If the station is never used (which it isn't used, this is confirmable) then why do they keep the lights on, and I can imagine, change the lightbulbs?
Type in "UNDERCITY New York City urban exploration w STEVE DUNCAN, dir. Andrew Wonder". He goes to this place and informs you about it. It's a great video.
At around the 12 second mark it looks like a man in an early sailors uniform on the train . When was this video taken? Why is one person in a middle car and all other cars empty?
That's the Conductor, the one who opens and closes the doors. R142/142A series cars are linked into 5 car sets with cabs only on the outer end of each set. the Train Operator (motorman, dirver, whatever) works in the lead cab of the front set. The conductor works from the lead cab of the second set, the middle of the train.
@jacquesheehan that is the conductor. nyc subway trains typically have a conductor in the first car and another in the middle which is the one you saw.
The IRT is notable for being the oldest. It is not a pleasant train to ride on. The BMT and IND are much better lines. It's too bad NY is saddled with the IRT's legacy.
if you ride the #1, 2 or 3 train in nyc, you go right through an abandoned station. its at about 92nd street. if you ride the train, and pay attention, you can see it.
@smokingplates But you cannot get on or get off the train there. That is what is meant by abandoned. It's no longer being used and the train just rides right on by.
@smokingplates It is abandon, meaning the train no longer stops there. I guess it was the old terminus (the current one is Brooklyn Bridge, right next to Pace University). If you stay on the Downtown 6 train (the Green Line) after the last stop, the train loops back to the other side of the track by passing in front of that station.
@candlstudios Cheaper for the city. The lights are still conneted to the power grid, so instead of uninstalling and rewiring everything, they just decided to keep it like that.
@khonsmosis Yeah, but wouldn't the bulbs eventually wear out? So either someone is still replacing the bulbs in this unused station.. or they found bulbs that last a really long time.
It might be cheaper to leave the fixtures in place.. but if you remove the bulbs you won't be using any electricity.
@candlstudios The title is a bit misleading. The station is still in "use"-- and maintenance workers still have easy access to it. It is just no longer used as a stop, and is rarely cleaned up because there would be little use in doing so.
Abandoned does not necessarily mean no one goes around it. It's not used as a train station anymore. You can't walk down there and get on a train there. The train simply passes thru it.
It looks like there are chandeliers at this station. I don't remember ever seeing something like that in a newer station. Although I did see a homeless man with a flashlight. LOL
I don't expect you to believe me, but do you remember Elizabeth Quesenberry? Booth gave her a gift, that history said then- they didn't know what it was. History says now, that maybe it was his boat. I'm Mrs. Quesenberry ancestor and I'm telling you now, that he gave her 2 things and she put them in a clay jar and had them hid. They are the real weapon that killed Lincoln and His missing diary pages. I'm the only person on this planet who knows where they are buried
There are three reasons why this station is abandoned. The first is that it was designed for two door trains, and hence three door trains have a huge gap -- expensive to fix and fatal if not fixed. The second is that it was designed for shorter trains, and can't fit a whole 10-car train on the platform. The third reason is that it's under City Hall, and the NYPD does not want anybody able to go directly under City Hall due to terrorism worries. Hope this explains a bit.
@Satoshi9801 The current City Hall station is not directly under City Hall though, not the passenger platform in any case. This station is RIGHT under City Hall, and the stairways lead into the City Hall plaza itself. No, there aren't any public tours, those stopped a couple years ago along with plans to re-open to station as a museum.
@TheCarKid97 Those plans were from like 15 years ago, and while there aren't any tours for the Public, there are for people who have a Membership to the Mueseum (they must have a reservation, though.)
Between 3:55-4:16 of the 27 minute video by "andrewwonder" called "undercity w. Steve Duncan", Steve is explaining the squeal that occurs when subway cars are going around corners that are now too narrow for them.
Well if the platform at the station in the video at that point is abandoned, why not re-align the tracks on a softer curve so that the squeal goes away?
Hi. Does anyone know where I can learn more about this abandoned station? I'm really interested in learning historic facts in different places. Thanks.
this is city hall station. it has a special entrance to city hall. the staion itself is extremely small. you can see it when the 6 train loops around from the brooklyn bridge station(if the train crew lets you stay on the train,which most times they don't) its very classy and retro.
omgosh no the station was closed because of new york getting newer longer cars in the subway system and yes the curve was not made for them therefore could not be in use.
@aeronuk1 The doors on the cars when it was built were at the ends of the cars so the gap didn't matter. The station is near the bottom of Manhattan back uptown.
Toronto's TTC has a station of similar design and fate. It's almost fully funcţional, but the TTC decided the architecture was too fancy for their lazy, monotone asses and turned it into a line-switching hub.
Hooray for boring, bathroom-style tiles. No imagination whatsoever. Look at Moscow's stations, they're art...
@DevilDog016 Yes, Moscow's subway stations are art build at the butt of a gun under Stalin's gulag prisoners. Keep in mind NY's system is 30 years older and was built to be functional, not beautiful bomb shelter musuems. Indeed, NY, like London, Paris, Rome are not aesthetically remarkable. At least NY's system wasn't built with prison labor. I've been in this NY station many times, and for the NY system it's beautiful. I've also been in Moscow's system and it's art-yes!
@DevilDog016 Bathroom tiles are easy to clean. Fancy mouldings and chandeliers require a small army of political prisoner slaves to keep it looking good. Which the soviets had no shortage of.
@nilbud Ignorant of Soviet-era history much? Or just a leftist sympathiser who prefers to pretend it didn't happen? I would feel embarassed if I didn't think it was true you're a complete moron. It would be a shocking mistake to miss something so obvious.
The station was actually used in the TNMT 2: Secret of the ooze movie...lol. But I was actually on the 6 train yesterday and passed thru here for the first time...kind of spooky but definitely cool!
@contractki11er -- "what a beautiful station, very clean and no grafiti, perfect example of what all stations should be like"
It's easy to keep clean when you keep the hobos, the blacks, the illegal Mexicans, and the Muslims (also often black) out of public places. Let the scum in and the place becomes scummy.
How is it abandon when there is a train running thorough it! It's just not ACTIVE. Cause abandoned mean not in use anymore and it is used by TRAINS!!!
@4202EJW It is abandoned, it doesn't stop there, no is waiting there and it is not in use. There are plenty of stations like it in manhattan. This is just happens to be the cleanest I've seen.
@21ricky666 It's abandoned 'cause not enough people used it. Why the heck would the gap be a problem? Ever heard of gap fillers, like at the old South Ferry station for example? Not enough people used this station as Brooklyn Bridge is right near it. That's why this one's closed.
@21ricky666 The gap is that wide because when that station was built, subway cars were much, much smaller. The gap was reasonable with the smaller cars.
@dag101101 that actually does make sense. but that still would make sense as to why it is now abandoned, modernization of the cars would render the station too dangerous?
@21ricky666 That, and mostly because the length of the trains increased because they decided to add more cars to each train, making so this station was too short. It would have been too expensive to lengthen the station due to its curve, so they shut it down in 1945.
@tristen539 The train station itself is sealed off. No one can enter and the train doesn't stop there. Its a balance. By keeping the tunnel that is connected to the station open the city has an excuse to maintain the station because of the architectural significance. If they opened it for business (lets face it, this is NYC we're talking about) it would be filthy with gum on the floor and the stench of urine in no time.
No wonder they closed this station, look at the gaps between the train and platform! i thought some stations on the London Underground were bad for gaps between the train and platform but this is the worst! Also is this the station that was featured in Ghostbusters II?
Freakin idiots!!! The freakin station is abandoned!!!!! Not the fucking tracks!!!! There could be 3 stations in a row abandoned. That just means the train isn't going to stop on any of the 3 stations you fucking idiots!!!!! One has nothing to do with the other. This station is on a curve. When the train stops and people get off, there is a huge gap. Which is not good. Gap=no good. No gap=very good
If the station is never used (which it isn't used, this is confirmable) then why do they keep the lights on, and I can imagine, change the lightbulbs?
ShindentheGreat 1 day ago
@Wafflesinger666 I think what he means is disused. As in not for public access. Regardless, why so offensive?
aserta 1 month ago
It's not an active station anymore but the train still goes through it.
res340 1 month ago
Mind the gap!
Epicswedishgamer 1 month ago
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lafther210 1 month ago
Type in "UNDERCITY New York City urban exploration w STEVE DUNCAN, dir. Andrew Wonder". He goes to this place and informs you about it. It's a great video.
carveriscool 1 month ago
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BethanM190 1 month ago
thats a big ass gap from the platform to the train.....
humperfier 1 month ago
oh yer cause that is what abandoned looks like
HamBurgerKidify 1 month ago
can anyone tell me the type of train they used to use when it did stop at that station?
searchanddiscover 1 month ago
@searchanddiscover they closed the station to the public in 1945
TheLauranCameron 1 month ago
@TheLauranCameron
I meant if anyone knew what model train could stop there when it was still functioning. I am very curious about trains!
searchanddiscover 1 month ago
hello you video :(
MyJavier3000 2 months ago
Looks pretty well maintained
ThrillFinatic 2 months ago
This was in Ghostbusters two!
griffdogripdog 2 months ago
@Wafflesinger666 good point
USMatman100 2 months ago
WOW!!!!!!!
757K 2 months ago
who cares i hate ny
777bigmick 3 months ago
I dont see any of the ninja turtles?
Otakonkid 3 months ago
At around the 12 second mark it looks like a man in an early sailors uniform on the train . When was this video taken? Why is one person in a middle car and all other cars empty?
jacquesheehan 3 months ago 2
@jacquesheehan
i saw that shit it wuz kinda creep if you pause the video and look
LeBronDaShit23 3 months ago
@jacquesheehan its not a sailor uniform. its a guy in a business suit who cant do their tie. but it is weird that he's the only one on there
Rabbitgirl57 3 months ago
@jacquesheehan He's one of the workers lol. I recognize that get-up from anywhere.
ToonLinkTink 3 months ago
@jacquesheehan
That's the Conductor, the one who opens and closes the doors. R142/142A series cars are linked into 5 car sets with cabs only on the outer end of each set. the Train Operator (motorman, dirver, whatever) works in the lead cab of the front set. The conductor works from the lead cab of the second set, the middle of the train.
metropod 2 months ago
@jacquesheehan that is the conductor. nyc subway trains typically have a conductor in the first car and another in the middle which is the one you saw.
kleptokiddo 2 weeks ago
it was abandoned because of a ghoul infestation.
Antiks72 4 months ago
good video,,,,very interesting, thanks
bfs1888 4 months ago
if u look very closey at 0:13 there is a man in a tie and a suit creepy shit
planbskater761 4 months ago
@planbskater761 a conductor perhaps??
djkoolaj96 4 months ago 2
fucking long train !!and nobody on it!!how can that happen in new york??
whoarethebrainpigs 4 months ago 2
@whoarethebrainpigs - Empty carriage working, perhaps?
JBofBrisbane 4 months ago
@whoarethebrainpigs
The train is making a turn after the Brooklyn Bridge station, which is a terminus for the 6.
mheidelberger 4 months ago
@whoarethebrainpigs It was not in regular service.
Zachtperson 3 months ago
there's one right below gallaudet university (a liberal art school for the deaf and hard of hearing).
DOGGEATDOGG03 4 months ago
the new trains squeal even louder than the redbirds! these trains are only 10 years old
SuperCoolDude2014 4 months ago
reminds me of jacob's ladder
idis1abad 5 months ago
The IRT is notable for being the oldest. It is not a pleasant train to ride on. The BMT and IND are much better lines. It's too bad NY is saddled with the IRT's legacy.
kjrehberg 5 months ago
if you ride the #1, 2 or 3 train in nyc, you go right through an abandoned station. its at about 92nd street. if you ride the train, and pay attention, you can see it.
suitman36 5 months ago
Rewind to 1904....
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Opening day of the NYC subway when people actually got all dressed up to ride the train.
RellyOhBoy 5 months ago
if its abandoned why is there a train going through it...
KCArmstrongXIIV 5 months ago
@KCArmstrongXIIV the track is still used, just not the station
mowie1236 5 months ago
@mowie1236 whatever you say ..bro
KCArmstrongXIIV 5 months ago
wait a minute,how did you get down there if its abandoned?
MooMooCowc4 5 months ago
@MooMooCowc4 your comment makes no sense at all hahaha.
think of all the abandoned buidlings and everything around the world.
pretty easy to get into since no one occupies them. abandoned exploring is beast.
KidsOnCrack33 5 months ago
that shit isn t abandon there is a train runnin straight through there
smokingplates 5 months ago 116
@smokingplates abandoned as in it isn't used as a station anymore. trains still run through there, they just don't stop there
punkrockr912 4 months ago 4
@smokingplates The line progresses under there, they just extended the rails and built another station. Trains roll through there, but do not stop.
MrGoboka 4 months ago
@smokingplates But you cannot get on or get off the train there. That is what is meant by abandoned. It's no longer being used and the train just rides right on by.
vanaphil 4 months ago
@smokingplates Are you serious?
Garyankan 4 months ago
@smokingplates Are you dumb or something?
Zachtperson 3 months ago
@smokingplates yeah but you cant get on or off the train there.. it just passes thru
resqjason2 3 months ago
@smokingplates lol look inside, theres noone in there. and look at the first comment, it'll explain some reasons why
Rabbitgirl57 3 months ago
@smokingplates well played
makingupforteenage 3 months ago
@smokingplates Michigan Central Station is abandones, and trains still run through THERE... but don't stop. sadly.
JeffHendrie 3 months ago
@smokingplates did it stop?????
NYU719 2 months ago
@smokingplates did it stop??????????????
NYU719 2 months ago
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@smokingplates It is abandon, meaning the train no longer stops there. I guess it was the old terminus (the current one is Brooklyn Bridge, right next to Pace University). If you stay on the Downtown 6 train (the Green Line) after the last stop, the train loops back to the other side of the track by passing in front of that station.
lafther210 1 month ago
@smokingplates that only must mean one thing! IT'S A GHOOOST TRAIN! :O
xD
jhcdnx 1 month ago
Too much ganja my friend.You smoke too much of the scheisse
cannoir 4 days ago
thats pretty exclusive alright
tonymagona334 5 months ago
Nicest subway station in NYC and it's still ugly. Go figure.
prebek 5 months ago
Me and my friends snuck on one of the trains and went by this- its so cool yet creepyyy!
fordtruck7896 6 months ago
Wait, why does keep going round and round?
somard1 6 months ago
that was a thoroughly unpleasant sound.
chrisz71 6 months ago 2
Why does it still have lights if it's not in use?
candlstudios 7 months ago
@candlstudios Cheaper for the city. The lights are still conneted to the power grid, so instead of uninstalling and rewiring everything, they just decided to keep it like that.
khonsmosis 6 months ago
@khonsmosis Yeah, but wouldn't the bulbs eventually wear out? So either someone is still replacing the bulbs in this unused station.. or they found bulbs that last a really long time.
It might be cheaper to leave the fixtures in place.. but if you remove the bulbs you won't be using any electricity.
candlstudios 6 months ago
@candlstudios The title is a bit misleading. The station is still in "use"-- and maintenance workers still have easy access to it. It is just no longer used as a stop, and is rarely cleaned up because there would be little use in doing so.
Coastergeekperson04 6 months ago
u gotta run ur nutz off to make it to city hall platform.
AKBNY 7 months ago
ninja turtles did film that scene too and ghost buster as well i think.
rextony22 7 months ago
didnt the ninja turtles discover this place in secret of the ooze ?
Fo0dStamps 7 months ago
that is so abbandoned that is why there is a fucking moving cart thing
AndrewDealtry 7 months ago
@AndrewDealtry
Abandoned does not necessarily mean no one goes around it. It's not used as a train station anymore. You can't walk down there and get on a train there. The train simply passes thru it.
Draknfyre 7 months ago
It looks like there are chandeliers at this station. I don't remember ever seeing something like that in a newer station. Although I did see a homeless man with a flashlight. LOL
gspencerful 7 months ago
Nice video :)
kubael 7 months ago
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I don't expect you to believe me, but do you remember Elizabeth Quesenberry? Booth gave her a gift, that history said then- they didn't know what it was. History says now, that maybe it was his boat. I'm Mrs. Quesenberry ancestor and I'm telling you now, that he gave her 2 things and she put them in a clay jar and had them hid. They are the real weapon that killed Lincoln and His missing diary pages. I'm the only person on this planet who knows where they are buried
downyourtube 8 months ago
this is so boring..
amanda64645 8 months ago
they had more style back n the good old days
sweetypie000 8 months ago 2
There are three reasons why this station is abandoned. The first is that it was designed for two door trains, and hence three door trains have a huge gap -- expensive to fix and fatal if not fixed. The second is that it was designed for shorter trains, and can't fit a whole 10-car train on the platform. The third reason is that it's under City Hall, and the NYPD does not want anybody able to go directly under City Hall due to terrorism worries. Hope this explains a bit.
TheCarKid97 8 months ago 125
@TheCarKid97 That makes sense to me...
fnihp30 8 months ago
@TheCarKid97 very informative and interesting. thanks
generfeld 5 months ago
@TheCarKid97 Um I don't think the third reason is true-there are tours AND there's the current City Hall station just 100 feet away.
Satoshi9801 4 months ago
@Satoshi9801 The current City Hall station is not directly under City Hall though, not the passenger platform in any case. This station is RIGHT under City Hall, and the stairways lead into the City Hall plaza itself. No, there aren't any public tours, those stopped a couple years ago along with plans to re-open to station as a museum.
TheCarKid97 4 months ago
@TheCarKid97 Those plans were from like 15 years ago, and while there aren't any tours for the Public, there are for people who have a Membership to the Mueseum (they must have a reservation, though.)
Satoshi9801 4 months ago
doenst look too abandoned to me...
1baddecepticon 9 months ago
Where's ratman???
eirikus96 9 months ago
where can we find the shots taken in this journey??
sicksidemadness 9 months ago
hey, if its abaondoned, how the hell did you get there?
matrixfan127 9 months ago
@matrixfan127 because its abandoned
b00typatooty 9 months ago
@matrixfan127 you walk to the end of the platform at the next or last station and walk down on to the tracks and walk to the station
csxconductor100 9 months ago
i give u props 2 go there
atifrad1 9 months ago
Between 3:55-4:16 of the 27 minute video by "andrewwonder" called "undercity w. Steve Duncan", Steve is explaining the squeal that occurs when subway cars are going around corners that are now too narrow for them.
Well if the platform at the station in the video at that point is abandoned, why not re-align the tracks on a softer curve so that the squeal goes away?
That would create some jobs.
nudist0885 9 months ago
I am a NYC train operator who regularly makes this trip around Brooklyn Bridge City Hall loop.
ejdf870 10 months ago
@ejdf870 do i know if theres any way to see this stop
LaOndaMagica 10 months ago
@ejdf870 sorry do u know
LaOndaMagica 10 months ago
@ejdf870 Hello!!! you do a great job!! thank you
phantomsuccour 10 months ago
@phantomsuccour Thanks for compliment. I don't usually receive any, so I very much love to hear from people who actually appreciate the work we do.
Most people must think that trains run on their own, without realizing that an actual human being is at the helm (like the pilot of a plane).
It's (usually) a thankless job, but I still love what I do.
ejdf870 10 months ago
beautiful
lvmdesign 10 months ago
You should see some of the gaps in London! Like the one at Lewisham which is alot deeper and just as wide.
peterellis72 10 months ago
How did you get there?
DavidVargasColombia 11 months ago
its doing a fuckin powerslide :D!
samwula 11 months ago 2
that's a serious curve. they probably had to replace those rails often
nakabar 11 months ago
did they use this station in ghostbusters 2?
TheDotComKid84 11 months ago
Yeah, that gap definitely looks dangerous.
HARTline2012 1 year ago 2
@HARTline2012
tryithere 11 months ago
Veri nice interier!
opicakuz 1 year ago
Hi. Does anyone know where I can learn more about this abandoned station? I'm really interested in learning historic facts in different places. Thanks.
broadworld 1 year ago
@broadworld i do try google
tom618ful 11 months ago
@tom618ful okay. might work. thanks :P
broadworld 11 months ago
@broadworld check vimeo "undercity", this NYC specific feature
krisjaynav 11 months ago
@broadworld go to the website nycsubway org
tryithere 11 months ago
@broadworld go to the website nycsubway org use . between the two words
tryithere 11 months ago
this is city hall station. it has a special entrance to city hall. the staion itself is extremely small. you can see it when the 6 train loops around from the brooklyn bridge station(if the train crew lets you stay on the train,which most times they don't) its very classy and retro.
zuki1899 1 year ago
as long as you get to where you have to go who gives a chit jack offs, lol
and yeah the subways are all dirty , so stop thowing your garbage down there you ignoramuses. yeah YOU !!!
stargrazer77 1 year ago
I think this is the only station in NYC that has the 3rail next to the platform instead of across it
XxLiLGiJoE17xX 1 year ago
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PutItAway101 1 year ago
I love the brick work.
Exposed brick is hot right now in the city.
Reverseflush 1 year ago
omgosh no the station was closed because of new york getting newer longer cars in the subway system and yes the curve was not made for them therefore could not be in use.
calvinj72 1 year ago
@calvinj72 Not entirely correct. It was closed as well because the Brooklyn Bridge station which was close by was far busier
SatanicalEve 1 year ago
It's probably abandoned cause of the gaps...why build an underground station on a curve like that!
aeronuk1 1 year ago
@aeronuk1 because at the time it was made the trains werent long and the platform was adequate,
Moarburritosforu101 1 year ago
@aeronuk1 The doors on the cars when it was built were at the ends of the cars so the gap didn't matter. The station is near the bottom of Manhattan back uptown.
tryithere 11 months ago
that was gay...
ericbofcarsonc 1 year ago
all it's missing is the hobos
0450marlin 1 year ago
Toronto's TTC has a station of similar design and fate. It's almost fully funcţional, but the TTC decided the architecture was too fancy for their lazy, monotone asses and turned it into a line-switching hub.
Hooray for boring, bathroom-style tiles. No imagination whatsoever. Look at Moscow's stations, they're art...
DevilDog016 1 year ago
@DevilDog016 Yes, Moscow's subway stations are art build at the butt of a gun under Stalin's gulag prisoners. Keep in mind NY's system is 30 years older and was built to be functional, not beautiful bomb shelter musuems. Indeed, NY, like London, Paris, Rome are not aesthetically remarkable. At least NY's system wasn't built with prison labor. I've been in this NY station many times, and for the NY system it's beautiful. I've also been in Moscow's system and it's art-yes!
OSTARAEB4 1 year ago
@DevilDog016 Bathroom tiles are easy to clean. Fancy mouldings and chandeliers require a small army of political prisoner slaves to keep it looking good. Which the soviets had no shortage of.
PutItAway101 1 year ago
@PutItAway101 Your quaint propaganda is hilarious bullshit. Don't you ever feel embarrassed about the stupid shit you think is true?
nilbud 1 year ago
@nilbud Ignorant of Soviet-era history much? Or just a leftist sympathiser who prefers to pretend it didn't happen? I would feel embarassed if I didn't think it was true you're a complete moron. It would be a shocking mistake to miss something so obvious.
PutItAway101 1 year ago
@PutItAway101 None of the TTC's subway stations meet ANY of even their OWN sanitary standards. Cleaning is obviously out of question.
DevilDog016 1 year ago
I saw this recently, it's beautiful.
soymilkmilk 1 year ago
Eh, we're New Yorkers, we can jump the gap :) I constantly jump huge puddles when it's been raining.
wallabyj 1 year ago
@wallabyj true dat! xD
FirePowaah 1 year ago
Eh, We're New Yorkers, we can jump the gap :) I just f-ing puddles EVERYWHERE when it rains
wallabyj 1 year ago
and where is the giant monster?
Haffschlappe 1 year ago 60
@Haffschlappe The giant monster fell through the 2 foot gap and was squashed by the train as it went over him.
KMacKellerann 9 months ago
@Haffschlappe Grand Central station it is was built in 1900.
pictureisup1 6 months ago
Upto @ 0:26 seems to be a subway carroussel !
pablof59 1 year ago
The station was actually used in the TNMT 2: Secret of the ooze movie...lol. But I was actually on the 6 train yesterday and passed thru here for the first time...kind of spooky but definitely cool!
JASONFIED 1 year ago
what a beautiful station, very clean and no grafiti, perfect example of what all stations should be like
contractki11er 1 year ago
@contractki11er Different time, different brand of people, different cultural values last time this was open.
bigcat2010 1 year ago
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@contractki11er -- "what a beautiful station, very clean and no grafiti, perfect example of what all stations should be like"
It's easy to keep clean when you keep the hobos, the blacks, the illegal Mexicans, and the Muslims (also often black) out of public places. Let the scum in and the place becomes scummy.
Matrix29bear 1 year ago
oh my what a gap, you gotta jump that
Jerrycobra 1 year ago
@Jerrycobra yeah. They said in the news that the reason they closed it down. They better fill that space with cement and somehow reopen the station.
jaffinzkfan 1 year ago
this is on 2007 and yahoo put it on now? wow it took them 3 years to figure this out oh well and that is a huge gap
MrJkid1 1 year ago
That is wicked awesome. So beautiful and holy crap talk about mind the gap!
prorobo 1 year ago
WOW I can see the gap...that would be really dangerous...but the stop is beautiful.
ginny7676 1 year ago
AHHHH my ears are bleeding! #LOL . Ive never been there but been on the loop.
R160Vtrain 1 year ago
station City Hall a only train spotters open.
gertgertgert18 1 year ago
that the old city hall stop
coolkidtoocool 1 year ago
How is it abandon when there is a train running thorough it! It's just not ACTIVE. Cause abandoned mean not in use anymore and it is used by TRAINS!!!
4202EJW 1 year ago
@4202EJW By abandoned they mean people cannot walk through it no more since there's a huge gap so the train can't make stops there anymore.
InfamousPR 1 year ago
@4202EJW It is abandoned, it doesn't stop there, no is waiting there and it is not in use. There are plenty of stations like it in manhattan. This is just happens to be the cleanest I've seen.
slicingwater 1 year ago
@4202EJW it is abandoned,if you dont know that you dont live in new york.
Moarburritosforu101 1 year ago
i bet its abandoned cuz of that 2 foot gap between the platform and the car, lol.
21ricky666 1 year ago 84
@21ricky666 Actually yes
peacelord 1 year ago
@21ricky666 It's abandoned 'cause not enough people used it. Why the heck would the gap be a problem? Ever heard of gap fillers, like at the old South Ferry station for example? Not enough people used this station as Brooklyn Bridge is right near it. That's why this one's closed.
djmusic121 9 months ago
@21ricky666 yes very good observation you are correct
csxconductor100 9 months ago
@21ricky666 The gap is that wide because when that station was built, subway cars were much, much smaller. The gap was reasonable with the smaller cars.
dag101101 7 months ago
@dag101101 that actually does make sense. but that still would make sense as to why it is now abandoned, modernization of the cars would render the station too dangerous?
21ricky666 7 months ago
@21ricky666 That, and mostly because the length of the trains increased because they decided to add more cars to each train, making so this station was too short. It would have been too expensive to lengthen the station due to its curve, so they shut it down in 1945.
dag101101 7 months ago
This is really cool, I always wonder what the subways looked like long ago
harshcritick 1 year ago
Good place for maintenance crews to rest. Thanks for uploading this rediscovery.
bcschmerker 1 year ago
Thats a clean station for NY?
deliman72dat 1 year ago 2
@deliman72dat Yes...yes it is
wallabyj 1 year ago
@hop208 exactly i gotcha
tristen539 1 year ago
Looks spooky!
oOMarsmannOo 1 year ago
@oOMarsmannOo n sexy
ChaseThatTornado67 1 year ago
@ChaseThatTornado67 Not too sure about the sexy side of things, but very artistic.
oOMarsmannOo 1 year ago
That is a long-ass train.
cougarsstudios 1 year ago
@cougarsstudios They're all like that
wallabyj 1 year ago
dnt wnna b rude but if its abandoned y s threr a train going through it
tristen539 1 year ago
@tristen539 The train station itself is sealed off. No one can enter and the train doesn't stop there. Its a balance. By keeping the tunnel that is connected to the station open the city has an excuse to maintain the station because of the architectural significance. If they opened it for business (lets face it, this is NYC we're talking about) it would be filthy with gum on the floor and the stench of urine in no time.
hop208 1 year ago
i thought the flashes were sparks from the train. i love new york metro. <3.
Samjensen11 1 year ago
sounds sexy on that curve (rofl)
ChaseThatTornado67 1 year ago
No wonder they closed this station, look at the gaps between the train and platform! i thought some stations on the London Underground were bad for gaps between the train and platform but this is the worst! Also is this the station that was featured in Ghostbusters II?
Markjuk 1 year ago
The only place in NY where graffiti havnt reached
FrostHelp 1 year ago 2
Freakin idiots!!! The freakin station is abandoned!!!!! Not the fucking tracks!!!! There could be 3 stations in a row abandoned. That just means the train isn't going to stop on any of the 3 stations you fucking idiots!!!!! One has nothing to do with the other. This station is on a curve. When the train stops and people get off, there is a huge gap. Which is not good. Gap=no good. No gap=very good
vwbigchris 1 year ago
Kulenket I know its a bit late to respond but the trains actually dont stop their, they just ride through it.
wolfexpertXD 1 year ago