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On November 23, 1904, the IRT Lenox Avenue Line opened between 96th Street and 145th Street. 3 trains ran between 145th Street and City Hall, making all stops. [5]On July 1, 1918, the entire IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line was completed. 3 trains were rerouted south of 42nd Street from the IRT Lexington Avenue Line to this new line, making all stops to South Ferry.
The station has been undergoing renovations since 2017 as part of the 2010–2014 MTA Capital Program. This is because of an MTA study conducted in 2015, which found that 45 percent of components were out of date. [13] In January 2024, accessibility at the station was proposed as part of the 2020-2024 Capital Program. [14]
This station was opened on May 30, 1893 as part of the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad's four stop extension of the Lexington Avenue Line to Cypress Hills. [2]Joint service with the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch existed between Norwood Avenue and Crescent Street stations with a connection built at Chestnut Street in Brooklyn.
The MTA Inspector General is nominated by the New York State Governor and must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. [1] [13] The agency's creation was requested by then-Governor Mario Cuomo. [14] The first MTA Inspector General was Sidney Schwartz. [15] In 2019, Carolyn Pokorny became the first female MTA Inspector General. [16]
In 2019, as part of an initiative to increase the accessibility of the New York City Subway system, the MTA announced that it would install elevators at the Woodhaven Boulevard station as part of the MTA's 2020–2024 Capital Program. [31]
A single staircase from each platform goes down to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control , there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the southwest and northwest corners of Myrtle Avenue and Cedar Street.
In 1981, the MTA listed the station among the 69 most deteriorated stations in the subway system. [42] A renovation of the Queensboro Plaza station were funded as part of the MTA's 1980–1984 capital plan. [43] The station was repainted in 1986. [44]
The Q79 bus route constituted a public transit line in Queens, New York City.It ran primarily along Little Neck Parkway between Little Neck station and Jamaica Avenue. Service on the route, initially known as the Q12A, began on June 4, 1950, following a request made by Queens Borough President Maurice A. FitzGerald.