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Originally operated by the New York Elevated Railway, an independent railway company, it was acquired by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and eventually became part of the New York City Subway system. The first segment of the line, with service at most stations, opened from South Ferry to Grand Central Depot on August 26, 1878. [1]
The Subway: A Trip Through Time on New York's Rapid Transit. H & M Productions II Inc. ISBN 1-882608-19-4. Fischler, Stan (2004). The Subway and the City: Celebrating a Century. with John Henderson. Frank Merriwell Incorporated. ISBN 0-8373-9251-9. Dougherty, Peter (2007). Tracks of the New York City Subway v4.2
In 1986, the New York City Transit Authority launched a study to determine whether to close 79 stations on 11 routes, including the remaining portion of the Myrtle Avenue Line, due to low ridership and high repair costs. [16] [17] Numerous figures, including New York City Council member Carol Greitzer, criticized the plans. [17] [18]
The IRT Sixth Avenue Line, often called the Sixth Avenue Elevated or Sixth Avenue El, was the second elevated railway in Manhattan in New York City, following the Ninth Avenue Elevated. The line ran south of Central Park, mainly along Sixth Avenue. Beyond the park, trains continued north on the Ninth Avenue Line.
Although Goetz, dubbed the "Subway Vigilante" by New York City's press, came to symbolize New Yorkers' frustrations with the high crime rates of the 1980s, he was both praised and vilified in the media and public opinion. The incident has also been cited as a contributing factor to the groundswell movement against urban crime and disorder. [210]
Disinfection of New York City Subway cars against coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City Before 2011 there have been some full subway closures for transit strikes ( January 1–13, 1966 , [ 341 ] April 1–11, 1980 , [ 342 ] December 20–22, 2005 ) [ 343 ] and blackouts ( November 9–10, 1965 , [ 344 ] July 13–14, 1977 ...
Finally, after 60 or more years of service, and after having operated under a series of companies and jurisdictions, mainly the IRT, the elevated lines began to disappear, with the first line closing in 1938, and the final section closing in 1973: service on the Sixth Avenue Line ended in 1938.
The IRT Second Avenue Line, also known as the Second Avenue Elevated or Second Avenue El, was an elevated railway in Manhattan, New York City, United States, from 1878 to 1942. It was operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company until 1940, when the city took over the IRT.