service reports minor flooding
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .