Service on the number 7 subway line is suspended in both directions between Queensboro Plaza and Times Square after a mechanical problem.

Approximately 1,500 straphangers are aboard the line, according to the FDNY.

Passengers have been stuck since about 8:30 a.m. after a part of a brake came in contact with the third rail causing a smoke condition, said FDNY officials.

A rescue train is on its way to push the train to Grand Central.

(AP)