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Labor Day Travel: NYC-Area Agencies Activate Holiday Schedules, Extra Trains and Lane-Closure Pauses

PATH’s Hoboken station closes overnight tonight through Tuesday, with shuttle and ferry alternatives during peak holiday volumes.

Labor Day weekend traffic will start to pick up significantly on Thursday, warns former NYC traffic Commissioner Sam Schwartz.
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Overview

  • PATH will close Hoboken station from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Tuesday for repair work, with free shuttles, added PATH service, NY Waterway ferries and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail available.
  • MTA subways and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, with riders advised to check planned service changes by route and date.
  • Long Island Rail Road runs a normal Saturday schedule on Saturday and Sunday and a weekend/holiday schedule on Monday, with the Montauk Branch on a Sunday timetable and added Hamptons–Montauk service.
  • Metro-North adds early-getaway and extra trains Friday on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines and cancels or adjusts select evening runs, with full details on posted timetables.
  • MTA Bridges & Tunnels will suspend daytime full-lane-closure maintenance from 1 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, while the Port Authority pauses non-emergency bridge and tunnel work from 5 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Tuesday and projects about 4.2 million vehicles and roughly 2.4 million airport travelers, with Thursday, Friday and Monday expected to be busiest.