Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

The Halsey Street station is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Halsey Street and Broadway at the border of Bedford–Stuyvesant and Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

For the station actually at Halsey Street & Wyckoff Avenue, see Halsey Street (BMT Canarsie Line).
 Halsey Street
 "J" train
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
View from southbound platform
Station statistics
AddressHalsey Street & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11221
BoroughBrooklyn
LocaleBedford–Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates40.685682°N 73.915458°W / 40.685682; -73.915458
DivisionB (BMT)[1]
LineBMT Jamaica Line
Services   J all times (all times)
TransitBus transport NYCT Bus: B7, B26, Q24
StructureElevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
OpenedAugust 19, 1885 (1885-08-19)[2]
Opposite-
direction
transfer		Yes
Traffic
20192,120,521[3] Increase 3%
Rank223 out of 424[3]
Services
Preceding station New York City Subway New York City Subway Following station
Kosciuszko Street
J rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
 Broadway Junction
J rush hours, peak direction
skip-stop
Gates Avenue
J all except rush hours, peak direction
toward Broad Street
 Chauncey Street
J all except rush hours, peak direction
toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
"Z" train does not stop here
Location
Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City Subway
Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York City
Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line) is located in New York
Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)
Track layout

to Chauncey Street
to Gates Avenue
Street map

Station service legend
Symbol Description
Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
Stops all times Stops all times
Stops all times except late nights Stops all times except late nights

Station layout
Platform level Side platform
Westbound local ← "J" train toward Broad Street (Kosciuszko Street AM rush, Gates Avenue other times)
← "Z" train does not stop here
Peak-direction express → No regular service
Eastbound local → "J" train toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Broadway Junction PM rush, Chauncey Street other times) →
→ "Z" train does not stop here →
Side platform
Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, MetroCard machines
Ground Street level Entrances/exits

This elevated station, opened on August 19, 1885, has two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies and support columns with red roofs along the entire length except for a small section at either end, where they have high mesh fences instead. The station signs are in the black name plates in white Helvetica lettering.

The 2008 artwork here is called SOL'SCRYPT by SOL'SAX. It consists of glass mosaic panels on the platform windscreens and station house depicting various images of African-American heritage.

Exits

The station has exits on both the west (railroad north) end and the east (railroad south) end of its platforms.

On the east end, each platform has a single staircase leading to an elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside fare control, two staircases lead to both western corners of Halsey Street and Broadway.[4]

The western exits are now emergency exits leading to both eastern corners of Jefferson Avenue and Broadway. These exits were closed in the 1980s due to high crime.[5][6] There is a closed station house around the intermediate level of the staircases.

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. "Halsey Street Station Opened". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. August 19, 1885. p. 4.
  3. "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2014–2019". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Ocean Hill" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. Harshbarger, Rebecca; De La Hoz, Felipe (October 12, 2015). "Williamsburg, Bushwick subway entrances sealed despite ridership spike". AM New York. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  6. "Closed subway entrances". WNYC (AM). October 31, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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