▁the ▁shut down ▁would ▁begin ▁in ▁April ▁instead ▁of ▁in ▁January . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁law suit ▁settlement , ▁additional ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁shut down ▁mit ig ation ▁plans . ▁ ▁The ▁shut down ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁shut down ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁limited ▁clos ures ▁between ▁Third ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Bed ford ▁Avenue ▁on ▁late ▁night s ▁and ▁week ends . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁last ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁months . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁New ▁York ▁governor ▁Andrew ▁Cu omo ▁announced ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁months ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule . ▁ ▁Service ▁patterns ▁▁ ▁Service ▁patterns ▁over ▁this ▁line ▁have ▁varied ▁little ▁through ▁the ▁years ; ▁initially , ▁trains ▁ran ▁over ▁the ▁Broadway ▁E lev ated ▁from ▁the ▁fer ry ▁in ▁Williams burg ▁( l ater ▁extended ▁into ▁Manh attan ), ▁through ▁Manh attan ▁J unction ▁and ▁on ▁to ▁Can ars ie . ▁Then ▁when ▁the ▁sub way ▁opened , ▁two ▁services ▁ran ▁from ▁Can ars ie ▁to ▁Manh attan : ▁the ▁original ▁route ▁on ▁the ▁Broadway ▁E lev ated ▁and ▁the ▁route ▁to ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street - Can ars ie ▁Line . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁institution ▁of