Astor Place
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Astor Place is a famous subway station for the terra-cotta releafs of Beavers that still dot the original portion of the station platforms by their only entrances. These and other decorative works have caused the station to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. These reliefs have little As beneath them and are designed to represent the wealth James Astor made in the Beaver trade. There are also terra-cotta releaf name tablets, and round platform columns painted with green bottoms and middle red stripe and a white top to attempt to replicate the original paint job.
The extension portions of the station has simple tiled over columns that say Astor on them, the column signs alternate between Astor Place and Cooper Union, a trimine that is a green 3D relief at the top of the platform walls but just white As on a blue background. The platform extensions are offset from one another, the downtown south and the uptown north. There is no free cross-over or under.
The entrances are in the original portion of the station. The uptown platforms single entrance consist of a replica ornate iron and glass kiosk at the triangle formed by the end of the Bowery at Lafayette Street and Astor Place. This leads down to a small fare control area where the turnstiles are at the southern end of the platform, the extension runs north.
The downtown street stair is along the west side of Lafayette Street on the tiny block between Astor Place and East 8 Street. This leads down to a wide no longer staffed turnstile area with some MVMs, and abandoned terra-cotta plaque for 'Clinton Hall' at a tiled up doorway, but there is still an entrance directly into a K-Mart which was a branch of the Wanamaker Department Store in 1904 when the station opened. In 2021 this K-Mart closed and a Wegman's Supermarket is planning to reopen in the space in 2023. The store still has two store windows right onto the northern end of the downtown platform in an unusual portion where it's all brick walls, the extension to fit ten cars of a modern subway train extends south.
Photo 1: November 4, 2003; 2-4: March 16, 2004; 5-14: December 31, 2009; 15-33: January 2, 2011; 34-44: September 22, 2011
Arts For Transit at Astor Place
Untitled, 1986
Porcelain enamel on steel
By Milton Glaser
Looking off of a train at Astor Pl at a column and A in the trimline of the extension of the station
An uptown 6 train leaves Astor Place
The newsstand entrance is the old womens room door at least according to the terracotta plaque, the mens is locked
Passengers go down the staircase to the uptown platform through the replica kiosk
Getting off of a stopped downtown 6 train
Passengers walking towards the exit at the back of the downtown platform
The portion of restored terracotta beavers on the downtown platform
Looking down the extension portion of the platform
An A replica relief with Astor beneath
A terracotta beaver and the transition to the more modern platform extension
An Astor column revealing the tiling beneath because a sign is missing
The northern end of the downtown platform
The northern end of the downtown platforms brick scheme
The windows of K-Mart overlook the platform an original station feature from a department store
The back of the replica ornate kiosk that is the uptown platform entrance
The golden text for entrance uptown on the kiosk
Passengers outside the ornate iron kiosk
The back of the one wide staircase to the downtown platform
Looking down the staircase to the downtown platform
Going down the staircase to the wide and unstaffed fare control area for the downtown platform
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FAQs
Like other local stations, Astor Place has four tracks and two side platforms. The 6 stops here at all times, rush-hour and midday <6> trains stop here in the peak direction; and the 4 stops here during late nights.
Why is Astor Place famous? ›
In May 1849 the street was the site of the Astor Place Riot, the result of a theatrical feud between American actor Edwin Forrest and British actor William Macready which reflected social and political tensions among the socioeconomic classes.
Does NY subway run 24 hours? ›
Time periods
The New York City Subway is one of the few subways worldwide operating 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The schedule is divided into different periods, with each containing different operation patterns and train intervals. (3a) early evenings – 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
What happened to the 9 train? ›
The 9 was temporarily suspended between 2001 and 2002 due to severe damage to the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line caused by the September 11 attacks, and was permanently discontinued in 2005 as a result of a decrease in the number of riders benefiting.
How late does the 6 train run NYC? ›
6 Subway Schedule
| Day | Operating Hours | Frequency (min) |
|---|
| Wed | 24 hours | 2 - 10 |
| Thu | 24 hours | 2 - 10 |
| Fri | 24 hours | 2 - 10 |
| Sat | 24 hours | 6 - 15 |
3 more rowsLocal service: A train which always operates and stops at every station on the line. Express service: A train that does not always operate or sometimes skips a station.
What happened at Astor Place? ›
On May 10, 1849, a riot of over 10,000 angry people broke out at Astor Place in central Manhattan. When it was over, a stately theater had been attacked, its windows smashed and doors broken in, and up to 32 people lay dead in the street.
Why are there beavers at Astor Place? ›
The Astor Place subway station (4, 6, and <6> trains) is among the original 28 subway stations, and is on the List of Registered Historic Places in New York. The tile mosaics on the station platform feature beavers, a tribute to John Jacob Astor, whose fortune was founded in beaver-pelt trading.
How did Astor get rich? ›
John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor. Astor made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by exporting opium into China, and by investing in real estate in or around New York City.
What time is late night subway NYC? ›
2012] Schematic map showing subway lines in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn and the Staten Island railway.
Although the NYC subway system may run above ground in some places New Yorkers still refer to it as the "subway". Many New Yorkers also refer to the subway as "the train".
Can you take NYC subway at night? ›
Our subway system is the largest and busiest in North America. There are 472 stations on 25 routes, spread along 665 miles of track. The subway operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Riding the subway is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to get around the city.
Why is there no 8 train in NYC? ›
The only remaining IRT elevated line, the IRT Third Avenue Line in the Bronx, was too long to be a shuttle, so was assigned the number 8, unused since 1949. This service, running between 149th Street and Gun Hill Road, last ran on April 28, 1973, when the Third Avenue Line closed.
Why no H train in NYC? ›
H is the internal route designator for the Rockaway Park Shuttle. It was used publicly until 1993, when the public route emblem was changed to S. Since then, the shuttle has only been referred to as H in internal documents.
Why is there no K train in NYC? ›
On December 11, 1988, as part of the widespread service changes that day, the K was discontinued, being replaced by the C train, which was expanded from its rush-hour only service to include midday service between 145th Street and Euclid Avenue, early evening (until 9 p.m.) service from 145th Street to World Trade ...
Does the Express 6 train stop at Castle Hill? ›
Located at the intersection of Castle Hill and Westchester Avenues in the Castle Hill neighborhood in the Bronx, it is served by the 6 train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction, when the <6> train takes over.
What is the last stop on the 6 train in NYC? ›
The NYC Subway 6 train- Lexington Avenue Local serves 21 subway stops in New York City departing from 3 Av-138 St and ending at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
Where does the 6 train turn around? ›
City Hall station consists of just one short platform on the loop taken by the local track just south of Brooklyn Bridge station. The 6 train runs around the loop to move from the downtown platform to the uptown platform without crossing the express tracks at grade.
Where does the high speed train stop in Naples? ›
Napoli Afragola railway station is an Italian train station for high-speed trains located near the city of Naples. It serves three inter-regional lines, high-speed inter-city lines, and a local commuter line.
