Every day, tens of thousands of riders in Brooklyn and northern Queens rely upon this train to connect with jobs, businesses, family, friends and numerous subway lines linked to Manhattan.
Many retail stores in the city, including Awoke, are lucky if they break even on weekdays and actually make money on weekends. Losing business during the shop's only profitable time will be beyond a devastating hit.
BROOKLYN, NY - Brooklyn straphangers, heads up: G train weekend service changes loom for 2026 signal upgrades that could disrupt your commute. Service will end between Bedford-Nostrand Aves. and Church Ave. on select weekends in 2026, from 9:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, the MTA announced. The Crosstown Line's original signals, installed over 90 years ago, are well past their useful life, causing frequent delays for 160,000 daily passengers, NYC Transit says.
