The Marcy Avenue station is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times, the M train at all times except late nights, and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction.
Remains of the Broadway Ferry spur behind the billboard
Marcy Avenue opened on June 25, 1888 as a part of the Broadway Elevated, one of the first elevated lines in New York City. Trains traveled westbound to the Broadway Ferry terminal on the East River in Brooklyn and eastbound services ran to Canarsie (this routing is no longer used due to the later building of the Canarsie Line) and a connection over the Williamsburg Bridge to Delancey Street/Essex Street in Manhattan opened in 1908.[5] In 1913, trains were extended farther down the newly opened Nassau Street Line to Chambers Street. A year later, a connection was built to allow Myrtle Avenue trains to run on the Broadway Elevated.
The Dual Contracts expansion projects radically changed operations at Marcy Avenue. A third track was added, allowing trains to run express, although the track remains as a stub-end at Marcy Avenue for storage and turn-arounds. The Contracts also provided for the merger of the Jamaica Line from Broadway Junction to 168th Street with the Broadway Elevated, in turn making the Broadway Elevated part of the Jamaica Line and giving trains three eastern terminals.
On April 13, 1954, the enlarged station platform at Marcy Avenue was opened, as well as the expanded stairway facilities.[6] In 1982, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration gave a $66 million grant to the New York City Transit Authority. Part of the grant was to be used for the renovation of several subway stations, including Marcy Avenue.[7] In 2002, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that elevators would be installed at the Marcy Avenue station.[8]
As part of the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Capital Program, station capacity enhancements will be made at the station. The project will assess the feasibility of widening and reconstructing the stairs at Havemeyer Street, widening the westerly outbound platform, and widening the platform level fare control areas to fit in an additional low-level turnstile. Design work started in April 2017 and will be finished in December 2017, with construction set to begin in April 2018.[9] In December 2021, the MTA awarded a contract for the replacement of the Marcy Avenue station's elevators, to be completed by late 2023 or early 2024.[10][11]
Entrances/exits Elevator for outbound service at southwest corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway; elevator for inbound service at northwest corner
View from the eastbound platform, looking west
This station has two side platforms and three tracks and is the westernmost station on the Jamaica Line. The center track dead ends at the west end at a bumper block and is unusable for service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames that run along the entire length except for a section at the southeast (railroad south), where they have waist-high black steel fences. During the 1999 reconstruction of the Williamsburg Bridge, a temporary platform was erected over the center track for the station's use as a terminal station.
The 2005 artwork here is called A Space Odyssey by Ellsworth Ausby. It consists of stained glass windows depicting space travel on the platform windscreens.
Just west of this station, there is a short section of trackway continuing straight which once led to the Broadway Ferry Spur. As now configured, westbound trains run over the Williamsburg Bridge, connecting to the BMT Nassau Street Line in Manhattan. To the east, there are switches that are used to access the center express track, which is used by the J and Z trains in the peak direction weekday midday and rush hours.
Exits
All four fare control areas of the station are on platform level. As a result, there is no free transfer between directions. The primary ones, are elevated station houses adjacent to the platforms. Each station house has doors leading to the stairs and platform, turnstile bank, token booth, and two stairs and one ADA-accessible elevator to the street. The stairs from the Manhattan-bound station house go down to either northern corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway while the stair from the Queens-bound station house go down to either southern corners.[13] The elevators go down to either western corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway, with the Queens-bound elevator on the southwest corner and the Manhattan-bound elevator on the northwest corner.[14]
Both platforms have a HEET turnstile entrance/exit at their extreme west end that was added during a 1990s renovation. Each leads to a canopied staircase that goes down to either side of Broadway near Havemeyer Street.[13]
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^"Federal Funds Awarded To Fix Subway Stations". The New York Times. September 5, 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^"NYC Transit's Goals for 2002" (PDF). The Bulletin. Vol. 45, no. 10. Electric Railroaders' Association. October 2002. p. 1.
^"T7160519 Station Capacity Enhancements at Marcy Avenue on the Jamaica Line". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^Duggan, Kevin (December 12, 2021). "Advocates raise oversight concerns as MTA eyes more private subway elevator maintenance". amNewYork. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^"MTA announces historic investment in accessibility projects". Mass Transit Magazine. December 13, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^"Accessible Stations in the MTA Network". web.mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^Genna Rivieccio aka Smoking Barrel (May 18, 2012). "The Dictator: Less of a Dick Than You Might Think". Behind the Hype. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcy Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line).
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Marcy Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Havemeyer Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Platforms from Google Maps Street View
April 28, 2023
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The Marcy Avenue station is a station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway Located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn it is served by the J train at all times the M train at all times except late nights and the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction Marcy Avenue New York City Subway station rapid transit Manhattan bound platformStation statisticsAddressMarcy Avenue amp BroadwayBrooklyn NY 11211BoroughBrooklynLocaleWilliamsburgCoordinates40 42 30 N 73 57 29 W 40 708361 N 73 957944 W 40 708361 73 957944 Coordinates 40 42 30 N 73 57 29 W 40 708361 N 73 957944 W 40 708361 73 957944DivisionB BMT 1 LineBMT Jamaica LineServices J all times M all times except late nights Z rush hours peak direction TransitNYCT Bus B24 B32 B39 B44 B44 SBS B46 B60 B62 Q54 Q59 at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal NYC Ferry East River Route at South Tenth Street west of Kent Avenue StructureElevatedPlatforms2 side platformsTracks3 2 in passenger service Other informationOpenedJune 25 1888 134 years ago 1888 06 25 2 AccessibleADA accessibleOpposite directiontransferNoTraffic20194 717 791 4 13 1 Rank98 out of 424 4 ServicesPreceding station New York City Subway Following stationEssex StreetJ M Z westbound Myrtle AvenueJ Z skip stopHewes StreetJ M via Myrtle AvenueLocalNon revenue services and linesPreceding station New York City Subway Following stationDriggs Avenuedemolished no service LocationShow map of New York City SubwayShow map of New York CityShow map of New YorkTrack layoutLegendto Myrtle Avenueto Hewes Streetto Essex StreetStreet mapStation service legendSymbol DescriptionStops all times except rush hours in the peak directionStops all timesStops rush hours in the peak direction onlyStops all times except late nights Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 2 1 Exits 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Remains of the Broadway Ferry spur behind the billboard Marcy Avenue opened on June 25 1888 as a part of the Broadway Elevated one of the first elevated lines in New York City Trains traveled westbound to the Broadway Ferry terminal on the East River in Brooklyn and eastbound services ran to Canarsie this routing is no longer used due to the later building of the Canarsie Line and a connection over the Williamsburg Bridge to Delancey Street Essex Street in Manhattan opened in 1908 5 In 1913 trains were extended farther down the newly opened Nassau Street Line to Chambers Street A year later a connection was built to allow Myrtle Avenue trains to run on the Broadway Elevated The Dual Contracts expansion projects radically changed operations at Marcy Avenue A third track was added allowing trains to run express although the track remains as a stub end at Marcy Avenue for storage and turn arounds The Contracts also provided for the merger of the Jamaica Line from Broadway Junction to 168th Street with the Broadway Elevated in turn making the Broadway Elevated part of the Jamaica Line and giving trains three eastern terminals On April 13 1954 the enlarged station platform at Marcy Avenue was opened as well as the expanded stairway facilities 6 In 1982 the Urban Mass Transportation Administration gave a 66 million grant to the New York City Transit Authority Part of the grant was to be used for the renovation of several subway stations including Marcy Avenue 7 In 2002 the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that elevators would be installed at the Marcy Avenue station 8 As part of the 2015 2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority s Capital Program station capacity enhancements will be made at the station The project will assess the feasibility of widening and reconstructing the stairs at Havemeyer Street widening the westerly outbound platform and widening the platform level fare control areas to fit in an additional low level turnstile Design work started in April 2017 and will be finished in December 2017 with construction set to begin in April 2018 9 In December 2021 the MTA awarded a contract for the replacement of the Marcy Avenue station s elevators to be completed by late 2023 or early 2024 10 11 Station layout EditPPlatform level Side platform Westbound 12 toward Broad Street Essex Street toward Forest Hills 71st Avenue weekdays Essex Street weekends Essex Street AM rush toward Broad Street Essex Street Stub end center track No serviceEastbound 12 toward Jamaica Center Parsons Archer Myrtle Avenue weekday afternoons Hewes Street other times toward Middle Village Metropolitan Avenue Hewes Street PM rush toward Jamaica Center Parsons Archer Myrtle Avenue Side platform G Street level Entrances exits Elevator for outbound service at southwest corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway elevator for inbound service at northwest corner View from the eastbound platform looking west This station has two side platforms and three tracks and is the westernmost station on the Jamaica Line The center track dead ends at the west end at a bumper block and is unusable for service Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames that run along the entire length except for a section at the southeast railroad south where they have waist high black steel fences During the 1999 reconstruction of the Williamsburg Bridge a temporary platform was erected over the center track for the station s use as a terminal station The 2005 artwork here is called A Space Odyssey by Ellsworth Ausby It consists of stained glass windows depicting space travel on the platform windscreens Just west of this station there is a short section of trackway continuing straight which once led to the Broadway Ferry Spur As now configured westbound trains run over the Williamsburg Bridge connecting to the BMT Nassau Street Line in Manhattan To the east there are switches that are used to access the center express track which is used by the J and Z trains in the peak direction weekday midday and rush hours Exits Edit All four fare control areas of the station are on platform level As a result there is no free transfer between directions The primary ones are elevated station houses adjacent to the platforms Each station house has doors leading to the stairs and platform turnstile bank token booth and two stairs and one ADA accessible elevator to the street The stairs from the Manhattan bound station house go down to either northern corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway while the stair from the Queens bound station house go down to either southern corners 13 The elevators go down to either western corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway with the Queens bound elevator on the southwest corner and the Manhattan bound elevator on the northwest corner 14 Both platforms have a HEET turnstile entrance exit at their extreme west end that was added during a 1990s renovation Each leads to a canopied staircase that goes down to either side of Broadway near Havemeyer Street 13 In popular culture Edit SW Corner entrance The home of the character Dave Stutler in the 2010 film The Sorcerer s Apprentice is located near this station Stutler is also attacked by a wolf in this station citation needed The fictional neighborhood of Little Wadiya from the 2012 film The Dictator is located near to this station The choice may be related 15 to the presence of the Hasidic Jewish Community in Williamsburg Flight of the Conchords are seen emerging from Marcy Avenue station singing the song Inner City Pressure during season 1 episode 2 of their eponymous TV show citation needed References Edit Glossary Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement SDEIS PDF Vol 1 Metropolitan Transportation Authority March 4 2003 pp 1 2 Archived from the original PDF on February 26 2021 Retrieved January 1 2021 The Broadway Line Opened Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn NY June 25 1888 p 6 Facts and Figures Annual Subway Ridership 2014 2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2020 Retrieved May 26 2020 a b Facts and Figures Annual Subway Ridership 2014 2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2020 Retrieved May 26 2020 1912 BMT system map NYCSubway Retrieved August 10 2009 Authority New York City Transit 1953 Report Federal Funds Awarded To Fix Subway Stations The New York Times September 5 1982 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved July 7 2022 NYC Transit s Goals for 2002 PDF The Bulletin Vol 45 no 10 Electric Railroaders Association October 2002 p 1 T7160519 Station Capacity Enhancements at Marcy Avenue on the Jamaica Line web mta info Metropolitan Transportation Authority Retrieved September 3 2017 Duggan Kevin December 12 2021 Advocates raise oversight concerns as MTA eyes more private subway elevator maintenance amNewYork Retrieved July 26 2022 MTA announces historic investment in accessibility projects Mass Transit Magazine December 13 2021 Retrieved July 26 2022 a b This is a wrong way concurrency in railroad direction a b MTA Neighborhood Maps Williamsburg and Bedford Stuyvesant PDF Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2018 Retrieved October 1 2018 Accessible Stations in the MTA Network web mta info Metropolitan Transportation Authority Retrieved November 29 2016 Genna Rivieccio aka Smoking Barrel May 18 2012 The Dictator Less of a Dick Than You Might Think Behind the Hype Retrieved June 26 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marcy Avenue BMT Jamaica Line nycsubway org BMT Jamaica Line Marcy Avenue Station Reporter J Train Station Reporter M Train The Subway Nut Marcy Avenue Pictures MTA s Arts For Transit Marcy Avenue BMT Jamaica Line Marcy Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Havemeyer Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcy Avenue station amp oldid 1141276936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
