Closing Bell: New Hoyt-Scherm Subway Entrance
A reader clued us in to a new subway entrance coming to the A-C-G Hoyt-Schermerhorn line in Downtown Brooklyn. The entrance will be at the new building at 230 Livingston, which backs up to 219-225 Schermerhorn. (Looks like the entrance will be on Schermerhorn.) It’s still boarded up for now, though. GMAP
A reader clued us in to a new subway entrance coming to the A-C-G Hoyt-Schermerhorn line in Downtown Brooklyn. The entrance will be at the new building at 230 Livingston, which backs up to 219-225 Schermerhorn. (Looks like the entrance will be on Schermerhorn.) It’s still boarded up for now, though. GMAP
The new entrance lies right in the middle between the Bond and Hoyt entrances. I am hoping the Bond entrance will be closed because it’s a hangout for drunks and others.
Also just heard that a new connection between the A/C at Jay St. and R at Lawrence is opening next week – much more useful! http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/07/08/video-the-jay-st-lawrence-st-connector/
From what they describe, it sounds like it’s pretty much next to the entrance on the corner of Schermerhorn and Bond.
I don’t see the point of adding any more entrances to Hoyt-Schermerhorn without reconfiguring the mezzanine, since there is only one fare control area.
The entrance on Flatbush outside of Modell’s leads to the south end of the 2/3/4/5 station – you can see the passageways and staircases from the end of the platforms.
There was an entrance here that led to an underpass connecting the 3 platforms, but it has been closed for a very long time.
As part of the AY project, the passageway will be re-opened, along with a large new entrance on the Arena block and a new passageway to the Q/B platform.
The entrance outside of Modell’s will still just be an emergency exit.
There was an old subway entrance open on Flatbush the other day – outside Modell’s across from Atl. Yds. My guess is that it would’ve led to the R part of that station. Would be nice to have it back.
That’s a shame to add a new entrance only on Schermerhorn. Both existing entrances are on that same side of the block. There used to be a tunnel over to one of the department stores on Livingston/Fulton, so that would have more sense to re-open one of those.