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NEW YORK CITY, NY — Whether staying in the city or hopping off to the beach — rerouted subways, street closures and train delays are ready to disrupt New Yorkers weekend travel plans.

Patch is here to help.

We’ve put together everything you need to know to get to your weekend excursions (relatively) unscathed. Scroll through our guide to find subway service changes, Metro-North, disruptions, streets closed for weekend events and even how to get ticket deals to the beach.

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Weekend Subway Changes

Here’s the basic rundown of what to expect, but for details on changes to your subway line, check out MTA’s service tracker.

1: No service changes
2: Express to local, reduced service
3: Express to local
4: No service changes
5: No service changes
6: Part suspended
7: Boarding change
A: Local to express, express to local
C: Local to express, no overnight service
E: Trains rerouted, express to local
B: No weekend service
D: Local to express, express to local
F: Express to local, skipped stations
M: No service changes
G: No service changes
J: Part suspended
Z: Trains are not running
L: Part suspended
N: Trains rerouted, local to express, stations skipped
Q: No service changes
R: Local to express
W: No weekend service
SIR: Boarding change, special schedule

For The Beach-Bound:

The MTA has put together a guide of its ticket packages for beach excursions. Here’s what to know:

Long Beach

The package includes discounted train tickets to/from Long Beach station, admission to the beach and a City of Long Beach trolley voucher. The package is valid daily through September 5, 2022.

Fire Island Beaches

The Robert Moses package includes discounted train tickets to/from Babylon station and Suffolk County Transit bus tickets to/from the beach. The package is valid through September 5, 2022.
The Cherry Grove, Fire Island Pines and Sailor’s Haven packages include discounted train tickets to/from Sayville station, round trip taxi vouchers, and round trip Sayville Ferry vouchers. The packages are valid through September 5, 2022.
The Ocean Beach, Ocean Bay Park and Kismet/Fire Island Lighthouse packages include discounted train tickets to/from Bay Shore station, round trip taxi vouchers, round trip Fire Island Ferries ferry vouchers and admission to the Lighthouse. The package is valid through September 5, 2022.
The Davis Park package includes discounted train tickets to/from Patchogue station, round trip taxi vouchers, and round trip Davis Park Ferry vouchers. The package is valid through September 5, 2022.
The Watch Hill package includes discounted train tickets to/from Patchogue station, and round trip Davis Park Ferry ferry vouchers. Please note: the ferry to Watch Hill is located a short walk from the west end of Patchogue station at 160 West Avenue. No taxi vouchers are included. The package is valid through September 5, 2022.

Jones Beach

The Jones Beach package includes discounted rail to and from Freeport station and bus transportation (NICE Bus) to the East or West Bathhouses or the Central Mall at Jones Beach. The package is valid through September 5, 2022.