train. For service from these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard or Mets- Willets Point, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound 7 train. Work Strikes Out 7 Line In Flushing Shuttle buses will replace 7 train service between Mets- Willets Point and Main Street-Flushing this weekend, from 11:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, until 4 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12. This service change will also be in effect the following weekend, Jan. 9-12. All 7 trains will operate normal service between Times Square- 42nd Street and Mets-Willets Point during this period. Riders can transfer between the shuttle bus and the 7 train at the Q48 bus stop on Roosevelt Avenue at the Mets-Willets Point station entrance. The shuttle bus will stop in Flushing at the Q48 bus stop on Roosevelt Avenue at Main Street. N Trains Skip Stops In Astoria Weekdays Astoria-bound N trains will operate express service between Queensboro Plaza and Astoria Transportation’s Kew Gardens Interchange project will require the right lane of Union Turnpike eastbound to be closed at all times between 128th and 134th streets. All existing traffic lanes will remain open and are shifted to the left.L ane Closures On Grand Central Pkwy. One lane of the Grand Central Parkway in each direction will be closed between 82nd and 111th streets on weekdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on weekdays. Lane closures will also take place from 10 p.m. Fridays to 7 a.m. Saturdays and from 10 p.m. Saturdays to 3 p.m. Parsons Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound E or F train. For service from these stations, take the E or F train to Union Turnpike or 71st- Continental Avenues, then transfer to a Jamaica Centerbound E train or a Jamaica-bound F train. Overnight Express For E & R In Qns. Jamaica Center-bound E trains will operate express service between Queens Plaza and 71st- Continental Avenues late nights on Tuesday through Friday, Jan. 13-16, from 12:01 to 5 a.m. Additionally, Forest Hillsbound R trains will operate express service in the same section on Tuesday through Thursday from 9:45 p.m. to midnight. For service to the 36th Street, Steinway Street, 46th Street, Northern Boulevard, 65th Street, Elmhurst Avenue, Grand Avenue, Woodhaven Boulevard, 63rd Drive and 67th Avenue stations, take the E or R train to Roosevelt Avenue or 71st-Continental Avenues, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound E or R train. For service from these stations, take the E or R train to Roosevelt Avenue or Queens Plaza, then transfer to a Jamaica Centerbound E train or a Forest TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 • 18 Boulevard on Thursday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 9, from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. During this period, Q trains will not operate between 57th Street and Ditmars Boulevard. For service to the 39th Avenue, 36th Avenue, Broadway and 30th Avenue stations, take the N train to Astoria Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound N train. For service from these stations, take the N train to Queensboro Plaza, then transfer to an Astoria-bound N train. Weekend N Trains Won’t Cross River There will be no N train service between Queens and Manhattan this weekend, from 11:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, until 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12. During this period, N trains will operate in two sections: between Queensboro Plaza and Ditmars boulevard and between Lexington Avenue-59th Street and Stillwell Avenue. For service between Queens and Manhattan, transfer to the 7 train at Queensboro Plaza or Times Square-42nd Street. Local Svc. Only On E, F This Weekend All E trains will operate local service in both directions between Queens Plaza and 71st- Continental Avenues—and all F trains will operate local service in TRANSIT NEWS and Updates Metropolitan Transportation Authority The information in this column is current as of Wednesday, Jan. 7. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made at any time after publication. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes. Weekday 7 Trains Skip Stops In Qns. Flushing-bound 7 trains will skip the 82nd Street, 90th Street, 103rd Street and 111th Street today, Thursday, Jan. 8, from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. For service to these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard or Mets-Willets Point, then transfer to a Manhattanbound 7 train. For service from these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard or 74th Street, then transfer to a Flushing-bound 7 train. Additionally, Manhattanbound 7 trains will skip the 111th Street, 103rd Street, 90th Street and 82nd Street stations on Monday through Thursday, Jan. 12-15, from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. For service to these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard or 74th Street, then transfer to a Flushing-bound 7 -SEE TRANSIT ON PG. 50- TRAFFIC NEWS and Updates New York City Department Of Transportation Because of ongoing construction work at several locations throughout Queens and Brooklyn, the city DOT has announced numerous street closures in local neighborhoods for the upcoming week. The announced diversions are current as of Wednesday, Jan. 7, and weather permitting. The DOT may shut down other roads should the need for emergency repairs arise. Streets and highways that are affected by closures during this week include the following: Kew Gdns. Project Affects Union Tpke. Long-term construction related to the state Department of -SEE TRAFFIC ON PG. 50- both directions between 21st Street-Queensbridge and 71st- Continental Avenues—this weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, until 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. R Trains Switch Lines Sat. & Sun. R trains will run on the F line in both directions between 36th Street in Queens and 57th Street- Seventh Avenue in Manhattan at all times on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 10-11. As a result, these trains will not stop at the Fifth Avenue- 59th Street, Lexington Avenue-59th Street and Queens Plaza stations. For service to and from Queens Plaza, transfer to the E train at Roosevelt Avenue or Times Square-42nd Street. E & F Trains Skip Stops Late Nights Jamaica Center-bound E trains and Jamaica-bound F trains will skip the 75th Avenue and Van Wyck Boulevard stations late nights on Monday, Jan. 12, through Friday, Jan. 16, from 9:45 p.m. to 5 a.m.. During this period, Jamaica-bound F trains will also skip the Sutphin Boulevard stop. For service to these stations, take the E train to Union Turnpike or Jamaica-Van Wyck, or the F train to Union Turnpike or Investigation Into Deadly Shooting At B’wick Home by Robert Pozarycki Detectives continue to seek the suspect who shot a Bushwick resident to death inside her apartment early last Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, law enforcement sources reported. Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Tacuma Grant of Chauncey Street. Reportedly, Grant was found shot multiple times about the body inside an apartment on Chauncey Street between Bushwick and Evergreen avenues at about 4:08 a.m. last Tuesday. Officers from the 83rd Precinct and EMS units responded to 911 calls regarding the incident. Paramedics brought Grant to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Various police units searched the surrounding area for evidence and possible suspects, but no immediate arrests were made, authorities noted. The case was presented to the 83rd Precinct Detective Squad for further investigation, police said. Anyone with information regarding the homicide that could prove helpful is asked to call the 83rd Precinct Detective Squad at 1-718-574-1796 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Information may also be sent to Crime Stoppers via text message to 274637 (enter information, then the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential. Iff YYoouu SSeeee BBrreeaakkinngg NNeewwss OOnn YYoouurr BBloocckk...... Do you have diabetes? 20% of diabetics will develop a foot ulcer in their lifetime. 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