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169th Street Station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
The 169th Street station is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 169th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains to Jamaica–179th Street during p.m. rush hours. 169th Street station opened on April 24, 1937, as the terminal station of the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line. This station was once heavily used because of the many bus connections available for riders heading further east within Queens. It became the closest subway station to the 165th Street Bus Terminal after the closure and demolition of the nearby 168th Street BMT station on Jamaica Avenue in 1977. Ridership at 169th Street station declined significantly following the opening of the Archer Avenue lines in 1988. History Construction The Queens Boulevard Line was one of the first bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillside Avenue
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165th Street Bus Terminal
The 165th Street Bus Terminal, also known as Jamaica Bus Terminal, the Long Island Bus Terminal (the name emblazoned on the entranceway's red tiles), Jamaica−165th Street Terminal (as signed on buses towards the terminal), or simply 165th Street Terminal, was a major bus terminal in Jamaica, Queens. Owned by FBE Limited, the terminal served both NYCT and MTA Bus lines as well as NICE Bus lines to Nassau County, and was a hub to Green Bus Lines prior to MTA takeover. It was located at 89th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard, near the Queens Public Library's main branch. Most buses that pass through Jamaica served either this terminal, the Jamaica Center subway station at Parsons Boulevard, or the LIRR station at Sutphin Boulevard. Unlike other major bus centers in New York City, there was no direct subway transfer available to the terminal. The closest subway station was 169th Street on Hillside Avenue served by the . Most buses traveling to/from the east, which operate via Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Street Station (IND Lines)
The 50th Street station is a bi-level metro station, station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, IND Eighth Avenue and IND Queens Boulevard Line, Queens Boulevard Lines of the New York City Subway, located at 50th Street and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eighth Avenue in the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. The lower level, on the Queens Boulevard Line, is served by the train at all times, and the upper level, on the Eighth Avenue Line, is served by the at all times except late nights and the during late nights. History On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval to the construction of a subway line along Eighth Avenue, running from 207th Street. The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a local station at 50th Street. Originally, the BOT did not plan for a 50th Street station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line, Queens Boulevard Line. This station was to have only b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cut-and-cover
A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed except for the two Portal (architecture), portals common at each end, though there may be access and ventilation openings at various points along the length. A Pipeline transport, pipeline differs significantly from a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube construction techniques rather than traditional tunnel boring methods. A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail transport, rail traffic, or for a canal. The central portions of a rapid transit network are usually in the tunnel. Some tunnels are used as sanitary sewer, sewers or aqueduct (watercourse), aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations. Utility tunnels are used for routing steam, chilled water, electrical power or telecommunication cables, as well as connecting buildings for convenient passa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briarwood Station
The Briarwood station (formerly the Briarwood–Van Wyck Boulevard station or Van Wyck Boulevard station) is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 84th Drive, Main Street, Queens Boulevard, and the Van Wyck Expressway, in Briarwood, Queens, bordering Kew Gardens, it is served by the F train at all times, the E train at all times except rush hours and middays, and the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction. This station opened on April 24, 1937, as part of an extension of the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line. It has been renovated multiple times to accommodate the construction of and modifications to the Van Wyck Expressway. History Construction The Queens Boulevard Line was one of the first built by the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND), and was planned to stretch between the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and 178th Street and Hillside Avenue in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutphin Boulevard Station (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
The Sutphin Boulevard station is a local metro station, station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Sutphin Boulevard and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, it is served by the train at all times, the Fd (New York City Subway service), <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E (New York City Subway service), E trains to Jamaica–179th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line), Jamaica–179th Street during p.m. rush hours. This station opened on April 24, 1937 as part of an extension of the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line. In 1953, the platforms at the station were extended to accommodate 11-car trains. Ridership at this station decreased sharply after the opening of the Archer Avenue lines in 1988. This had been the closest subway station to the Long Island Rail Road's Jamaica station after the removal of a portion of the BMT Jamaica Line, Jamaica Elevated in 1977. History Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsons Boulevard Station
The Parsons Boulevard station is an express station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Hillside Avenue at the border between the Briarwood, Jamaica Hills neighborhoods as well as the central section of Jamaica in Queens, it is served by the F train at all times, the <F> train during rush hours in the reverse peak direction, and a few rush-hour E trains. This station opened on April 24, 1937 as part of an extension of the Independent Subway System's Queens Boulevard Line, and served as a terminal for F trains until the line was extended to 179th Street in 1950. Ridership at this station decreased sharply after the opening of the Archer Avenue lines in 1988. History Construction The Queens Boulevard Line was one of the first built by the city-owned Independent Subway System (IND), and was planned to stretch between the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and 178th Street and Hillside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Wyck Expressway
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New York City Board Of Estimate
The New York City Board of Estimate was a governmental body in New York City responsible for numerous areas of municipal policy and decisions, including the city budget, land-use, contracts, franchises, and water rates. Under the amendments effective in 1901, to the charter of the then-recently-amalgamated City of Greater New York, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment was composed of eight ''ex officio'' members: the Mayor of New York City, the New York City Comptroller and the President of the New York City Board of Aldermen, each of whom had three votes; the borough presidents of Manhattan and Brooklyn, each having two votes; and the borough presidents of the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond (Staten Island), each having one vote. The 1897 charter effective on amalgamation had had a five-member Board of Estimate and Apportionment. The La Guardia Reform Charter of 1938 simplified its name and enhanced its powers. In 1957, the Charter was amended to raise the number of votes on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IND Eighth Avenue Line
The IND Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Opened in 1932, it was the first line of the Independent Subway System (IND); as such, New Yorkers originally applied the ''Eighth Avenue Subway'' name to the entire IND system. The line runs from 207th Street in Inwood south to an interlocking south of High Street in Brooklyn Heights, including large sections under St. Nicholas Avenue, Central Park West, and Eighth Avenue. The entire length is underground, though the 207th Street Yard, which branches off near the north end, is on the surface. Flying junctions are provided with the IND Concourse Line, IND Sixth Avenue Line, and IND Queens Boulevard Line. Most of the line has four tracks, with one local and one express track in each direction, except for the extreme north and south ends, where only the two express tracks continue. Internally, the line is chained as Line "A", with tracks A1, A3, A4, and A2 from west to ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archer Avenue Lines
The Archer Avenue lines are two rapid transit lines of the New York City Subway, mostly running under Archer Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. The two lines are built on separate levels: trains from the IND Queens Boulevard Line () serve the upper level, and trains from the BMT Jamaica Line () serve the lower. The two lines are separate, and do not share track connections, and therefore have different chainings and radio frequencies. The B2 ( IND Division) Archer Avenue line uses the upper level, and the B1 ( BMT Division) Archer Avenue line uses the lower level. These lines were conceived as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s 1968 expansion plans, and along with the 63rd Street lines and a small section of the Second Avenue Subway, they were the only portions of the plan to be completed before it was scaled back due to fiscal issues. These lines were originally planned to be extended further east into Queens. Construction on the line star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
