NYC Transit NYC Marathon Service Information
It is that time of year again, where thousands of runners & even more spectators travel throughout the 5 boroughs to participate or watch the ING New York City Marathon. Yesterday afternoon, MTA New York City Transit issued a press release about service information for the event. Here are the complete details:
On Sunday, November 7, tens of thousands of runners competing in the 2010 ING NYC Marathon will step off from Staten Island, cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and pound through the other four boroughs before finishing in Central Park. Whether you’re watching or running, a great race day is only a MetroCard swipe away.
MTA New York City Transit’s subways and buses and your MetroCard will get you to the event from all parts of the city. For most contestants, the marathon will begin with a subway or bus ride, provided by NYC Transit.
Due to weekend Port Authority construction work, No. 1 train service will be replaced with free shuttle buses between Chambers Street and South Ferry. However, NYC Transit will operate additional buses to meet every train during the early morning hours when runners are headed to Staten Island.
Participants traveling down the west side of Manhattan to reach the Staten Island Ferry have three options:
1. Take the No. 2 train to Wall Street (5 minute walk to South Ferry)
2. Take the No. 1 train to Chambers Street and transfer to a free shuttle bus to the Ferry.
3. Take the R train to Whitehall Street. (Prior to 5:45 a.m., take the N train making all R train stops.)
Runners traveling downtown on the east side of Manhattan can use Nos. 4 or 5 train service to the Bowling Green station – just steps away from the Ferry.
A MetroCard and a customized 2010 NYC Marathon subway map are all you need to race around town during the Marathon if you want to catch the action from different vantage points.
From the far reaches of Brooklyn, spectators can cheer on their favorite runner at Mile 5 at 43rd Street/4th Avenue by taking the R to the 45th Street station;
Or at Mile 15 in Queens by taking the N or 7 to Queensboro Plaza and walking to Crescent Street/Queens Plaza South
Or to Mile 21 up in the Bronx by taking the Nos. 4 or 5 to 138th St/Grand Concourse and walking to the West End of the Madison Avenue Bridge.
In addition to following their favorite runner along the race route, marathon fans can use MetroCard to get to the many pre- and post-race events happening around town, including the ING New York City Marathon Health and Fitness Expo at the Jacob Javits Convention Center (Nov. 4-6).
“Subway and bus riders can use MetroCard to easily get around the race route and reach all event-related activities,” explained Thomas F. Prendergast, President of MTA NYC Transit. “We encourage viewers and participants to not only use mass transit, but also take advantage of the many resources available at the MTA web site.”
These resources include:
• Our new On the Go iPhone/iPad app at http://onthego.mta.info
• A link to the 2010 NYC Marathon subway map (http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/index.html)
• An Event Page at the Special Events Section of our Planned Service Changes web page: http://tripplanner.mta.info/newtp/serviceadvisories/serviceadvisoryall.aspx
As in the past, Transit’s bus road operations team, our Operations Planning Division and the New York Road Runners are communicating about street closures and subway diversions that may impact bus routes and subway service. Riders without access to the internet may call our Travel Information Center at 718-330-1234, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, for travel assistance.
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B54 Returns To MetroTech Center
Yesterday afternoon, MTA New York City Transit announced the return of the B54 to the MetroTech Center. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release they sent out:
MTA New York City Transit announces the rerouting of the B54 through the MetroTech Center effective Sunday, November 7. The reroute, via the internal roadway, MetroTech Walk, will remove the B54 buses from the traffic-congested Flatbush Avenue extension and Tillary Street.
The move is expected to improve reliability and provide a more direct route for customers traveling to the Jay Street-MetroTech (A, C, F) station. It will also provide access to nearby schools and the MetroTech Center.
The westbound B54 will operate on its regular route from Ridgewood to Downtown Brooklyn via Myrtle Avenue, turning left at Duffield Street, then right from Duffield Street to the MetroTech Roadway, then left onto Jay Street.
The two new westbound B54 stops will be on MetroTech Walk at the near side of Lawrence Street and on Jay Street at the near side of Willoughby Street. The two old westbound stops on Jay Street at Tillary Street and on Jay Street at Myrtle Avenue will be discontinued.
The eastbound B54 route and bus stops, and all terminal stands and destination signs will remain unchanged.
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Service Diversions 11-01-10
I have just updated the “Service Diversions” page by removing all of the work that just wrapped up by 5 AM this morning. The latest information for the upcoming week & beyond in some cases is at the forefront.
Throughout the week, I will make minor updates on the page itself (no entries about it) by removing work already completed. The next complete update will be by late Thursday night or Friday morning (unless the diversions are not sent out until after).
As always, I suggest you print out a copy of the diversions to have with you while riding. You may also use any phone or electronic device to access the mobile friendly version of Transit Blogger. Have a safe week!
P.S. I apologize for not posting this at 5:01 as promised but I just walked in the door about 10 minutes ago from Halloween festivities among other things. I had a blast!
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Service Diversions 10-30-10
I just updated the “Service Diversions” page by removing all of the scheduled work that wrapped up by 11:59 PM last night. The weekend diversions which I posted yesterday morning have now moved to the top followed by the subsequent work during the week.
I suggest you print out a copy of the page to carry with you or use any mobile device to access the phone-friendly version of Transit Blogger. The next update will be on Monday at 5:01 AM when the weekend work scheduled to wrap up by 5 AM is removed. Everyone have a wonderful Halloween weekend & as always stay safe!
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Fulton Transit Center November Work Schedule
As is usual, MTA New York City Transit has sent out the upcoming month’s work schedule/diversions for the Fulton Transit Center project. Here are the complete details for November:
Due to ongoing construction of the Fulton Street Transit Center, the following service changes will be in effect for weekends in November:
November 5-8 and 12-15:
• Normal Service
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November 19-22:
• Queens-bound
trains bypass Broadway-Nassau St.
• Manhattan-bound
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trains run on the E line between Canal Street and World Trade Center in both directions.
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November 26-29:
• Normal service.
Customers traveling from Fulton St. to uptown Manhattan may take the 2 or 4 trains at Fulton St. or go to the nearby Chambers St. (A)/World Trade Center (C, E) station, take the C or E to West 4th Street where uptown (A) trains are available. Customers traveling from Fulton St. to Brooklyn may take the 2 or 4 at Fulton St. or go to the nearby Chambers Street (A) station and connect with a Brooklyn-bound A.
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