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[2] runs every 30 minutes In Upper Manhattan, all trains at 135 St, 125 St, 116 St and 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza board from the uptown platform
Overnight [3] is suspended
In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound [4] skips Burnside Av
No [6] between Hunts Point Av and 125 St
In Queens, no [7] at Flushing-Main St
In Manhattan, uptown [A] local skips 72 St, 81 St, 86 St, 96 St, 103 St, 110 St and 116 St
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound [D] local skips 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St
Uptown [F] trains are running with delays while we conduct track maintenance near 34 St-Herald Sq.
In Brooklyn, Coney Island-bound [F] and Church Av-bound [G] skip 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Pkwy
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound [N] local skips 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St
No late night [R] between Whitehall St-South Ferry and 59 St, Brooklyn
Starting today, buses coming out of the Lincoln Tunnel loop onto West 39th Street to reach the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and the agency warns of weekday rush-hour delays for years.
The Port Authority is tearing out the Dyer Avenue ramps that carry buses into the 75-year-old terminal, so buses now take a slip ramp onto West 39th Street and re-enter at 10th Avenue [81]. The city is closing 39th between Ninth and Tenth to most cars; locals, deliveries, cyclists and pedestrians still get through, with the bike lane shifted south [81]. The morning exclusive bus lane through the tunnel keeps its own ramp [83]. NJ Transit riders already squeezed by the Portal Bridge work are leaning on buses too [85].
“We know changes to a daily commute can be disruptive and we appreciate commuters' patience as we work to keep buses moving while building a better bus terminal.”
“Very bad business for us because we have to get to work on time and we're not going to get a pass because the bus was late.”
Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Mamdani agreed on a bill ending Central Park's horse carriages in June 2028, with a worker transition plan the Transport Workers Union calls too weak.
Menin set the Council vote for Oct. 22 and expects a veto-proof majority, after rewriting Romanch's Law, named for the 18-year-old tourist who died falling from a carriage in June [5]. The bill orders a workforce transition program and says the city should "consider" compensating medallion owners; Mamdani says that commitment will get more explicit [17]. MTA chair Janno Lieber offered to hire drivers, who already belong to his biggest union [17].
“I feel pretty betrayed. We were told the bill would get amended to actually do something for us drivers and horses. It was not.”
“Council Speaker Menin's bill has no meaningful economic relief for workers.”
“I think that we have a civic responsibility to ensure that we are not leaving anybody out to dry.”
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6sqftThe Plaza will close in January for at least four years so Fairmont can restore the 18-story landmark facade, and the Palm Court and event rooms go dark with it.
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, which operates the Plaza at Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, says the facade work needs detailed planning and must meet historic preservation rules [77]. Staff told the Times the Palm Court and event rooms close too [76]. That leaves couples who booked there scrambling, including Christine Carney, who had planned her May 1 wedding at the hotel since April of last year [76].
“It feels like it's quite unforgivable.”
“So, it's pretty much planning all over again.”
Kelly Clarkson walked into Art of Play on Atlantic Avenue, asked to buy Molly, the shop's singing mechanical bird, and left after five minutes saying she'd been treated like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman [125]. The store says Molly is bolted to the wall and was never for sale, though the artist in Seattle would part with her twin for $15,000 [125]. By Tuesday, co-owner Adam Rubin had changed his tune: Molly is now available, for $15 million. [125]