TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014 • 20 TRANSIT NEWS and Updates Metropolitan Transportation Authority As a result of this change, all Jamaica Center-bound J trains will make local stops between Marcy Avenue and Myrtle Avenue- Broadway until 3 p.m. For service to the skipped stations, take the J or M train to Marcy Avenue (Unlimited MetroCard holders only) or Essex Street, then transfer to a Jamaica Center-bound J train or a Middle Village-bound M train. For service from these stations, take the J or M train to Myrtle Avenue- Broadway, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound J or M train. Split Service Hits L Line In Brooklyn L train service will operate in two sections—between Eighth Avenue and Broadway Junction; and between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway—on Thursday, Dec. 18, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Riders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip. During this disruption, it was noted, all L trains running between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to allow for additional Sunday Schedule On Christmas Day All MTA New York City Transit subways and buses, and all MTA Bus Company routes, will operate on a Sunday schedule on Christmas Day, next Thursday, Dec. 25. Riders are advised to plan their trips accordingly. Additionally, the Long Island Rail Road will offer additional eastbound trains out of Penn Station this Wednesday, Dec. 24, for those leaving work early to begin the holiday weekend. For further information, visit www.mta.info/lirr. * * * The information in this column is current as of Wednesday, Dec. 17. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made at any time after publication. Check www.mta.info for schedule changes. J & M Skip Bklyn. Stops Today (Thu.) Manhattan-bound J and M trains will skip the Flushing Avenue, Lorimer Street and Hewes Street stations today, Thursday, Dec. 18, from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. -SEE TRANSIT ON PG. 63- TRAFFIC NEWS and Updates New York City Department Of Transportation 1 p.m. The closure is required for necessary deck grating and sidewalk repairs. Drivers are advised to use Flushing and Metropolitan avenues as an alternate route. Kew Gdns. Project Affects Union Tpke. Long-term construction related to the state Department of 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. Sundays. Two lanes of traffic in each No Street Cleaning On Christmas Day Alternate-side parking rules and meter regulations will be suspended next Thursday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. Drive safely, and remember to enjoy all festivities responsibly! * * * 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, Dec. 17, 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: More Sat. Closures On Grand St. Bridge The Grand Street Bridge over the Newtown Creek between Maspeth and East Williamsburg will be closed to traffic ton Saturday, Dec. 20, from 7 a.m. to Bank Robberies On Rise As Holidays Draw Near Suspect Still Wanted For Midville Stickup by Anthony Giudice The armed crook who held up a Middle Village bank last week is believed to be connected to several other unsolved bank robberies beginning in 2012, according to the FBI. Law enforcement officials said a lone robber entered the Chase bank located at 74-07 Eliot Ave. just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 9. The suspect—described as a male in his 30s, possibly Hispanic with a dark complexion, standing approximately 5’9” tall with a chubby build—passed the teller a withdrawal slip, authorities said, with a note which read something to the effect of, “I have a gun. I want 100s, 50s and 20s.” The suspect proceeded to display the black handle of a firearm concealed in his jacket pocket. After getting the cash from the teller, the suspect fled the bank on foot, walking to the drive through area and headed north on 74th Street, police said. The suspect was last seen wearing a gray skull cap, mirrored sunglasses, a black and white fringed scarf, gray windbreaker jacket, black shirt, and carrying a clear umbrella and a black handled pistol, police announced. In a more brazen robbery, law enforcement officials said a lone gunman entered the Alma Bank at 213-11 Northern Blvd. in Bayside a few minutes before noon on -SEE TRAFFIC ON PG. 63- -SEE BANK ON PG. 62- Midville Kiwanis Installs Its Officers The Kiwanis Club of Middle Village installed their slate of officers during the organization’s meeting last Thursday night, Dec. 11, at Villa Erasmo restaurant. J.P. DiTroia, lieutenant governor for Kiwanis Club’s Queens West division, was on hand for the occasion. 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