Last night, L train service was suspended between Bedford and Atlantic Avenues after a man was fatally struck by an oncoming train near the Halsey Street station. Now the Daily News reveals why the man committed suicide: Source says he was upset that his ex-girlfriend wouldn't take him back. more ›

When you think about how your weekends are fouled up by subway service disruptions, causing you to take an different route or a shuttle bus, chew on this: Would it be better if the MTA just shut down the whole entire line, so work crews could finish the job faster? MTA Chairman Jay Walder said yesterday, "Maybe, in some cases, we need to say, 'The line [segment] is not running.' And we'll get in there and do the track work and do the other work ... all-out, in a very concentrated period of time." more ›

As we mentioned earlier, 18 of the 20 subway lines are undergoing weekend service changes. Why? Because NYC Transit is performing work on the lines that can't be done during harsher weather. We've got the laundry of service changes after the jump, but the topline is:Riders on the 5, A, F, G, L and E get the shuttle-bus transfer at various points along their routes; the 1, 2, 7, B, N, J and R will skip a section of stops; the 4, 6 and Q lines will run express at times, bypassing more stops; and the D will run on the N during midday hours tomorrow, skipping 12 Brooklyn stops. The lines that aren't getting the service treatment? The M, the Times Square shuttle and the Franklin Avenue shuttle. more ›

A noontime manhole fire has helped knock out some PATH train service tonight. WNBC reports the Christopher Street station was filled with smoke and evacuated, and the "fire damaged signals and power cables." Path service between 33rd Street and the Journal Square and Hoboken stations is suspended in both directions this evening and it's unclear if it'll be back up for tomorrow. more ›