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Grand Army Plaza (formerly Fifth Avenue Plaza and Central Park Plaza) is a public square at the southeast corner of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South (59th Street). It consists of two rectangular plots on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 58th and 60th streets.
In April 1993, the New York State Legislature agreed to give the MTA $9.6 billion for capital improvements. Some of the funds would be used to renovate nearly one hundred New York City Subway stations, [21] [22] including Grand Army Plaza. [23] The renovation was completed in 1996. [24]
[10]: 168 The Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened south of Times Square–42nd Street in 1918, and the original line was divided into an H-shaped system. The original subway north of Times Square thus became part of the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, and all local trains were sent to South Ferry. [12]
The Fifth Avenue–59th Street station (signed as Fifth Avenue) is a station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway.Located under Grand Army Plaza near the intersection of 5th Avenue and 60th Street in Manhattan, it is served by the N train at all times, the W train on weekdays during the day, and the R train at all times except late nights.
The station is served by two New York City Subway stations and multiple bus routes. The Grand Army Plaza station (2 and 3 trains), built in 1920 on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line, is on the north end of the Plaza, while the Seventh Avenue station (B and Q trains) on the BMT Brighton Line is several blocks northwest. [17]
34th Street–Penn Station is an express station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 34th Street and Seventh Avenue in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, it is served 24 hours a day by the 1, 2 and 3 trains.
The BMT Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan.As of November 2016, it is served by four services, all colored yellow: the N and Q trains on the express tracks and the R and W trains on the local tracks during weekdays (the N and Q trains make local stops during late nights, as do the N and R trains on weekends).
The Apthorp (2201 Broadway) First Baptist Church in the City of New York (near 2221 Broadway) Bretton Hall (2350 Broadway) The Belnord; Metro Theater (2626 Broadway) Hotel Marseilles (2689–2693 Broadway) Manhasset Apartments (2801–2825 Broadway) Goddard Institute for Space Studies (2880 Broadway) Barnard College (3009 Broadway) Audubon ...