Service cuts on five NYC subway lines extended through late 2022

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is expected to extend service cuts on five New York City subway lines until late 2022, the New York Daily News reported on Monday.

The service cuts will affect weekday evening service on the B, D, N, Q and R lines. D and N trains will run local instead of express in Brooklyn beneath Fourth Avenue, and the frequency of N, R, and Q trains will be reduced.

MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan told The Hill that those trains are needed for construction work in the city, including upgrades to various stations. 

The extended service cuts come as the MTA is struggling to gain back past riders. Daily ridership is down 60 percent from where it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Daily News. 

The MTA board is set to approve the new measure on Wednesday.