travel update
MTA weekend subway work puts Brooklyn–Manhattan concert trips on notice
Madison Square Garden
Travelers heading to New York City shows this weekend should check MTA service before leaving, particularly if their plans involve crossing between Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says planned subway changes run from October 16 through October 19, 2026, and include disruptions affecting several lines.
The most consequential change for cross-borough trips is the J and M shutdown between Brooklyn and Manhattan. In a separate service notice, the MTA says that, on five weekends from October 17 through November 23, J and M trains will not run between Myrtle Avenue/Broadway in Brooklyn and Manhattan while crews replace tracks and switches. The affected weekend service window runs from 3:45 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday.
The MTA says J trains will continue between Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer and Myrtle Avenue, while M trains will operate in two sections: Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue to Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues, and Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues to Myrtle Avenue. At Myrtle Avenue, J and M trains will use the Manhattan-bound platform during the work.
The agency’s October 16–19 weekend advisory also lists additional subway disruptions, including no A service between 168th Street–Washington Heights and 137th Street–City College, and no 6 service between Hunts Point Avenue and 125th Street. Travelers should review the MTA’s current service alternatives and allow extra time rather than assuming their usual route will operate.
The notices matter for concertgoers staying in Brooklyn or traveling from Brooklyn to Manhattan venues, including Madison Square Garden and the Beacon Theatre, but the supplied evidence does not identify specific show dates or establish a venue schedule change. It also does not announce a fare increase or other ticketing change. Verify the MTA’s live status and route guidance shortly before departure.
Source check: Reporting from Consequence; primary source: mta.info.
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