Annoying F Train Re-Route Between Boroughs Will Last Until Early November

NEW YORK, NY — Bad news for weeknight F train lovers looking to hop on or hop off anywhere between the Jay Street-Metrotech station in Downtown Brooklyn and the West 4th Street-Washington Square station in the Greenwich Village area of Lower Manhattan.

Between 10 p.m. and 5 p.m. for the next two weeks — from Monday, Oct. 24, through Friday, Oct. 28; then again from Monday, Oct. 31, through Friday, Nov. 4 — the F will be re-rerouted onto the A train tracks between Jay and West 4th.

That means it'll skip the five F stops in between: York Street, East Broadway, Delancey Street, 2nd Avenue and Broadway-Lafayette.

While the F is on the A line, city crews will be checking off "an extensive list of maintenance, cleaning and repair work," according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) — part of a years-long subway repair project ironically titled FASTRACK.

Here are your F train alternatives over the next two weeks, via the MTA:

In Manhattan, free shuttle buses will operate between B’way-Lafayette St and East Broadway making station stops at 2 Av and Delancey St. Use free shuttle buses to connect with D service at B’way-Lafayette St. Transfer between D and F trains at W 4 St. For service to/from Delancey St/Essex St, use the J with transfers to/from the F at Fulton St.

In Brooklyn, free shuttle buses will operate between York St and Jay St-MetroTech, where F service is available. Transfer between free shuttle buses and F trains at Jay St-MetroTech. A transfer is also available between D and F trains at 4 Av-9 St. Beginning at 10:30 p.m. D trains will run local in Brooklyn. York St customers may also use the High St A station, where F service is available.

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