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
 "G" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Station statistics
Address21st Street & Jackson Avenue
Queens, NY 11101
BoroughQueens
LocaleLong Island City
Coordinates40°44′41″N 73°56′55″W / 40.744591°N 73.948674°W / 40.744591; -73.948674
DivisionB (IND)[1]
Line   IND Crosstown Line
Services   G all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B32, B62
Bus transport MTA Bus: Q67, Q103
Railway transportation LIRR: City Terminal Zone (at Hunterspoint Avenue)
StructureUnderground
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
OpenedAugust 19, 1933 (90 years ago) (1933-08-19)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Former/other names21st Street–Van Alst
Van Alst Avenue−21st Street[2]
Traffic
2023448,606[3] Increase 20%
Rank397 out of 423[3]
Station succession
Next northTemplate:NYCS next
Next southTemplate:NYCS next
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)
Street map

Map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times Stops all times

21st Street (also called 21st Street–Van Alst) is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 21st Street and Jackson Avenue in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, Queens, it is served by the G train at all times. It is also located where New York State Route 25A moves from 21st Street to Jackson Avenue.

History

21st Street was part of the first phase of the IND Crosstown Line, with service south to Nassau Avenue in Brooklyn.[2] The site of the station was excavated by April 1929.[6] The station opened on August 19, 1933.[2] The secondary name "Van Alst" refers to Van Alst Avenue, the former name of 21st Street.[7][8] The Van Alst family had settled in Long Island City in 1652 during Dutch colonization, and constructed a family 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] The Van Alst name is shared with the Van Alst Playground, on 21st Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria.[7]

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Court Sq
to Greenpoint Av
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
B1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent
B2
Platform level 		Southbound ← "G" train toward Church Avenue (Greenpoint Avenue)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → "G" train toward Court Square (Terminus) →
Stair on Jackson Avenue

The station has two tracks and one island platform, built with a slight curve, as is Jackson Avenue at this location.[9][10] The trackside wall trim line is Hunter green with a black border and "21" underneath in white numbering on a black background.[2] The platform and mezzanine columns are painted a matching shade of Hunter green (they had previously been painted violet) with every other column having the standard black and white name signs. A booth for NYPD Transit Police District 20 is located at the southern end of the platform.[9] There is a full length mezzanine above the platform; however, only the northern half is open and has two staircases from the platform.[9][11] The southern half had three staircases to the platform and is used for storage and employee offices.[11][12]

Like many stations on the Crosstown Line, this one is in poor condition as the wall tile has been damaged by underground springs, particularly on the southbound side.[11][12][13][14][15] 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 Court Square. As a result, there is a train route selection panel at the north end of the northbound track.[9][15]

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.[10][11][13] A free out-of-system transfer using MetroCard will be provided between 21st Street and Hunters Point Avenue on the 7 and <7>​ trains from 2019 to 2020, during the closure of the 14th Street Tunnel that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.[16]

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. ^ a b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ^ More Subway Stations in Manhattan, Bronx in Line to Get Online, 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. ^ Snapp, Fletcher G. (April 24, 1929). "Newtown Creek Tunnel First Tube of Kind Bored Without Compressed Air". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Newspapers.com. p. 3. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c 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 c d "Review of the G Line: Appendices" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 10, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Long Island City" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d "Abandoned Station Entrance: 21st Van Alst". ltvsquad.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "G Train". February 4, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ a b Cox, Jeremiah. "21 St-Van Alst (G) - The SubwayNut". www.subwaynut.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  14. ^ Cohen, Billie (January 10, 2008). "The G Train From Smith-9th Streets to Long Island City". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  15. ^ a b "www.nycsubway.org: IND Crosstown Line". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  16. ^ Kabak, Benjamin (December 13, 2017). "First Look: DOT, MTA present initial plans for L train shutdown". Second Ave. Sagas. Retrieved December 16, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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