Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station

For the BMT Brighton Line station, serving the B and ​Q trains, see Newkirk Plaza station.

The Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn, the station is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays.

Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti  ​
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station platform
Station statistics
Address	Newkirk Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Flatbush, East Flatbush
Coordinates	40.639912°N 73.94846°W / 40.639912; -73.94846
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times) ​   5  (weekdays only)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B8, B44, B44 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920; 104 years ago (August 23, 1920)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	1,426,266[2]  5%
Rank	221 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Beverly Road 2  ​5  via Franklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College 2  ​5  Terminus
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend to Beverly Road to Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops all times except late nights

History

The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.^[3][4][5] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.^[6] The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Beverly Road station opened along with it.^[7]

In the 1950s, an additional exit-only was constructed on the Flatbush Avenue–bound platform that leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.

During the 1960s platform extensions were constructed at the southern ends of the platforms. They lengthened the platforms to 514 feet (157 m) long and allowed them to accommodate 10-car trains.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2021, the New York State Assembly passed a bill presented by state assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn. The legislation provides funding for renaming the Newkirk Avenue station to Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station. The proposed name was meant to recognize the large Haitian community in the area around the station.^[8][9] On November 15, 2021, the Newkirk Avenue station was renamed.^[10] The station was formally rededicated on November 18, 2021, the 203rd anniversary of the Battle of Vertières (the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution).^[11][12]

Station layout

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← toward Wakefield–241st Street (Beverly Road) ← toward Eastchester–Dyre Avenue or Nereid Avenue (Beverly Road)
	Southbound	→ toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (Terminus) →
	Side platform

Station tilework

This underground station has two tracks and two side platforms.^[13] The station is served by the 2 train at all times^[14] and by the 5 train on weekdays during the day.^[15] It is between Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College to the south and Beverly Road to the north.^[10] Each platform has its own fare control with no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions,^[16] though there is evidence of a closed crossunder at the south end of the station.

The platforms have their original 1920s tiling from the Dual Contracts era. The "NEWKIRK AVE" name tablets are on a blue background with a green border. The station's trim line is nearly fully green with accents of several other colors. "N"s for "Newkirk" run along the trim line at regular intervals. The platform columns run at regular intervals and are painted green to match the station's tiling. They are wider in the middle of each platform where the station exits and fare control are. They get narrower as they run toward either end of the platform, especially at the extreme ends where the 1960s extension refrigerator-block style tiling is used. The columns have "Newkirk" written in white on a blue plate.

Exits

The Manhattan-bound platform has the station's only bank of regular turnstiles and token booth. Its street stair leads to the southeast corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues. The fare control for the Flatbush Avenue-bound platform is normally unstaffed, containing one High Entry Exit Turnstile and one exit-only turnstile. A Customer Service Agent Booth and bank of regular turnstiles is sometimes open during rush hours. This exit's street stair leads to the southwest corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues.^[17]

The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform has an additional exit-only on the extreme north end. This exit has two high turnstiles and its single street stair leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.^[17] This exit was added in the 1950s.

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. "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. "Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts". nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
4. "The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912)". nycsubway.org.
5. "Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System WhIch Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 9, 1917. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
6. "Big Eastern Parkway Deal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 1, 1915. Retrieved August 23, 2016 – via Brooklyn Newspapers.
7. "Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines" (PDF). The New York Times. August 23, 1920. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
8. Bojarski, Sam (April 13, 2021). "'Little Haiti' subway station coming to Flatbush, NYS leader says". The Haitian Times. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
9. "Bill Search and Legislative Information". New York State Assembly. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
10. "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
11. "MTA renames Newkirk Avenue 2/5 station to Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti". Brooklyn Eagle. November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
12. Ross, Michelle (November 19, 2021). "Haitian community celebrates heritage with Brooklyn subway renaming". PIX11. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
13. Dougherty, Peter (2006) [2002]. Tracks of the New York City Subway 2006 (3rd ed.). Dougherty. OCLC 49777633 – via Google Books.
14. "2 Subway Timetable, Effective June 26, 2022". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
15. "5 Subway Timetable, Effective June 30, 2024". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
16. Sklar, Robert (2010). "2010 Route Map in the style of the 1959 Schematic" (PDF). nycsubway.org. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
17. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links

• nycsubway.org – Brooklyn IRT: Newkirk Avenue