57 • TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2014 Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9, from 9:45 a.m. until 3 p.m. For service to these stations, take the J or M train to Myrtle Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound J or M train. For service from these stations, take the J or M train to Marcy Avenue (only for riders with Unlimited MetroCards) or Essex Street, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J train or a Middle Village-bound M train. It was noted that Manhattan-bound J trains will end quickstop service at 9:45 a.m. Thursday and Friday. All Manhattan-bound J trains will stop at Flushing Avenue, Lorimer Street and Hewes Street after that time. More Disruptions Affect The 7 Line Manhattan-bound 7 trains will skip the 111th Street, 103rd Street, 90th Street and 82nd Street stations today, Thursday, May 8, from 10:15 a.m. until 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 train. For service from these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard or Mets-Willets Point, then transfer to a Manhattanbound 7 train. Additionally, Flushing-bound 7 trains will operate express service between Queensboro Plaza and Mets- Willets Point on Monday, May 12, through Friday, May 16, from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. These trains will continue to stop at Woodside-61st Street and Junction Boulevard. For service to the 33rd Street, 40th Street, 46th Street, 52nd Street, 69th Street, 74th Street, 82nd Street, 90th Street, 103rd Street and 111th Street stations, take the 7 train to Woodside- 61st Street, Junction Boulevard or Mets-Willets Point, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound 7 train. For service from these stations, take the 7 train to Junction Boulevard, Woodside-61st Street or Queensboro Plaza, then transfer to a Flushing-bound 7 train. A Train Disrupted In Oz. Pk. On Weekend A trains will not operate between Rockaway Boulevard and Lefferts Boulevard in Ozone Park this weekend, from 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 9, until 5 a.m. Monday, May 12. During this period, the A train will operate in two sections: between 207th Street and Howard Beach-JFK Airport; and between 207th Street and Far Rockaway. Additionally, the Rockaway Park Shuttle will not operate. Shuttle buses will replace A trains between 80th Street and Lefferts Boulevard, making all local stops. Howard Beach- and Far Rockawaybound A trains, meanwhile, will skip the 88th Street and Rockaway Boulevard stations. For service to 88th Street and Rockaway Boulevard, take the A train to Aqueduct-North Conduit Avenue, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound A train. For service from these stations, take the A train to 80th Street, then transfer to a Howard Beach- or a Far Rockaway-bound A train, or the free shuttle bus to Lefferts Boulevard. Additionally, shuttle buses will replace the Rockaway Park Shuttle between Beach 116th Street and Beach 67th Street, where the A train is available. More Split Service On L Line In Bklyn. L trains will operate in two sections—between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction and between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway—on Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.R iders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip. It was noted that all L trains between Rockaway Parkway and Broadway Junction will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Additionally, the last stop for alternating Canarsie-bound L trains will be Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues on Monday, May 12, through Friday, May 16, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Riders can transfer between Canarsiebound L trains at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues to continue their trip. It was noted that L trains to Canarsie will operate every 12 minutes. Overnight Express E And Local F Trains Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run express service between Queens Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue late nights on Friday, May 2, from 12:15 until 5 a.m. For service to the 36th Street, Steinway Street, 46th Street, Northern Boulevard and 65th Street stations, take the E train to Roosevelt Avenue, A then transfer .to a Manhattan-bound E train. For service from these stations, take the E train to Queens Plaza, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound E traindditionally, Jamaica-bound F trains will operate local service between Roosevelt Avenue and 71st- Continental Avenues on Friday, May 2, from 12:01 until 5 a.m. Manhattan-bound F trains will also run local service between 71st- Continental Avenues and 21st Street-Queensbridge during the same time period. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Weeknight Switch For F Trains To Manhattan Jamaica-bound F trains will run on the E line between 47th-50th Streets and Roosevelt Avenue this weekend, from 9:45 p.m. Friday, May 9, until 5 a.m. Monday, May 12. As a result of this change, there will be no Jamaicabound F train service at the 57th Street, Lexington Avenue-63rd Street, Roosevelt Island and 21st Street- Queensbridge stations. Late Night Service Slowed On G Line G trains will operate every 20 minutes between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue from 5 a.m. Saturday, May 10, until midnight Sunday, May 11. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Additionally, during this service change, the last stop for alternating Church Avenue-bound G trains will be Bedford-Nostrand Avenues. Riders can transfer to a Church Avenuebound G train at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues to continue their trip. Local Service On E & F This Weekend E and F trains will operate local service in both directions between Queens Plaza and 71st-Continental Avenues this weekend, from 12:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, until 5 a.m. Monday, May 12. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. F Train To Manhattan Is A Late Night Local Manhattan-bound F trains will run local service between Roosevelt Avenue and 21st Street-Queensbridge on Tuesday, May 6, through Friday, May 9, from 12:01 to 5 a.m. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. N Trains Skip Stops In Astoria Weekdays Astoria-bound N trains will skip the 39th Avenue, 36th Avenue, Broadway and 30th Avenue stations on Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9, from 10:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. During this period, there will be no Q train service between 57th Street in Manhattan and Ditmars Boulevard in Astoria. For service to these 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. For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511. Transit News And Changes -CONTINUED FROM PG. 20- Traffic News And Changes -CONTINUED FROM PG. 20- from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. to allow DOT crews to conduct bridge maintenance. Exit Ramp Closed Near Whitestone Br. The Third Avenue exit on the northbound approach to the Whitestone Bridge is closed to all traffic as part of a $109 million reconstruction project. Separate car and truck detours will be in place while the exit ramp is closed. Signs will be in place and traffic agents will be on hand when the detours begin. The closure is expected to remain in place for approximately two years. Passenger vehicles driving from the northbound Cross Island Parkway will have to exit at Utopia Parkway (exit 34); those driving from the northbound Whitestone Expressway will need to exit past the 20th Avenue exit and merge onto the Cross Island Parkway. All commercial vehicles must exit the Whitestone Expressway at 20th Avenue (exit 15). For additional closures, visit the city DOT’s website at www.nyc.gov/dot or call 311. City Unveils Housing Plan To Preserve Affordability -CONTINUED FROM PG. 19- Grace Meng and Nydia Velázquez and City Council members. “The mayor’s new housing plan is a bold, historic step in addressing our city’s affordability crisis,” said City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley. “New York City is facing the highest level of homelessness since the Great Depression, but we don’t need more shelters—we need more permanent housing that is truly affordable and attainable.” “One initiative, in particular, that I look forward to work within the mayor in my capacity as chair of the Council’s Committee on State and Federal Legislation is to reform state law with respect to vacancy and luxury decontrol of rent regulated apartments,” added City Council Member Karen Koslowitz. “The guiding principles of the mayor’s 10-year plan not only address the housing needs for the constituents in my district, but for all New Yorkers,” said City Council Member Julissa Ferreras. “Representing numerous community based organizations in north Brooklyn, I am looking forward to the integration of community input in helping to identify new development and preservation sites that can assist the 10,000 families that have been displaced at the hands of luxury developers,” said City Council Member Antonio Reynoso. “It is clear in its goals, precise in the AMI’s targeted and honest about what needs to be done to achieve affordability for more New Yorkers,” said City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer. “I am particularly pleased with the community engagement called for including respectful consultation with NYCHA residents on future plans.” One lawmaker, however, warned that the city should avoid any attempt to legalize illegal basement apartments. “How many situations have we come across where these units caught on fire and resulted in fatalities because of illegal occupancy? Legalizing these units also creates substandard housing and certainly does not solve the affordable housing issue in the City of New York,” said State Sen. Tony Avella. “We very much want to create affordable housing and increase the opportunities for people to have a safe apartment in this city. But to turn the city zoning and building code on its head to allow the legalization of basement apartments is just simply unacceptable.” Shop Locally! Support Your Neighborhood Merchants!
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