Halsey Street (BMT Canarsie Line)

Halsey Street
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Eastbound street stair
Station statistics
Address Halsey Street & Wyckoff Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Queens, NY 11385
Borough On the border of Brooklyn & Queens (mostly in Queens)
Locale Mostly Ridgewood, Queens but also Bushwick, Brooklyn
Coordinates 40°41′46″N 73°54′18″W / 40.696095°N 73.905029°W / 40.696095; -73.905029Coordinates: 40°41′46″N 73°54′18″W / 40.696095°N 73.905029°W / 40.696095; -73.905029
Division B (BMT)
Line       BMT Canarsie Line
Services       L  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B26
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened July 14, 1928 (1928-07-14)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 2,465,693[1] Decrease 1.1%
Rank 196 out of 422
Station succession
Next north Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues: L 
Next south Wilson Avenue: L 

Halsey Street is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located on the border of Brooklyn and Queens at the intersection of Halsey Street and Wyckoff Avenue, it is served by the L train at all times.

History

Track layout
Legend
to Myrtle–Wyckoff
to Wilson Av

Halsey Street opened on July 14, 1928,[2] as part of an extension of the Canarsie Line. This extension connected Montrose Avenue, which had opened four years earlier, to Broadway Junction, which was the western end of the already-operating elevated line to Canarsie.

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← toward Eighth Avenue (Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues)
Southbound → toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway (Wilson Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound platform mosaic

This station has two tracks and two side platforms. Since all intersections on this section of Wyckoff Avenue are T intersections, the platforms are offset, with the Manhattan-bound platform built about 60 feet (18 m) further to the east than the Canarsie-bound one.[3] Also, since the Brooklyn-Queens border travels on Wyckoff Avenue for part of the length of this station before turning south, the entire Manhattan-bound platform, as well as the eastern half of the Canarsie-bound platform, is located in Queens, although New York City Transit considers this station to be in Brooklyn.

Both platforms have their original mosaic tile band that is colored blue and green with yellowish accents.[3] "H" tablets on blue background run along the tile bands at regular intervals.[3] The name tablets read "HALSEY ST." in gold serif font on a blue background and a green, yellow, and blue border.[3] There are also directional signs in gold serif font and outline on a blue background.[3] One of the platforms formerly had two bathrooms. Yellow i-beam columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black station name plate in white lettering.[3]

All fare control areas at this station are platform level and there are no crossovers or crossunders. The full-time side is at the west (railroad north) end of the platforms. On the Manhattan-bound side, a turnstile bank leads to the full-time token booth and one staircase going up to the northwest corner of Wyckoff Avenue and George Street. On the Canarsie-bound side, a turnstile bank leads to a part-time customer assistance booth and one staircase going up to the southwest corner of Halsey Street and Wyckoff Avenue outside an Exxon gas station.

Both platforms have an unstaffed fare control area at their east (railroad south) end. A set of full height turnstiles leads to a single street stair. The Manhattan-bound staircase goes up to the northeast corner of Norman Street and Wyckoff Avenue while the Canarsie-bound staircase goes up to the southwest corner of Covert Street and Wyckoff Avenue.

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Last Link of New 14th St-E.D. Subway To Be Opened Today: First Train This Afternoon Will Carry Officials – Citizens to Celebrate". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 14, 1928. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "www.nycsubway.org". www.nycsubway.org.

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