NYC Weekend Travel Guide: How To Get Around The City August 27-28

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.

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.

Staycation: Here’s What Streets Are Closed (For Events You Might Enjoy)

Festivals, Parades, and Events

Manhattan

Broadway Festival (Saturday at 10 a.m.)

• Broadway between Waverly Place and 14th Street

Times Square Expo Fair (Saturday, unspecified time)

• 7th Avenue between 48th Street and 57th Street
• 4th Avenue Festival (Sunday at 10 a.m.)
• 4th Avenue between 9th Street and 14th Street

Murray Hill Community Expo (Sunday at 10 a.m.)

• Lexington Avenue between 34th Street and 42nd Street

Pakistan Independence Day Parade & Festival (Sunday, unspecified time)

• 38th Street between Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue
• Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 27th Street
• 27th Street between Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue South
• Madison Avenue between 24th Street and 26th Street
• 26th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue
• 29th Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue

Africa Day Parade (Sunday, unspecified time)

• 134th Street between Seventh Avenue and Lenox Avenue
• Lenox Avenue between 134th Street and 116th Street
• 116th Street between Eighth Avenue and Manhattan Avenue

Brooklyn

45th Annual Brighton Jubilee (Sunday at 10 a.m.)

• Brighton Beach Avenue between Coney Island Avenue and Corbin Place
• Coney Island Avenue between Brighton Beach Avenue and Brightwater Court

Brooklyn Dominican Parade and Festival (Sunday, unspecified time)

• Graham Avenue between Metropolitan Avenue and Devoe Street
• Graham Avenue between Devoe Street and Debevoise Street
• Graham Avenue between Debevoise Street and Broadway

Queens

QDR Jackson Heights Mile (Saturday, unspecified time)

• 94th Street between 34th Avenue and Northern Blvd
• 34th Avenue between 94th Street and 76th Street

Queens Carnival in the Rockaways (Saturday, unspecified time)

• Beach 21 Street between Cornaga Avenue and Mott Avenue
• Mott Avenue between Beach 21 Street and Beach 20 Street
• Beach 20 Street between Mott Avenue and Brookhaven Avenue
• Brookhaven Avenue between Beach 20 Street and Beach 19 Street
• Beach 19 Street between Brookhaven Avenue and Plainview Avenue
• Plainview Avenue between Beach 20 Street and Beach 19 Street
• Beach 20 Street between Plainview Avenue and Seagirt Blvd
• Seagirt Blvd between Beach 20 Street and Beach 9 Street
• Beach 9 Street between Seagirt Blvd and Boardwalk