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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
The Broadway corridor in Brooklyn is served by the following:
The [[BMT Jamaica Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Jamaica west}}) runs above Broadway between [[Marcy Avenue station|Marcy Avenue]] and [[Broadway Junction station|Broadway Junction]] stations, with the {{NYCS trains|Myrtle}} diverging at [[Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)|Myrtle Avenue]] to join the [[BMT Myrtle Avenue Line]].<ref name=submap>{{NYCS const|map}}</ref> The [[B46 (New York City bus)|B46]] runs on Broadway between Malcolm X Boulevard and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, the [[Q24 (New York City bus)|Q24]] runs south of Lafayette Avenue. The [[B20 (New York City bus)|B20]], [[B47 (New York City bus)|B47]] and [[B60 (New York City bus)|B60]] serve the street for shorter segments.<ref name=bklnbus>{{Cite NYC bus map|B}}</ref>
* The [[BMT Jamaica Line]] ({{NYCS trains|Jamaica west}}) runs above Broadway between [[Marcy Avenue station|Marcy Avenue]] and [[Broadway Junction station|Broadway Junction]] stations, with the {{NYCS trains|Myrtle}} diverging at [[Myrtle Avenue station (BMT Jamaica Line)|Myrtle Avenue]] to join the [[BMT Myrtle Avenue Line]].<ref name=submap>{{NYCS const|map}}</ref>
* The [[B46 (New York City bus)|B46 local]] runs on Broadway between Malcolm X Boulevard and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
* The [[List of bus routes in Brooklyn#B32|B32]] and [[Q59 (New York City bus)|Q59]] run on the corridor between Kent Avenue and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
* The [[Q24 (New York City bus)|Q24]] runs between Eastern Parkway and Lafayette Avenue, where it terminates.
* Northbound [[B15 (New York City bus)|B15]] buses use Broadway between Lewis Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard, to get to [[Woodhull Medical Center|Woodhull Hospital]].
* The [[B20 (New York City bus)|B20]] runs between Eastern Parkway and either Decatur Street for Ridgewood trips, or Schaefer Street for Postal Facility trips.
* The [[B47 (New York City bus)|B47]] runs between Ralph Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard.
* At Marcy Avenue, the [[List of bus routes in Brooklyn#B24|B24]] has a stop in both directions, while the [[B60 (New York City bus)|B60]] and [[List of bus routes in Queens#Q54|Q54]] only serve the Williamsburg-bound side.<ref name=bklnbus>{{Cite NYC bus map|B}}</ref>
* Broadway Junction-bound [[B20 and B83 buses#B83|B83]] and [[List of bus routes in Queens#Q56]] buses have a stop on Broadway called Jamaica Avenue/Herkimer Street.


The [[Broadway station (IND Crosstown Line)|Broadway station]] at Union Avenue is served by the {{NYCS trains|Crosstown}}.<ref name=submap/><ref name=bklnbus/>
The [[Broadway station (IND Crosstown Line)|Broadway station]] at Union Avenue is served by the {{NYCS trains|Crosstown}}.<ref name=submap/><ref name=bklnbus/>

Revision as of 16:41, 25 July 2024

Broadway
Broadway at Union Avenue
Broadway at Union Avenue
OwnerCity of New York
Maintained byNYCDOT
Length4.4 mi (7.1 km)[1]
StandortBrooklyn
Postal code11211 11206 11221 11207
Nearest metro stationJamaica Line "J" train"M" train"Z" train​
Broadway "G" train
Sparrow Shoe Warehouse

Broadway is an avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that extends from the East River in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in a southeasterly direction to East New York for a length of 4.32 miles (6.95 km). It was named for the Broadway in Manhattan. The East New York terminus is a complicated intersection with East New York Avenue, Fulton Street, Jamaica Avenue, and Alabama Avenue. The BMT Jamaica Line (J, M, and Z​ trains) of the New York City Subway runs on elevated tracks over Broadway from the Williamsburg Bridge to East New York on its way to Queens. Broadway forms the boundary between the neighborhoods of Bushwick, which lies above Broadway to the northeast, and Bedford–Stuyvesant, which is to the southwest.

History

When Williamsburg was an independent city, the length of Broadway from the East River to South 6th Street was known as South 7th Street. From that point to Division Avenue, it took over the path of South 6th Street. Both of these segments opened in the 1830s. From that intersection to its terminus in East New York it was named Division Avenue,[2] which was laid on the municipal boundaries separating the city of Brooklyn from the town of Bushwick (and village of Williamsburg, which was then part of the town). At each of the roadbed changes in Williamsburg, Broadway bends a little more to the south until it runs straight southeast to East New York.

The Broadway Ferry provided service (from the early 19th century) from the foot of Broadway to several points in Manhattan and by the mid-1860s was carrying over 200,000 passengers per day.[3] The ferry terminal was linked first to streetcars and then elevated rapid transit in 1889.[4] With these connections, the central commercial area of Williamsburg began to migrate to Broadway from Grand Street.[3] This was further spurred by the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge although the section of Broadway from the new bridge plaza to the ferry landing river declined since it was now effectively bypassed.[5] Prominent extant buildings in Williamsburg located on Broadway include the Williamsburgh Savings Bank (at #175, built in 1875), Nassau Trust Company (at #134-136, built in 1888), Kings County Savings Bank (#135, built in 1868), Peter Luger Steak House (at 178, built in 1876), and several cast iron buildings such as the Sparrow Shoe Factory (#195, across Driggs Avenue from Williamsburgh Savings, built in 1882).[6][7]

During the New York City blackout of 1977, Broadway was the epicenter and worst hit of the looting, rioting, and violence that hit the city. Thirty-five blocks of Broadway from Williamsburg to Bedford-Stuyvesant were destroyed, 134 stores looted, 45 of them set ablaze. The riots accelerated white flight from the area, as many of the destroyed properties were never rebuilt and remained empty lots well into the 1980s.[8][9] Broadway remained a high-crime, destitute area until gentrification in the 2000s which has initiated a resurgence of new businesses, construction of luxury condominiums, and a return of chain stores to the area. In 2019, the New York City Department of City Planning released a Bushwick rezoning plan, which would allow for high-density development on Broadway and Myrtle and Wyckoff Avenues.[10]

Transport

The Broadway corridor in Brooklyn is served by the following:

  • The BMT Jamaica Line (J, M, and Z​ trains) runs above Broadway between Marcy Avenue and Broadway Junction stations, with the M train diverging at Myrtle Avenue to join the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line.[11]
  • The B46 local runs on Broadway between Malcolm X Boulevard and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
  • The B32 and Q59 run on the corridor between Kent Avenue and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza.
  • The Q24 runs between Eastern Parkway and Lafayette Avenue, where it terminates.
  • Northbound B15 buses use Broadway between Lewis Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard, to get to Woodhull Hospital.
  • The B20 runs between Eastern Parkway and either Decatur Street for Ridgewood trips, or Schaefer Street for Postal Facility trips.
  • The B47 runs between Ralph Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard.
  • At Marcy Avenue, the B24 has a stop in both directions, while the B60 and Q54 only serve the Williamsburg-bound side.[12]
  • Broadway Junction-bound B83 and List of bus routes in Queens#Q56 buses have a stop on Broadway called Jamaica Avenue/Herkimer Street.

The Broadway station at Union Avenue is served by the G train.[11][12]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broadway (Brooklyn).
  1. ^ "Broadway (Brooklyn)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Bernardo, L. & Weiss, J. (2006). Brooklyn by name. New York: NYU Press
  3. ^ a b "NEIGHBORHOOD AT RISK: WILLIAMSBURG". Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  4. ^ Cudahy, B.J.(1990). Over and back: The history of ferryboats in New York harbor. New York: Fordham University Press
  5. ^ "Traffic Changes in Williamsburg". The New York Times. June 25, 1911.
  6. ^ White, N. & Willensky, E. (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th Ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press
  7. ^ 195 Broadway, originally Sparrow Shoe Factory Warehouse NYC-Architecture.com
  8. ^ Hogan, Gwynne (July 13, 2017). "40 Years Since Blackout, Bushwick's Broadway Still Struggles to Swing Back". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  9. ^ Gottlieb, Martin (July 17, 1984). "BUSHWICK, A SHAMBLES IN '77, SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Spivack, Caroline (April 24, 2019). "Vision to rezone Bushwick unveiled by city". Curbed NY. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.

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