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MTA Plans New G Train Weekend Shutdowns in 2026 as Tunnel Work Expands

Local leaders say the outages would punish Greenpoint’s only subway corridor.

Brooklyn lawmakers aren't happy about the MTA's G train plan.
An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows People standing and sitting inside a crowded subway car, Image 2 shows A G train at an elevated station platform with the Manhattan skyline in the background, Image 3 shows Subway car window showing the "G CROSSTOWN LOCAL" destination sign, with five passengers visible through the window sitting inside the car
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Overview

  • Local officials, who held a Tuesday press event, said the MTA briefed them on 10 weekend shutdowns and more than two dozen overnight closures on the G line through 2026.
  • The plan includes no weekend service every weekend in June and December, plus one weekend in May, one in September, and two in August, though the agency has not posted confirmed dates.
  • The MTA said crews need full access to finish installing a modern signal system called CBTC, and to fix the Newtown Creek tunnel between Greenpoint and Long Island City after inspections found more deterioration.
  • Elected officials and business owners urged the agency to shift work to overnight hours and to improve shuttle buses that replace trains, warning that weekend closures cut off customers during the only profitable days for many shops.
  • The G is the sole subway serving Greenpoint and runs between Brooklyn and Queens without going through Manhattan, and the line already saw a six‑week shutdown in 2024 and more disruptions in 2025 as delayed CBTC work stretches toward 2027 to 2029 due to contractor limits and 5G equipment needs.