The Navy Street station was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. The station was originally built on April 10, 1888, for the Myrtle Avenue Elevated trains, but also served Lexington Avenue Elevated trains by 1891. A segment of the Lexington Avenue Line once turned north from here onto Hudson Avenue and York Street on its way to the Fulton Ferry until 1904, when Lexington and Fifth Avenue trains were redirected along Myrtle Avenue west of this station.[3] It closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure.[4] The next stop to the north was Vanderbilt Avenue. The next stop to the south was Bridge–Jay Streets.
Navy Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Address | Myrtle Avenue and Navy Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Fort Greene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°41′37″N 73°58′45″W / 40.693509°N 73.979176°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | April 10, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1950 October 4, 1969 (Myrtle Avenue) | (Lexington Avenue)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | out of 423[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Next west | Bridge–Jay Streets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next east | Vanderbilt Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Park Ave El; 1885-1891 (The Joe KorNer)
- ^ "1,200 on Last Trip On Myrtle Ave. El; Cars Are Stripped". The New York Times. October 4, 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- "Navy Street (BMT Myrtle)". nycsubway.org. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- Last Days of the Myrtle Avenue El (Forgotten New York.com)