Subway station · Manhattan
5th Avenue/53rd Street
Not accessible 1 elevator/escalator outage 1 service alert
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Through 2026
What's happening?
We're replacing escalators
Posted Jul 17, 2026, 11:47 AM
Nov 4 - 5, Wed 11:45 PM to Thu 5:00 AM
shuttle bus Free Q96 buses run between Court Sq-23 St and 21 St-Queensbridge, stopping at Queens Plaza.
Travel alternatives:
For 14 St, 23 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 42 St-Port Authority and 50 St, take the A or use nearby F stations along 6 Av.
For 7 Av, take the D instead.
For 5 Av/53 St, use nearby F stations at 57 St or 47-50 Sts.
For Lexington Av/53 St, use the nearby Lexington Av/59 St N station.
For Court Sq-23 St, take the 7.
For Queens Plaza, take a Manhattan-bound E or Manhattan-bound F via transfer at Steinway St, use the nearby Queensboro Plaza accessible | 7N station or take shuttle bus free shuttle buses.
Transfer stations:
W 4 St-Wash Sq accessible | AEDF
34 St-Herald Sq accessible | Jamaica Center-bound E, DFN
42 St-Port Authority/Times Sq/Bryant Park
7AEDFN
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr accessible | Jamaica Center-bound E, DF
21 St-Queensbridge accessible | Jamaica Center-bound E, Jamaica-bound F and shuttle bus
Queens Plaza accessible | Manhattan-bound E, Manhattan-bound F and shuttle bus
Steinway St EF
Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway accessible | 7EF
Note: Brooklyn-bound F trains are rerouted via Court Sq E from 36 St to 5 Av/53 St and resumes service at 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr during this time.
What's happening?
Track maintenance
accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.
Posted Oct 6, 2026, 3:34 PM
Oct 19 - 23 and Oct 26 - 30, Mon to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5:00 AM
No E service in both directions at Queens Plaza, Court Sq-23 St, Lexington Av/53 St, 5 Av/53 St, 7 Av, 50 St, 42 St-Port Authority, 34 St-Penn Station, 23 St, 14 St, Spring St, Canal St and World Trade Center, take the F instead.
E runs via the Roosevelt Island F in both directions between Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av and Lexington Av/63 St, then via the Q to/from 34 St-Herald Sq, the last stop.
Key transfer stations:
42 Port Authority/Times Sq/Bryant Park
123AEDFNQ
34 St-Herald Sq accessible | ENQ
14 St (6 Av) L12 (via passageway)
W 4 St-Wash Sq accessible | ADF
In Queens, transfer between E and 7FR at Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av accessible.
Note: F is rerouted via Court Sq E between Roosevelt Av, Queens and Canal St, Manhattan, then via the A to to/from Jay St-MetroTech, Brooklyn during this time.
What's happening?
Fastrack maintenance
accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.
Posted Oct 6, 2026, 11:37 AM
Oct 23 - 26, Fri 11:45 PM to Mon 5:00 AM
shuttle bus Free Q96 shuttle buses run overnight only between Court Sq-23 St and 21 St-Queensbridge, stopping at Queens Plaza.
Travel alternatives:
For 14 St, 23 St, 34 St-Penn Station, 42 St-Port Authority and 50 St, take the A or use nearby F stations along 6 Av.
For 7 Av, take the D instead.
For 5 Av/53 St, use nearby D 47-50 Sts station.
For Lexington Av/53 St, use the nearby Lexington Av/59 St N station.
For Court Sq-23 St, take the 7.
For Queens Plaza, take the R (days/evenings) or a Manhattan-bound E, use the nearby Queensboro Plaza accessible | 7N station or take shuttle bus free shuttle buses (between 9:30 PM and 5 AM only).
Transfer stations:
W 4 St-Wash Sq accessible | ACEDF
34 St-Herald Sq accessible | Jamaica-bound E, DFNR
42 St-Port Authority/Times Sq/Bryant Park
7ACEDFNR
47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr accessible | D, Jamaica-bound E, F
Court Sq-23 St accessible | 7G, Manhattan-bound E and shuttle bus
21 St-Queensbridge accessible | Jamaica-bound E, F and shuttle bus
Queens Plaza accessible | R, Manhattan-bound E and shuttle bus
Steinway St EFR
Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway accessible | 7EFR
What's happening?
Track maintenance
accessible This service change affects one or more ADA accessible stations and these travel alternatives may not be fully accessible. Please contact 511 to plan your trip.
Posted Sep 25, 2026, 3:11 PM
Alerts from MTA service alert feeds, shown as published (English). Data may not be real time.
Last 30 days: 6 outages recorded (≈ 733 hours out of service in total). Tracking since Oct 11, 2026.
Status from the MTA elevator & escalator feed, checked every 5 minutes. “No outage” means the unit is not listed as out of service; it does not guarantee it is working. All outages.
| Line & direction | Weekday | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer | 5:23 AM – 9:57 PM | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| E World Trade Center | 5:08 AM – 9:27 PM | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| F Jamaica-179 St | 3:17 AM – 2:58 AM | No service | No service |
| F Coney Island-Stillwell Av | 24 hours | No service | No service |
From the published schedule (reference dates Oct 20, 2026, Oct 24, 2026, Oct 18, 2026). Late-night service may differ; overnight trips after midnight are shown as early-morning times.
5 entrances: 3 stairs, 2 easements.
Entrance locations: MTA Subway Entrances and Exits (data.ny.gov). Blue dots = stairs/escalators, green = elevators.
ADA status from MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov). Check elevator status above before you travel.
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