21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line)

Coordinates: 40°44′41″N 73°56′55″W / 40.744591°N 73.948674°W / 40.744591; -73.948674
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For the station actually at 21st Street & 41st Avenue, see
21st Street–Queensbridge (IND 63rd Street Line)
.

 21 Street
 
Hunterspoint Avenue station
StructureUnderground
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 19, 1933 (90 years ago) (1933-08-19)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
2022373,697[4] Increase 19.1%
Rank401 out of 423[4]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Court Square
Terminus
 Greenpoint Avenue
toward Church Avenue
Location
21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line) is located in New York City Subway
21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line)
21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line) is located in New York City
21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line)
21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line) is located in New York
21st Street station (IND Crosstown Line)
Track layout

Legend
to
Court Square
to Greenpoint Avenue
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

The 21st Street station (signed as 21st Street–Van Alst

Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the G
train at all times.

History

21st Street was part of the first phase of the IND Crosstown Line, with service south to

private cemetery (now an empty lot at the former site of the West Disinfecting Company facility) on Jackson Avenue and Orchard Street near modern Queens Plaza.[7][9][12]: 12–13, 16, 19–22  The Van Alst name is shared with the Van Alst Playground, on 21st Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria.[7]

Station layout

Ground Street level Exit/entrance
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
Platform level Northbound ← "G" train toward Court Square (Terminus)
Island platform
Southbound → "G" train toward Church Avenue (Greenpoint Avenue) →
Tile caption below trim line
Stair on Jackson Avenue

The station has two tracks and one

Greenpoint Avenue to the south.[16]

The trackside wall trim line is green with a black border and small "21" tile captions run underneath in white numbering on a black background.

mezzanine above the platform; however, only the northern half is open and has two staircases from the platform.[13][20] The southern half had three staircases to the platform and is used for storage and employee offices.[20][21]

Like many stations on the Crosstown Line, this station is in poor condition as the wall tile has been damaged by underground springs, particularly on the southbound side.[20][21][22][23][24] Despite this damage, there are no plans to make repairs.

North of this station, a center track briefly forms between the two main tracks of the Crosstown Line. This track allows trains to terminate on either track at

train route selection panel at the north end of the northbound track.[13][24]

Exits

The station's only entrance/exit, from the northern mezzanine, has a turnstile bank, token booth, and three street stairs to the three-way intersection of 21st Street, Jackson Avenue, and 47th Avenue, at the point where New York State Route 25A turns from 21st Street to Jackson Avenue.[14][20][22]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Two Subway Units Open at Midnight – Links in City-Owned System in Queens and Brooklyn to Have 15 Stations" (PDF). The New York Times. August 18, 1933. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2017–2022)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ^ More Subway Stations in Manhattan, Bronx in Line to Get Online Archived October 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, mta.info (March 25, 2015). "The first two phases included stations in Midtown Manhattan and all underground stations in Queens with the exception of the 7 Main St terminal."
  6. Newspapers.com
    . p. 3. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d Roberts, Sam (November 3, 2014). "Long in Repose, Last Remnants of a Founding Family Will Leave Long Island City". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "Ely Subway Stop to Open – Queens Station on City-Owned Line Begins Service Tomorrow" (PDF). The New York Times. August 26, 1939. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  9. ^ a b LaVigne, Elisabeth A.; Catts, Wade P. (April 2016). "Archeological Monitoring at the Site of the Van Alst Family Cemetery" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  10. ^ Roberts, William I. IV (May 1991). "Archaeological and Historical Sensitivity Evaluation of the Korea News Project" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  11. New York City Planning Commission
    . August 29, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  12. ^ Kearns, Betsy; Saunders, Cece; Schneiderman-Fox, Faline; Historical Perspectives, Inc. "Long Island City Rezoning: Preliminary Archaeological Assessment" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d Review of the G Line: Appendices (PDF) (Report). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 16, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Long Island City" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  15. ^ "G Subway Timetable, Effective July 2, 2023". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  16. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  17. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived
    from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  18. ^ Carlson, Jen (February 18, 2016). "Map: These Color Tiles In The Subway System Used To Mean Something". Gothamist. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  19. ^ Gleason, Will (February 18, 2016). "The hidden meaning behind the New York subway's colored tiles". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  20. ^ a b c d "Abandoned Station Entrance: 21st Van Alst". ltvsquad.com. October 21, 2015. Archived from the original on August 16, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  21. ^ a b "G Train". stationreporter.net. February 4, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  22. ^ a b Cox, Jeremiah. "21 St-Van Alst (G) - The SubwayNut". www.subwaynut.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  23. ^ Cohen, Billie (January 10, 2008). "The G Train From Smith-9th Streets to Long Island City". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  24. ^ a b "www.nycsubway.org: IND Crosstown Line". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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