- City:
- Brooklyn, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
The Fulton Street branch of New York City’s Independent Subway (IND) was constructed during the 1930s with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. On April 9, 1936, nine stations opened in Brooklyn, including the Nostrand Avenue subway station.
Source notes
"New Fulton St. Subway Branch Opened Today by Mayor"; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Weds., April 8, 1936 (pages 1, 3). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IND_Fulton_Street_LineSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 27, 2014.
At this Location:
- New York Transit Museum (former Court Street Station) - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Lafayette Avenue Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Clinton-Washington Avenues Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Franklin Avenue Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Kingston–Throop Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Utica Avenue Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Ralph Avenue Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line: Rockaway Avenue Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Fulton Street Line - Brooklyn NY
At this Location:
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Broadway–Lafayette Street Station - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Old Elevated Line Demolition - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Second Avenue [Houston Street] Station - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway Line - New York NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Delancey Street Station - New York NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Van Wyck Boulevard Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: East Broadway Station - New York NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Sutphin Boulevard [Hillside Avenue] Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: Rutgers Street Tunnel - New York to Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Parsons Boulevard Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: York Street Station - Brooklyn NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: 169th Street Station - Jamaica NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: West Fourth Street Station - New York NY
- IND Subway Queens Branch: Elmhurst Avenue Station - Elmhurst NY
- IND Sixth Avenue Subway: 14th Street Station - New York NY
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