Traffic & Transit
7 Trains Delayed Between Queens, Manhattan After Worker Is Hurt: MTA
An injured worker at Grand Central forced 7 trains to be suspended between Manhattan and Queens at the start of Thursday's rush hour.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Thursday's afternoon rush hour hit a snag as 7 trains were suspended between Queens and Manhattan, according to the MTA.
Just before 5 p.m., trains stopped running between 34th Street-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza as the MTA requested paramedics for an injured employee at Grand Central-42nd Street, the MTA said in a tweet.
Around 15 minutes later, service had resumed, but with "extensive delays," according to the MTA. Few details about the incident were available.
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During the brief shutdown, the MTA advised commuters to take the E-F-M or N-R-W lines for service between Queens and Manhattan.
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