Nassau Avenue (IND Crosstown Line)

Nassau Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station

Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address Nassau Avenue & Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222
Borough Brooklyn
Locale Greenpoint
Coordinates 40°43′26″N 73°57′03″W / 40.723811°N 73.95082°W / 40.723811; -73.95082Coordinates: 40°43′26″N 73°57′03″W / 40.723811°N 73.95082°W / 40.723811; -73.95082
Division B (IND)
Line       IND Crosstown Line
Services       G  (all times)
Transit connections NYCT Bus: B43, B48, B62
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened August 19, 1933 (August 19, 1933)[1]
Wireless service [2]
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 2,916,005[3] Increase 5.6%
Rank 177 out of 422
Station succession
Next north Greenpoint Avenue: G 
Next south Metropolitan Avenue: G 

Nassau Avenue is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Manhattan and Nassau Avenues in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Greenpoint Av
to Metropolitan Av
G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, station agent, MetroCard vending machines
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← toward Court Square (Greenpoint Avenue)
Southbound → toward Church Avenue (Metropolitan Avenue) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Station stair with bike racks

Opened on August 19, 1933, Nassau Avenue was the terminal station of the IND Crosstown Line during the first phase of the opening of the line.[1] This station served as the terminal of the Crosstown Line until the remainder of the line opened on July 1, 1937.[4][5]

This underground station, has two tracks and two side platforms.[6][7] Both platforms have a green trim line on a black border and name tablets reading "NASSAU AVE." in white arial font on a black background and green border. Small "NASSAU" tiles in white lettering on a black background are directly below the trim line and directional signs in the same style are below the name tablets. Green columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.[1]

The station's full-time fare control is at the south end, which is the more heavily used of the station's two entry-exit points. A short staircase from each platform goes up to mezzanine level. On the Church Avenue-bound side, one exit-only turnstile and one High Entry/Exit Turnstile leads to two staircases going up to either western corners of Manhattan and Nassau Avenues. The Queens-bound side has the station's full-time turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to either eastern corners of the same intersection. A raised crossover connects the two sides both inside and outside fare control and is split in two by a steel fence. The mezzanine has mosaic directional signs in white lettering on a green background.[6][8] G trains, which are about half the length of the 600-foot (180 m) platform, stop near the south end of the station.[6][9]

Both platforms have an unstaffed platform-level fare control at their north end, with no crossover. On the Church Avenue-bound side, one exit-only turnstile and one High Entry/Exit Turnstile lead to a single staircase going up to the northwest corner of Norman and Manhattan Avenues. On the Queens-bound side, a single full height turnstile leads to a staircase going up to the northeast corner of the same intersection.[6][8]

North of the station is a diamond crossover switch, allowing terminating trains to reverse direction.[6][9][7] This switch was used in regular service until July 1, 1937, when the remainder of the Crosstown line opened.[4][5] Prior to that, Nassau Avenue was the line's southern terminus.[1][10][11] South of the station, the line shifts from Manhattan Avenue onto Union Avenue, running diagonally under McCarren Park.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "TWO SUBWAY UNITS OPEN AT MIDNIGHT; Links in City-Owned System in Queens and Brooklyn to Have 15 Stations.". The New York Times. August 18, 1933. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  4. 1 2 "New Crosstown Subway Line Is Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1937. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 Kramer, Frederick A. (1990-01-01). Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press. ISBN 9780915276509.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 Marrero, Robert (2015-09-13). "469 Stations, 846 Miles" (PDF). B24 Blog, via Dropbox. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  8. 1 2 3 "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Greenpoint" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Review of the G Line" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Independent Subway Services Beginning in 1932". thejoekorner.com. August 21, 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  11. ↑ O'Neill, Natalie (July 19, 2012). "G wiz! MTA plans to save the G train extension!". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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