{"id":959944,"date":"2026-07-26T07:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/959944\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T07:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T07:22:24","slug":"what-to-know-about-subway-service-changes-this-summer-nbc-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/959944\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about subway service changes this summer \u2013 NBC New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting around the city got a little more complicated this weekend. And it’ll be that way for several more weekends and overnights as well. The reason is subway maintenance.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the MTA rolled out a new round of service changes that will impact weekend service along the 1, 2, and 3 lines through the end of the summer.<\/p>\n

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(Image: NBC New York)<\/p>\n

“Definitely inconvenient,” commuter Ava Asherah told NBC New York, after we told her about the shakeup<\/p>\n

From now through Aug. 24, New York City Transit will send in crews every weekend to help replace old track switches with new ones.<\/p>\n

“1” train service will be suspended between 14th St. and South Ferry, while “2” trains will operate between Eastchester-Dyre Ave. and 34th St.-Penn Station.<\/p>\n

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We have an important message for riders on the 1\/2\/3 line! \ud83d\ude87<\/p>\n

Due to switch maintenance work, there will be reoccurring changes to service overnight and on weekends on the 1\/2\/3 lines over the coming weeks. Here\u2019s what you need to know \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

WEEKENDS BETWEEN JULY 24 – AUGUST 24:\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/xfT5ikOc1R<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MTA (@MTA) July 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“We were attempting to take the 2 and 3 train, but we figured out we had to wait around 20 minutes, which I already paid by then,” said Noah Rodrigues of Harlem. “So now, I would basically pay for nothing, because I’m not trying to wait for that.”<\/p>\n

In a statement, NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow calls it a “necessary upgrade” that will “reduce delays, improve service reliability and deliver a smoother ride.”<\/p>\n

As a result, “3” train service will be fully suspended entirely, with a bulk of the work happening in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

“I work in Brooklyn and Queens, so like, my commute is mostly these streets. So, for there to be delays, of course, for the rest of the summer, that’s a problem for me,” Mark Odom added. “I’m supposed to be making money, not waiting on transit all day.”<\/p>\n

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Starting this week, there will be major service changes on weeknights and weekends on the 1, 2 and 3 lines!<\/p>\n

We’re replacing tracks, as well as performing structural maintenance, inspections, and electrical and mechanical work.<\/p>\n

Read all of the details: https:\/\/t.co\/TNnVIXCqam<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MTA (@MTA) July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Uptown, reactions from riders on day one were pretty split.<\/p>\n

“My travels were easy today,” said Matthew from Harlem. “I just happened to be on time or catch the shuttle bus.”<\/p>\n

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Shuttle buses are helping to ease the pain for riders losing access to their subways during summer weekends (Image: NBC New York)<\/p>\n

“I just think for me, it’s like a little bit unfair because we keep, you know, paying our fares and they keep raising them up,” added Davey Rivera of Harlem. “And then, some of the services — it’s not good.”<\/p>\n

But Linda Dickens of Harlem pointed out, “there’s so many other things that happen in this city that are ridiculously inconvenient. This is a slight inconvenience that we have.”<\/p>\n

“If it’s going to improve the system, I’m all for it,” she said.<\/p>\n

One thing to keep in mind with all of those service changes: the free shuttle buses. An on-site dispatcher said that they’re running every 10 to 15 minutes. The service changes will be in effect beginning Fridays as early as 9:30 PM, through Mondays at 5:00 AM.<\/p>\n

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