The MTA’s plans for nightly 6 train shutdowns along a huge stretch of the Upper East Side falls during the height of Passover, infuriating Jewish locals who rely on the subways to get home from Seder.
“They wouldn’t have done it on Christmas Day,” said Andrea Riesz, 34, a teacher who lives on the Upper East Side.
“It is affecting people celebrating Seder so it angers me.”
The holiday commemorating the Jews escape from slavery in Egypt traditionally involves services after sundown that end with a dinner, festivities that often end late.
The scheduled work — part the MTA’s FASTRACK service — began on Monday, the first night of the Jewish holy day.
It will continue until Thursday night and into Friday morning.
During those times, all local 6 train service from 125th Street to Grand Central is suspended from 10 pm to 5 am in both directions.
“It would be nice if they were a little bit more sensitive,” said Benny Rogosnitzky, a cantor at Park East Synagogue on 67th Street.
But he’s taking it in stride.
“We made it out [of Egypt] with no cars, no trains. We will figure it out somehow,” said Rogosnitzky.
The MTA insists the repairs are necessary.
“If anyone is returning from a Seder after 10pm when FASTRACK commences, there is ample bus service along the Upper East Side that duplicates local service on the No. 6 line,” said spokesman Kevin Ortiz.
“FASTRACK was designed to impact the least amount of our customers by doing more work in less time.”
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