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UTICA AVENUE
Utica Avenue
(on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue) opened 08/23/1920
and has two tracks and dual level island platforms with
Manhattan bound trains using the lower level and
southbound trains using the upper level . The station
has been renovated and features a day and night theme
with a day theme (Blue with Yellow) on the Northbound
and night theme (Yellow with Blue) on the Southbound.
The moons on the night theme are similar to the
Honeymooner's moon. North exit is to Schenectady Avenue
and the Sought Exit is to Utica Avenue. The local (3
train) is on the West track on each level and the
express (4 train) is on the East Track (on
Eastern Parkway At Utica Avenue) opened on 08/23/1920
and has two tracks and an island platform.
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FRANKLIN AVENUE
Franklin
Avenue is discussed
on the
complexes
page
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ATLANTIC AVENUE
BARCLAYS CENTER
Atlantic
Avenue Barclays Center
(on Flatbush Avenue at Atlantic Avenue) opened on
05/01/1908
and is described on the
complexes page.
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NEVINS STREET
Nevins Street
(on Flatbush Avenue at
Futon Street and Nevins Street) opened on 05/01/1908 and
has four tracks ands two island platforms with the tower
between the two express tracks which was once a track.
For more info see
www.nycsubway.org.
The current layout has a crossunder which hides the
abandoned lower level.
Brennan's Page has more information. This station is
very shallow and often has standing water of the
platforms. This station has been renovated and features
Artwork in the mezzanine which has no crossover on each
side of Fulton Street. Both platforms taper at the south
end .
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BOROUGH HALL
Borough Hall
is described on the
Complexes
Page
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BOWLING
GREEN
Bowling Green
(on State Street and Battery Place) opened 07/10/1905
and has two tracks a wall platform serving northbound
trains and an island platform serving southbound trains.
The wall platform was added due to heavy ridership. A
fence blocks access to the island platform for
northbound traffic. The wall platform was dug out of the
tunnel walls. An unusual feature is use of the
crossunder to exit via a lower mezzanine. The station
also has a short, three car wall platform for use by the
discontinued South Ferry Shuttle For more info see
www.nycsubway,org
and
Brennan’s Page.
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WALL STREET
Wall Street
(on Broadway at Wall Street) opened on 06/12/1905 and
has two tracks and two wall platforms with a crossunder.
The blue tile has been removed in the current
renovation which restored the original white tiles.
Southbound features an original wooden booth. A
passageway exists outside of the paid area connecting to
the J train
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FULTON
STREET
Fulton Street
(on Broadway at Fulton Street) opened on 06/12/1905 and
is described on the
Complexes
Page
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE
CITY HALL
Brooklyn
Bridge (On Park Row at
City Hall Park )opened on 10/27/1904 and is discussed on
the
complexes page.
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14
STREET
UNION SQUARE
14th
Street Union Square opened
on 10/27/1904 and is described on the
Complexes Page .
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42
STREET
GRAND CENTRAL
42nd Street
Grand Central
opened 07/17/1918 and is described on the
Complexes Page. Leaving here the
line becomes two levels with the express on the lower
level.
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59
STREET
59th
Street
(on Lexington Avenue at East 59th
Street) local opened on07/17/1918 and the express opened
on 11/15/1962. It is described on the
Complexes Page
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86
STREET
86th
Street
(on Lexington Avenue at East 86th Street)
opened on 07/17/1918 and has two tracks and two wall
platforms on each level. It has been renovated by NYCT
in house contract. There is no crossover or crossunder.
Fare control is on the platform level. Artwork by
Peter Sis is etched stone and mosaic. Installed in 2004
it is entitled "Happy City." The art has
neighborhood buildings as the pupils of the eyes and
eyelashes and figurative elements of neighborhood
diversity and energy as the white of the eyes.
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125
STREET
125th
Street
(on Lexington Avenue at East 125th Street)
opened on 07/17/1918 and has two tracks and an island
platform on each level. The upper level is for
northbound trains, while the lower level is for
Manhattan bound trains. This station has been renovated
fort he second time in 15 years. On the upper level The
West track is used by the
6 train and the East track by
the 4 train and the
5 train. The positions on the
lower level are switched, with the 4 train using the
west track and the 6 train using the east track. this
station is ADA accessible, with an elevator from the
Northeast corner of 125th Street
and Lexington Avenue to mezzanine level and a three stop
elevator inside fare control to both platforms. The
second and most recent renovation added a staircase from
the Northern part of mezzanine downstairs to the
first platform. Artwork installed in 1986 is by Houston
Conwill and is entitled " The Open Secret." It is a
bronze relief. It features community history, sacred
spaces as they relate to African American exploration
and the quest for equality.
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138
STREET
GRAND
CONCOURSE
138th
Street Grand Concourse (on
Grand Concourse and East 138th
Street) opened on 07/17/1918 and has three tracks and
two wall platforms. The original name was Mott Haven as
indicated on the icons. There is a crossover in this
station which has metal signs covering the original
tablets. The station needs TLC.
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149
STREET
GRAND
CONCOURSE
149th
Street Grand Concourse
(on Grand Concourse at
East 149th Street) opened 07/10/1905 is
discussed on the
complexes page
At
street level is an original Mott Avenue Tablet.
For a photo see the
Late Great NYCT page We now leave the subway and become
an el on Jerome Avenue.
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161 STREET
YANKEE STADIUM
161st
Street Yankee Stadium (on
River Avenue at East 161st
Street) IRT opened on 06/02/1917is described on the
Complexes page
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167
STREET
167th
Street
(on River Avenue at East 167th Street)
opened 06/02/1917 and has three tracks and two wall
platforms. It has a crossunder. .Some remnants of the
old 9th avenue el remain. It had an old sign
for Home and Hospital, Daughters of Jacob, with the
address nearby this station. It has been renovated at an
estimated cost of $11.9 Million . Faceted
glass artwork by Carol Sun was installed in 2007.
Entitled " A Bronx Reflection." it features The Bronx
past, present and future.
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170
STREET
170th
Street
(on Jerome Avenue at East 170th Street)
opened 06/02/1917 and has three tracks and two wall
platforms. It has a crossunder and has been renovated at
a cost of $8.5 Million .Faceted glass artwork by Dina
Bursztyn was installed in 2006. It is entitled " A View
from Above."
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MT
EDEN AVENUE
Mt Eden Avenue
(on Jerome Avenue at Mt. Eden Avenue) opened 06/02/1917
and has three tracks and two wall platforms, It has a
crossunder and was renovated at a cost of $11.1 million. Faceted
glass artwork was installed in 2006. it is by Amir Bey
and is entitled "The Procession of Folk #3." It depicts
the movement of humanity.
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176
STREET
176th
Street
(on Jerome Avenue at East 176th
Street) opened 06/02/1917 and has three tracks and two
wall platforms and has a crossunder. It was renovated at
a cost of $10.8 million. Artwork in
faceted glass was installed in 2006. It is by Juan
Sánchez and is entitled "Reaching Out for Each Other."
It features hands.
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BURNSIDE
AVENUE
Burnside
Avenue (on Jerome Avenue
at Burnside Avenue) opened 06/02/1917 and has three
tracks and two island platforms. It has a crossunder and
had old poles with E. 180 (for East 180th Street) on
them which have been removed. Renovation was at a cost
of $12.5 million. Artwork of laminated
glass was installed in 2008. It is by Laura Battle and
is entitled "How to Get to the Moon." It features the
phases of the moon, celestial navigation and orbs of the
sun and moon.
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183
STREET
183rd
Street
(on Jerome Avenue at East 183rd Street)
opened 06/02/1917 and has three tracks and two wall
platforms. It has a crossunder. Renovation was at a cost
of $12.6 million. Artwork in laminated
glass is by Jose Ortiz. Installed in 2008, it is
entitled "Many Trails."It features the culture and
history of the University Heights neighborhood.
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FORDHAM
ROAD
Fordham Road (on
Jerome Avenue at Fordham Road) opened 06/02/1917 and
has three tracks and two wall platforms. It has
a crossunder and has been renovated at a cost of $16.5
million for renovation including full ADA access. Faceted
and laminated glass artwork by Moses Tros
was installed in 2005. it is entitled "Patriasana,
wholesome Land." The artwork features neighborhood life.
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KINGSBRIDGE ROAD
Kingsbridge
Road (on Jerome Avenue at
Kingsbridge Road) opened 06/02/1917 and has three tracks
and two wall platforms. It has a crossunder. Renovation
was at a cost of $12.7 million. Laminated
glass artwork is by Mario M. Muller . Installed in 2007
it features neighborhood diversity as seen through
groups of people.
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BEDFORD
PARK BOULEVARD
LEHMAN
COLLEGE
Bedford Park
Boulevard Lehman College
(on Jerome Avenue at Bedford Park Boulevard ) opened
06/02/1917 and has three tracks and two wall platforms.
It has a crossunder and tile mezzanine which is near the
street. It has been adopted by Lehman College. It
has been renovated at a cost of $11.4 million. Artwork
is a mosaic in the mezzanine and is by Andrea Dezsö. It
was installed in 2006 and is entitled "Community
Garden."
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MOSHOLU
PARKWAY
Mosholu
Parkway (on Jerome Avenue
at Mosholu Parkway) opened 06/02/1917 and has three
tracks and two wall platforms and had eight some mosaic
tablets, The South crossunder Renovated at a cost
of $13.8 million. The station lost its
charm during the renovation. Contributor Peggy
Darlington lobbied intensively, even writing the
Transit Museum, to save the mosaics to no avail.
She got the excuse that they were too far gone to which
we add our comments of "baloney" .See our
Late Great NYCT Page for
photos and to weep with us. A moment of silence, Please.
Thank you. Artwork is fused glass . it is by Corinne
Grondahl and was installed in 2008. it is entitled
"Metromorphosis/ Birth of a Station." Northbound
features Metromorphosis and southbound features
Birth of a Station . Your webmaster and Peggy
Darlington both feel that the artwork is nice but the
station was still desecrated and will remain so until
the tablets are restored( which is very unlikely.)
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WWOODLAWN
Woodlawn
(on Jerome Avenue
at Woodlawn Cemetery) opened 06/02/1917 and has
two tracks, two closed wall platforms and an island
platform. M.A. Angeliades, who also did 161st
street on this line Was the contractor with an estimated
cost of $15.6 million and is a key ADA station . Artwork
in faceted glass is by Josie Gonzalez Albright and is
entitled "Children at Play." it was installed in 2006.
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