Subway riders have faced repeated days of dreadful commuting amidst an oppressive heat wave this week, hearkening back to the infamous 2017 Summer of Hell.
On Tuesday, a switch problem at 135th Street caused major delays to the A, B, C, and D lines, forcing the MTA to suspend service on the B entirely for hours in a bid to clear up congestion on the local line. That evening, J and M train service was halted between Brooklyn and Manhattan after the third rail lost power at Essex Street, and the next day the J and M again saw limited interborough service between Manhattan and Brooklyn owing to a signal issue at Hewes Street.
