50-630: Crosstown Line may refer to the following transit lines: New York City [ edit ] IND Crosstown Line in New York (rapid transit) Crosstown Line (Brooklyn surface) (bus, formerly streetcar) 39th Street Crosstown Line on Church Avenue in Brooklyn (bus, formerly streetcar) Toronto [ edit ] Line 5 Eglinton , an under-construction rapid transit line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, also known as
100-592: A complete overhaul as part of the Enhanced Station Initiative . Updates would include cellular service, Wi-Fi, USB charging stations, interactive service advisories and maps, improved signage, and improved station lighting. However, in April 2018, it was announced that cost overruns had forced the MTA to reduce the number of subway stations included in the program from 33 stations to 20. The stations to be renovated along
150-474: A new building was made. Another led to the southwestern corner of Hoyt and Schermerhorn Streets, but is sealed on street level. Another led to the southeastern corner of Bond and Schermerhorn Streets, but is also sealed on street level. There is a closed passage next to the open Bond Street exit that leads to a street stair on the southwestern corner of Bond and Livingston Streets, one block north of Schermerhorn Street. This passage to Livingston Street further led to
200-591: A plaque in the station, saying its guidelines banned such an action. In 2018, the owner of a privately owned building above one of the station's entrances agreed to paint a mural dedicated to Jackson. As part of the construction of building at 209 Schermerhorn Street, developer Rose Associates built an elevator entrance, which opened in September 2018. The MTA announced in 2019 that the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station would become ADA-accessible as part of
250-470: A three-high course consistent with many IND express stations. Captions reading "HOYT" are present in white lettering on a black background, with no mention of "Schermerhorn". On the eastbound (southern) side, some of these captions have been stickered-over with different station names as required for film and TV shoots while others are completely missing, though both sides have been used for filming. Both northern platforms have green-painted steel I-beams, while
300-422: A two-track line, except for a center relay track south of Court Square. At the turn from Marcy Avenue to Lafayette Avenue, two center tracks appear, merging into one after crossovers to the main tracks. These tracks were to be used for a split to another line in a 1931 expansion plan . This center track continues through Bedford–Nostrand Avenues and then ends with crossovers to the main tracks, but space remains in
350-633: Is currently out of service for the storage of trains at the New York Transit Museum. Though it may be difficult to see in some of the unlighted portions of the station, a tile band is present on the trackside walls–similar in color to the Crosstown Line stations north to Flushing Avenue, and the Fulton Line stations east to Franklin Avenue–Lime (Nile) Green with a medium Kelly Green border, set in
400-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages IND Crosstown Line The IND Crosstown Line or Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn and Queens , New York City , United States . It provides crosstown service between western Brooklyn and southwestern Queens and
450-646: Is the only non-shuttle subway line that does not carry trains to and from Manhattan . The following service uses part or all of the IND Crosstown Line, whose bullet is colored lime green: The only service to use the Crosstown Line is the G . The line north of Court Square has not been in regular use since 2010. The north end of the Crosstown Line is a flying junction with the IND Queens Boulevard Line and 60th Street Tunnel Connection just south of Queens Plaza . The line then travels south as
500-496: Is within a building and goes to the northwestern corner of Bond and Schermerhorn Streets; it connects to fare control via a corridor. Another goes to the middle of the block between Hoyt and Bond Streets and is built inside 225 Schermerhorn Street. The third exit goes close to the northeastern corner of Hoyt and Schermerhorn Streets and is built inside 209 Schermerhorn Street (also known as 45 Hoyt Street, or Hoyt & Horn). The third exit contains an elevator from street level to
550-425: The C only stops here during the day. The full-time A runs express during the day and local at night, and the daytime-only C is local. The next stop for both A and C trains to the west (railroad north) is Jay Street–MetroTech ; the next stop to the east (railroad south) is Lafayette Street for local trains and Nostrand Avenue for express trains. For the G on the other hand, the station is between Bergen Street to
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#1732852414238600-513: The Cranberry Street Tunnel . However, initial Fulton Street service ran entirely local at the time, as the line only ran to Rockaway Avenue . Without express service, local trains provided service to Manhattan via the express tracks at this station while the HH shuttle was instituted to serve Court Street and the local tracks/platforms. On October 9, 1936, a public hearing was held to discuss
650-662: The Fulton Street and Crosstown lines of the Independent Subway System (IND), and part of the section of the Fulton Street subway under Schermerhorn Street between Court Street and Bond Street. Surveying by the New York City Board of Transportation along Schermerhorn Street began in 1928, and construction began around 1929. Property on the south side of Schermerhorn Street between Bond and Nevins Streets
700-690: The IND Eighth Avenue Line . There is no track connection between the Fulton and Crosstown lines. The outermost pair of tracks—the Fulton Street local tracks (Tracks A1 and A2)—and the outer two island platforms are no longer used in revenue service. To the west, the tracks continue under Schermerhorn Street to the decommissioned Court Street station, currently the site of the New York Transit Museum , in Brooklyn Heights . Track A2
750-542: The IND Queens Boulevard Line in Long Island City was originally supposed to have a second wye , with service from Manhattan via the 53rd Street Tunnel planned to feed into the Crosstown Line. This would have been part of a loop service between the Crosstown and Eighth Avenue Lines . The first contract to build the Crosstown Line, for a section north of Nassau Avenue in Brooklyn, was awarded in 1928. The portion of
800-658: The New York City Subway , serving the IND Crosstown Line and the IND Fulton Street Line . Located at the intersection of Hoyt Street and Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn , it is served by the A and G trains at all times, as well as the C train except at night. Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets was developed as an interchange station between the Fulton Street and Crosstown lines of the Independent Subway System (IND). Construction began around 1929, and it
850-625: The Crosstown Line Washington D.C. [ edit ] Crosstown Line (Washington, D.C.) (bus line) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crosstown Line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crosstown_Line&oldid=963742467 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
900-567: The Greenpoint Tubes under the Newtown Creek . Although the G was back in service days after the hurricane, the tube needed permanent repairs. To allow for these repairs, G service was curtailed for twelve weekends between July and December 2013, as well as daily between July 25 and September 2, 2014. The 2015–2019 MTA Capital Plan called for the Crosstown Line's Classon Avenue and Flushing Avenue stations, along with 31 others, to undergo
950-446: The IND Crosstown Line were among the 13 stations without funding, which will be pushed back to the 2020–2024 Capital Plan. The MTA announced in early 2022 that it planned to put the contract to install communications-based train control (CBTC) on the Crosstown Line to Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station and modify the three interlockings on the line up for bid. The cost of the project is estimated to be $ 556.4 million. On May 16, 2022,
1000-483: The MTA put out the RFP for the design-build contract to install CBTC on the Crosstown Line. Court Square Interlocking will be modified to interface with CBTC while mechanical interlockings at Nostrand Avenue and Nassau Avenue will be replaced. Relay rooms and towers at Nostrand Avenue and Nassau Avenue will be decommissioned as part of the project. This project will include the use of axle counters instead of track circuits. Work on
1050-553: The agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program. The project was to be funded by congestion pricing in New York City , but it was postponed in June 2024 after the implementation of congestion pricing was delayed. The station has six tracks and four island platforms . Each platform is 660 feet (200 m) long, and the entire station is approximately 143 feet (44 m) wide from north to south. The A and G both stop here at all times while
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#17328524142381100-441: The beams on both southern platforms are tiled. Much of the ceiling at platform level is peeling due to water damage. A control tower is located at the eastern (railroad south) end of the outer southbound platform, and is staffed at all times except late nights. Due to its width, the southern half of the station had to be built under private property on the south side of Schermerhorn Street. The station's mezzanine , located over
1150-466: The center through Classon Avenue for the third track. At Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets , the Crosstown Line passes through the middle of the four-track IND Fulton Street Line . Cross-platform interchange is available between the lines, but no track connections exist. After Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets, the line turns south and ends as a merge into the local tracks of the IND Culver Line , just south of
1200-405: The center tracks in each direction. Today, the abandoned tracks and platforms are only used on special occasions, such as for film shoots or moving trains to the New York Transit Museum at the former Court Street station. The mezzanine has also been used for film shoots, most famously for the video of Michael Jackson's single " Bad ". Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets was constructed as a junction between
1250-455: The construction of a passageway between the station and the Loeser's Department Store on the north side of Livingston Street. In November 1937, the city Board of Transportation approved the construction of a 250-foot (76 m) passageway between the station and the department store. The passageway opened on December 8, 1938. As part of the project, a stairway was constructed from the passageway to
1300-523: The express tracks (Tracks A3 and A4) of the Fulton Street Line, served by the A and C. Both trains open their doors on their left, to the inner island platforms, not on the right, to the outer ones. East of the station, nighttime A and daytime C trains cross from express to local southbound and local to express northbound and all four tracks continue under Fulton Street ; west of the station, the express tracks curve north under Jay Street and continue as
1350-587: The line crossing Newtown Creek between Brooklyn and Queens, now known as the Greenpoint Tubes, was built without the use of a tunneling shield or compressed air, contrary to the convention of the time. The tunnel was bored through solid rock, crossing under the East River Tunnels of the Long Island Rail Road and the IRT Flushing Line , then lined with concrete. On August 19, 1933, the line
1400-492: The lower level of the 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal station to the Aqueduct Racetrack station via the IND Eighth Avenue Line , Fulton Street Line, and IND Rockaway Line . Like the lower level at 42nd Street, the outer platforms at Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets provided a convenient place to segregate passengers who had paid the extra fare required to board the special trains. Consequently, Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets
1450-407: The mezzanine. In addition to the open entrances, there are numerous sealed passages and exits; a count indicated eight closed street stairs. One was built into 189 Schermerhorn Street, but may have been demolished when a new building was erected. Another was built into the building occupying 227 to 253 Schermerhorn Street. Two more were built into 33 Bond Street, but one may have been demolished when
1500-399: The northern half of the station directly underneath Schermerhorn Street, contains a New York City Transit Police precinct office where the operations of NYPD Transit District 30 are headquartered, and several New York City Transit Authority offices. From the mezzanine, there are three staircases to each active platform, a turnstile bank, and a token booth. There are three exits. One
1550-417: The now-defunct Loeser's Department Store , which eventually became a McCrory's . Part of the mezzanine tilework at this location still features navy blue and gold Art Deco designs, including large plaques bearing the store's logo. These had previously been shop windows. The unused portions of the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station have appeared in several films, TV episodes, and videos. The station
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1600-596: The plans. Over the years, the termini for the GG (relabeled G in 1985) varied, including being extended to Jamaica–179th Street or cut back to Queens Plaza . On December 16, 2001, a new weekdays-only V train (replaced in 2010 by the M ) running local on the Queens Boulevard Line required the truncation of the G to Long Island City–Court Square during weekdays. G service was extended to Forest Hills–71st Avenue at all other times until April 19, 2010, when G service
1650-476: The project is expected to take four years. In December 2022, the MTA announced that it would award a $ 368 million design–build contract to Crosstown Partners, a joint venture between Thales Group and TC Electric LLC. The contract includes not only the Crosstown Line between Court Square and Bergen Street, but also the Culver Line between Bergen Street and Church Avenue. The project also included adding Wi-Fi in
1700-513: The south side of Livingston Street. Due to low ridership, the Court Street station was closed and the shuttle was discontinued in 1946. All Fulton Street service was routed via the express tracks at this station to Jay Street – Borough Hall . This eliminated any use for the local tracks and they have been out of service since. The outer platforms were also closed until 1959, when the special service to Aqueduct Racetrack began. Service ran from
1750-414: The southern half. Additionally, 5G cellular infrastructure was added during the partial shutdown. The line fully reopened on September 3, 2024. Every station is served by the G train. Hoyt%E2%80%93Schermerhorn Streets (IND Crosstown Line) [REDACTED] The Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station (shown as " Hoyt-Schermerhorn " on official subway maps ) is an express station of
1800-657: The split of that line into local and express tracks. Plans for a crosstown subway line were floated as early as 1912. In 1923, a plan for such a line, to be operated by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) from the Queensboro Bridge under Jackson Avenue, Manhattan Avenue, Roebling Street, Bedford Avenue, and Hancock Street to Franklin Avenue at the north end of the BMT Franklin Avenue Line ,
1850-576: The then-new R160B subway cars in 2005. After Michael Jackson died in 2009, New York City Council member Letitia James proposed to rename the station after Jackson , who had filmed the video for his song " Bad " there. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority rejected the idea. MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz said that the agency was developing guidelines for station naming-rights deals in order to raise money. In addition, naming stations after individuals could confuse riders. The MTA also declined to put
1900-507: The tunnels . Crosstown Partners formally received the CBTC contract in March 2023. The installation of CBTC required nighttime closures of parts of the line in late 2023 and early 2024. To accommodate the CBTC upgrades, the Crosstown Line was partially closed in three phases starting on June 28, 2024, and G service was partially suspended. Initially, the northern half of the line was closed, followed by
1950-467: The west (railroad south) and Fulton Street to the east (railroad north). The innermost pair of tracks (Tracks E1 and E2) belongs to the Crosstown Line, served by the G. East of the station, they run under Lafayette Avenue; west of the station, they turn south and merge with the IND Sixth Avenue Line to form the IND Culver Line under Smith Street. The second-outermost pair of tracks are
2000-497: Was adopted by the city. However, the following year, Mayor Hylan announced his opposition to it. In addition, residents of central Brooklyn, which was already heavily developed, opposed an elevated line because of noise and aesthetic concerns, but the BRT would not build a subway because an elevated was the cheapest option. Eventually, the line was moved and incorporated into the city's Independent Subway System (IND). The junction with
2050-553: Was ceremonially opened by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia on April 9, 1936, with the station serving both Fulton Street Line local and express trains. The station cost about $ 3 million to build, including $ 131,000 for the tilework. This station began serving Crosstown Line trains on July 1, 1937, when the Crosstown Line was extended from Nassau Avenue . From this station, northbound Fulton local trains were planned to continue to Court Street and terminate there. Express trains would turn north under Jay Street and continue to Manhattan via
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2100-412: Was condemned to facilitate the project. Like other stations along the lines, it was constructed via shallow cut-and-cover methods, with the street covered by wooden planks. In September 1929, a portion of the "plank road" above the station site collapsed. In 1935, Sixteen Sycamores Playground was constructed on a portion of the land condemned for subway construction east of the station. The station
2150-786: Was featured in The Wiz (1978) in which the characters find themselves in a strange Emerald city subway with evil monsters such as chomping trashcans and subway columns that move and try to trap the characters. The station was also featured in the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America (1988), as well as in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). The Warriors (1979), Nighthawks (1981), Crocodile Dundee (1986) and Crocodile Dundee II (1988), and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) have also filmed at Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets. The Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets station's mezzanine
2200-412: Was only served by a shuttle train from Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets, which stopped running in 1946. Today, all Fulton Street Line trains use the center tracks in each direction, and all Crosstown Line trains use the innermost tracks, while the outermost tracks and platforms are not used for revenue service. Until 1981, the outer platforms were used by special trains to Aqueduct Racetrack , which stopped on
2250-465: Was opened north of Nassau Avenue, and the GG began operation to Queens Plaza . The entire Crosstown Line was completed and connected to the IND Culver Line on July 1, 1937, whereupon the GG was extended in both directions to Smith–Ninth Streets and Forest Hills–71st Avenue . In 1946, as part of a $ 1 billion plan issued by the New York City Board of Transportation , a branch of the IND Crosstown Line
2300-437: Was opened on April 9, 1936. Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets has six tracks and four island platforms , with two platforms and three tracks for each direction of service. The innermost tracks in each direction originally served Crosstown Line trains, while the center tracks were supposed to serve Fulton Street express trains and the outermost tracks were supposed to serve Fulton Street local trains to Court Street . However, Court Street
2350-495: Was permanently cut back from the Queens Boulevard Line due to budget cuts and closures for repair work. Service was also extended to Church Avenue several times, the most recent extension being in 2009. During weekend service disruptions on the F service between Jay and Bergen Streets, trains were extended beyond Church Avenue to Coney Island . In 2012, flood waters from Hurricane Sandy caused significant damage to
2400-450: Was the main setting for the filming of Michael Jackson's music video / short film for his hit 1987 single " Bad ", as well as "Weird Al" Yankovic 's parody, " Fat ". The opening scene of the Law & Order episode " Subterranean Homeboy Blues " (1990) was filmed in this station. The station is referenced in the title of Leikeli47 's song "Hoyt and Schermerhorn" from Acrylic. The station
2450-411: Was the only stop between 42nd Street and the racetrack. The Aqueduct service was eliminated in 1981, and the outer platforms have since remained out of revenue service. The abandoned parts of the station are often used for film shoots: for example, scenes for The Warriors and The Taking of Pelham 123 were shot there. They are also used for other special functions, such as a public display of
2500-579: Was to be built, with the routing via Franklin Avenue and connecting with the BMT Brighton Line . This would have replaced the BMT Franklin Avenue Line . In 1986, the New York City Transit Authority launched a study to determine whether to close 79 stations on 11 routes, including the entire Crosstown Line, due to low ridership and high repair costs. Numerous figures, including New York City Council member Carol Greitzer , criticized
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