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The Astor Place station, also called Astor Place–Cooper Union on signs, is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway.Located at Fourth Avenue, Cooper Square, and Astor Place between the East Village and NoHo, it is served by 6 trains at all times, <6> trains during weekdays in the peak direction, and 4 trains during late night hours.
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.
The station is between Astor Place to the north and Spring Street to the south. [114] The platforms were originally 200 feet (61 m) long, like at other local stations on the original IRT, [4]: 4 [15]: 3 but as a result of the 1959 platform extensions, became 525 feet (160 m) long. [37]
The next station northbound is 23rd Street for local trains and Grand Central–42nd Street for express trains, while the next station southbound is Astor Place for local trains and Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall for express trains. [169] When the subway opened, the next local stop to the north was 18th Street; [12] that station closed in 1948. [170]
March 18, 2008. Webster Hall is a nightclub and concert venue located at 125 East 11th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, near Astor Place, in the East Village of Manhattan, New York City. It is one of New York City's most historically significant theater and event halls, having hosted social events of all types since the club's ...
Jun. 8—NEW LONDON — There's cool stuff going on in the city, and Ralph Belfiglio wants you to know about it. The founding partner of the video production company Astor Place is so sold on New ...
The 6 Lexington Avenue Local and <6> Pelham Bay Park Express[ 3] are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems, or "bullets", are colored forest green since they use the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan. [ 4] Local service is denoted by a (6) in a circular bullet, and express service is ...
New York City Subway tiles. Many New York City Subway stations are decorated with colorful ceramic plaques and tile mosaics. Of these, many take the form of signs, identifying the station's location. Much of this ceramic work was in place when the subway system originally opened on October 27, 1904. Newer work continues to be installed each ...