Manhattan-bound J trains have been skipping Chauncey Street, Halsey Street, Gates Avenue, and Kosciuszko Street during weekday midday hours from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. since the beginning of March. The skips are tied to ongoing track replacement work expected to continue through the third quarter of 2026. Evening service appears unaffected for Brooklyn-bound riders traveling after 3:30 p.m. Station signage instructs riders to take the Queens J to Broadway Junction for Manhattan service. Commuters report that the workaround turns a typical 30-minute trip into an hour or longer, with some describing the required travel as a “backwards commute.”
"Since the beginning of March, J trains heading into the Big Apple have skipped the Chauncey Street, Halsey Street, Gates Avenue, and Kosciuszko Street stations between 9:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, as part of ongoing track replacement work expected to continue through the third quarter of 2026."
"Signs plastered throughout Brooklyn J stations bluntly warn riders: "Manhattan-bound trains will skip this station during midday hours. Please take Queens J to Broadway Junction for Manhattan service." In other words: Want to go west? First, head east."
""I am EXTREMELY pissed that the J train is skipping my stop on weekdays until Fall 2026 minimum and we know they always delay the end date anyway, so I'm even more mad," the user wrote. "Now I have to take the Queens-bound J all the way to Broadway Junction just to transfer to the other J train to Manhattan," another complained."
"The rider stressed that it's "f-king crazy that a simple 30-minute commute to Manhattan now takes me an hour, sometimes longer." Transit experts say the maddening "backwards commute" phe"
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