Alert Summary for 1/17/2026

12:11 AM: Uptown Q trains are delayed while we investigate why a train’s brakes activated near Kings Hwy.


12:21 AM: Uptown Q trains are running express from Kings Hwy to Prospect Park.

NYPD is responding to someone being disruptive on a train at Avenue M.

For service to/from bypassed stops, take a Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound Q train.


12:25 AM: Uptown A trains are delayed.

E trains are delayed in both directions.

What’s Happening?

  • NYPD is conducting an investigation at Canal St.

12:41 AM: Uptown Q trains are running with delays after NYPD responded to someone being disruptive on a train at Avenue M.

Uptown Q trains have resumed making regular stops.


12:44 AM: Uptown A via F from Jay St to W 4 St, then via D line to 59 St-Columbus Circle.

E rerouted via F in both directions between 5 Av/53 St and 2 Av.

What’s Happening?

  • NYPD is conducting an investigation at Canal St.

For service along 8 Av in Manhattan, take a downtown A train or use 1, 2 trains making nearby stops.


12:59 AM: A, Rockaway Park Shuttle trains are delayed in both directions while the south channel bridge opens for marine traffic to pass.


1:27 AM: Uptown ‌A trains are rerouted via F line from Jay St to W 4 St, then via the D line to 59 St-Columbus Circle.

E trains are running with delays in both directions.

What’s Happening?

  • NYPD is conducting an investigation after someone was struck by a train at Canal St.

Expect delays in A, E service in both directions.

Travel Alternatives:

  • For service along 8 Av in Manhattan, take a E train or use 1, 2, D, F trains making nearby stops.

3:00 AM: Downtown A trains are rerouted via F line from W 4 St-Wash Sq to Jay St-MetroTech.

Downtown E express from 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal to Canal St.

What’s Happening?

  • We are replacing rails near W 4 St-Wash Sq.

Travel Alternatives:

  • For service to/from 23 St, take the A train.

  • For service to/from Spring St, use the nearby Canal St station.

  • For service to/from Canal St and Chambers St/WTC, use the E train.

  • For service to/from Fulton St, take an uptown A or use 2, 3, J trains.

  • For service to/from High St, take an uptown A train.

Planned work reminder: Uptown A skips ‌Spring St‌, ‌23 St‌, and ‌50 St‌. Uptown E skips ‌Spring St‌ and ‌23 St‌.


3:11 AM: Q trains are delayed in both directions while we replace a broken rail near Prospect Park.


3:19 AM: Q train service is disrupted and rerouted between Brooklyn and Manhattan while we replace a broken rail near Prospect Park.

Use 2, 3, D, N, Franklin Avenue Shuttle trains instead.

Additional Service Changes:

  • Some downtown Q trains will run via N line from Canal St to Whitehall St-South Ferry, where they will end.

  • The last stop on some uptown Q trains in Brooklyn will be Prospect Park.

  • Some uptown Q trains will run via D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Av to DeKalb Av.

  • Listen for train crew announcements to hear how your train will run.

Travel Alternatives:

  • For service between Brooklyn and Manhattan, use 2, 3, D, N trains.

  • At Prospect Park, consider using Franklin Avenue Shuttle to connect with 2, 3 (at Botanic Garden) or A (at Franklin Av).

  • At 7 Av, take a Coney Island-bound train or use the B41 bus, making nearby stops.


3:32 AM: Downtown A, E trains are running express from 34 St-Penn Station to Canal St.

What’s Happening?

  • We are replacing rails near W 4 St-Wash Sq.

Travel Alternatives:

  • At 23 St, use the nearby 23 St/7 Av ( 1, 2 line station) or 23 St/6 Av (F line station).

  • At Spring St, use the nearby Houston St ( 1, 2 line station).

Planned work reminder:

  • Uptown A skips ‌Spring St‌, ‌23 St‌, and ‌50 St‌.

  • Uptown E skips ‌Spring St‌ and ‌23 St‌.


4:12 AM: Uptown N trains are delayed while we request FDNY assistance at Lexington Av/59 St.


4:22 AM: Q trains are running with delays in both directions after we replaced a broken rail near Prospect Park.

Uptown Q trains have resumed making regular stops.


4:43 AM: The last stop on uptown N trains will be 57 St/7 Av while FDNY responds to a report of smoke near Lexington Av/59 St.

N trains will run shuttle service between Queensboro Plaza and Astoria-Ditmars Blvd.


4:54 AM: Uptown N trains are running with delays after FDNY responded to a report of smoke near Lexington Av/59 St.

N trains have resumed making regular stops.


5:35 AM: Uptown N trains are running with delays after we removed a train car from service at 18 Av.


6:00 AM: Downtown 2, 3 trains are delayed while we remove a train from service and EMS responds to someone in need at 135 St.


6:37 AM: Uptown 2, 3 trains are delayed while we remove a train with a door problem from service at Hoyt St.


7:09 AM: Uptown F trains are delayed while we investigate what caused a train’s brakes to activate at Broadway-Lafayette St.


7:26 AM: Uptown F trains via the A from Jay St-MetroTech to 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal, then via the E to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av.

No uptown F in Manhattan.

What’s Happening?

  • We are removing debris from the track that caused a train’s brakes to activate at Broadway-Lafayette St.

Expect delays on uptown A trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.

For service to/from bypassed F stations, transfer to a downtown F train at W 4 St-Wash Sq.

As an alternative for F service in Manhattan, use nearby 1, 2, 3, A, C, E trains.

As an alternative for service from Brooklyn to Manhattan, consider taking D, N, Q trains from Coney Island-Stillwell Av.


7:36 AM: Uptown F trains are running with severe delays after we removed debris from the track that caused a train’s brakes to activate at Broadway-Lafayette St.

Uptown F trains have resumed making scheduled stops.


7:42 AM: Uptown Q trains are delayed while we investigate what caused a train’s brakes to activate at Avenue H.


8:26 AM: Far Rockaway-Mott Av-bound A trains are delayed while we remove debris from the track at Beach 60 St.


8:27 AM: Jamaica-bound J and Metropolitan Av-bound M trains are delayed while we request NYPD assistance for someone being disruptive on a train at Myrtle Av.


8:32 AM: Uptown 4, 6 trains are running with delays while we address a signal problem near Canal St.

Planned Work Reminder

  • There is no 4 service between Crown Heights-Utica Av and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.

  • 4 trains are running local between 125 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.


8:33 AM: Jamaica-bound J and Metropolitan Av-bound M trains are running express from Marcy Av to Myrtle Av.

What’s Happening?

  • We are requesting NYPD assistance for someone being disruptive on a train at Myrtle Av.

For service to/from bypassed stations, take a Broad St-bound J or Essex St-bound M train.


8:43 AM: Jamaica-bound J and Metropolitan Av-bound M trains are running with delays after NYPD responded to someone being disruptive on a train at Myrtle Av.

Jamaica-bound J and Metropolitan Av-bound M trains have resumed making scheduled stops.


9:45 AM: Downtown A, D trains are delayed while we request EMS for someone in need of medical assistance on a train at 59 St-Columbus Circle.


10:05 AM: Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound Q trains are delayed while we remove a train with a mechanical problem from service at Prospect Park.


10:11 AM: Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound Q trains are running via the N line from DeKalb Av to Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

What’s Happening?

  • We are removing a train with a mechanical problem from service at Prospect Park.

Expect delays on Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound N trains while they share the track with rerouted trains.

For service to/from bypassed Q stations, transfer to an uptown Q train at Coney Island-Stillwell Av.


10:18 AM: Uptown 5 trains are running local from Grand Central-42 St to 125 St.

Uptown 4, 6 trains are delayed.

What’s Happening?

  • We are removing a train with a mechanical problem from service at 23 St-Baruch College.

10:22 AM: Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound Q trains are running with delays after we removed a train with a mechanical problem from service at Prospect Park.

Coney Island-Stillwell Av-bound Q trains have resumed making scheduled stops.


10:23 AM: Uptown 5 trains are running with delays after we removed a train with a mechanical problem from service at 23 St-Baruch College.

Uptown 5 have resumed making scheduled stops in Manhattan.


10:43 AM: Uptown Q, R trains are delayed while we investigate what caused a train’s brakes to activate at Cortlandt St.

Planned Work Reminder

  • Uptown Q trains run via the R line from DeKalb Av to Canal St.

10:48 AM: Uptown Q trains are running via the Manhattan Bridge, bypassing local stops in Lower Manhattan.

What’s Happening?

  • We are investigating what caused a train’s brakes to activate at Cortlandt St.

Planned Work Reminder

  • Uptown Q trains are scheduled to run via the R line from DeKalb Av to Canal St.

10:56 AM: Uptown Q trains are running with delays after we moved a train that had its brakes activated at Cortlandt St.

Uptown Q trains have resumed making scheduled stops according to the current planned work in place. See below:

Planned Work Reminder

  • Uptown Q trains are running via the R line from DeKalb Av to Canal St.

12:50 PM: Broad St-bound J trains are delayed while we investigate what caused a train’s brakes to activate on the Williamsburg Bridge.


1:21 PM: Uptown Q trains are delayed while we address a door problem on a train at Newkirk Plaza.


1:23 PM: Downtown A trains are delayed while we request NYPD assistance for someone being disruptive on a train at 14 St.


1:50 PM: Downtown 6 trains are moving at slower speeds while we address a signal problem near Buhre Av.


2:09 PM: Uptown F trains are delayed while we investigate why a train’s brakes activated near Church Av.


2:19 PM: Jamaica-bound F trains are delayed while we investigate why a train’s brakes activated at 21 St-Queensbridge.


3:10 PM: Downtown 4, 6 trains are delayed while we investigate a report of people being disruptive on a train at 125 St.


3:10 PM: Downtown F trains are delayed while we remove a train with a mechanical problem from service at Parsons Blvd.


3:20 PM: No F service between Briarwood and Jamaica-179 St.

Jamaica-bound F trains will end at Forest Hills-71 Av or Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer on the E.

Downtown F trains are delayed.

Listen for crew announcements to hear how your train will run.

What’s Happening?

  • We’re removing a train with a mechanical problem from service at Parsons Blvd.

3:59 PM: A, Rockaway Park Shuttle trains are delayed in both directions while the South Channel Bridge opens for boats to pass.


4:03 PM: Downtown 4, 6 trains are delayed while we investigate a report of a person being disruptive on a train at 23 St-Baruch College.


4:15 PM: F trains are running with delays in both directions, downtown severely, after we removed a train with a mechanical problem from service at Parsons Blvd.

F trains have resumed regular service in Queens.


4:45 PM: Delancey St-Essex St-bound M trains are delayed while we address a mechanical problem on a train at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs.


5:00 PM: Downtown 2, 3 trains are delayed while we investigate what caused a train’s brakes to activate at Chambers St.


5:45 PM: Uptown F trains are delayed while we remove a train car in need of cleaning from service at 15 St-Prospect Park.


5:54 PM: D trains are delayed in both directions while we investigate a report of an unauthorized person on the tracks at Tremont Av.


6:17 PM: Uptown A trains are delayed while we request NYPD assistance for someone being disruptive on a train at 145 St.


6:18 PM: Downtown 2, 5 trains are delayed while we address a mechanical problem on a train at West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av.


6:36 PM: Uptown N trains are delayed while we address a signal malfunction at 8 Av.


7:30 PM: 8 Av-bound L trains are delayed while NYPD conducts an investigation at Lorimer St.


9:00 PM: Uptown D trains are delayed while a work train moves through the area near Grand St.


10:18 PM: Uptown D trains are delayed while we address a mechanical problem on a train near 36 St.


11:10 PM: Uptown A trains are running with delays while we address a signal problem near Jay St-MetroTech.


11:20 PM: Uptown A trains are running with delays after someone being disruptive pulled the brake cord on a train at Jay St-MetroTech.


11:53 PM: D trains are delayed in both directions while we conduct an investigation at 161 St-Yankee Stadium.

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