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Expect delays if you're riding on the 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 trains this afternoon. A water main broke at the intersection of Canal and Varick streets in Tribeca, flooding the Canal Street station and causing southbound 1 trains to terminate at 14th Street. Brooklyn College-bound 2 trains are turning at the Times Square-42nd Street Station. Number 3 trains are running between the New Lots Avenue Station and the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue Station in both directions. Number 5 trains are running between the East 180th Street Station and the Dyre Avenue Station in both directions. The redirection means that the South Ferry Station is out of commission for the time being after just reopening today following a long construction process.

On the day we learn the MTA wants to raise fares again, there's finally data to confirm what we all knew: NYC Transit offered up statistics that show on-time subway performance has gotten worse.

The snowy weather is causing the usual commute problems: The snow accumulation is around 4-6 inches in the city, with more to the north and a little less to the south, and visibility is low for drivers. There are a number of accidents on highways and roads, and more are sure to happen later on in the day when the snow is expected to turn into freezing rain and sleet.