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39-531: Seventh Avenue most commonly refers to Seventh Avenue (Manhattan) , a street in Manhattan, New York City. The name may also be used to reference: Seventh Avenue (Manhattan) Seventh Avenue originates in the West Village at Clarkson Street, where Varick Street becomes Seventh Avenue South (which becomes Seventh Avenue proper after the road crosses Greenwich Avenue and West 11th Street ). It

78-604: A through service from 168th Street to Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue via the Sixth Avenue Line express tracks and the Manhattan Bridge. During middays and Saturdays, service to and from Brooklyn terminated at West 4th Street. During late night hours and Sundays when B service did not operate, TT shuttles continued to operate on the West End Line. On July 1, 1968, the B was rerouted to terminate at

117-690: A balanced budget, at the request of the Emergency Financial Control Board . As part of the cuts, late night B service was cut back to running as a shuttle between 36th Street and Coney Island via the West End Line. This change took effect on August 27, 1977. Initially, the 57th Street station was to be closed during late nights. However, a B shuttle also operated during late nights, running between 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center and 57th Street. The NYCTA approved four changes in subway service on April 27, 1981, including an increase in B service. The changes were made as part of

156-924: Is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway . Its route emblem, or "bullet", is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan . The B operates only on weekdays between Brighton Beach in Brooklyn and Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx , making express stops in Brooklyn along the BMT Brighton Line and in Manhattan along Sixth Avenue , and making local stops along Central Park West in Manhattan and Grand Concourse in

195-463: Is interrupted by Central Park from 59th to 110th Street . Artisans' Gate is the 59th Street exit from Central Park to Seventh Avenue. North of Warriors' Gate at the north end of the Park, the avenue carries traffic in both directions through Harlem , where it is called Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. Addresses continue as if the street was continuous through Central Park, with the first block north of

234-465: Is served by the 1 , ​ 2 , and ​ 3 trains for most of its length, with N , ​ Q , ​ R , and ​ W service between 42nd Street and Central Park South . The Seventh Avenue station also serves the B , ​ D ​, and E trains. North of the park, Powell Boulevard is served by the Harlem–148th Street on

273-452: The 3 train, and the 155th Street station on the B and ​ D trains. It is also served by numerous local MTA New York City Bus routes downtown, with uptown buses on 8th Avenue unless specified below: South of 14th Street Seventh Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the West Village . The now dismantled St. Vincent's Hospital was a main downtown hospital on Seventh Avenue and 11th Street. Running through

312-609: The COVID-19 pandemic . From December 30, 2021, to January 19, 2022, B service was again suspended due to a shortage of crew members exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 1, 2024, midday service was increased to run every eight minutes instead of every ten minutes and alternate B trains were extended to Bedford Park Boulevard. From August 5, 2024, until early 2025, B trains operate local between Prospect Park and Kings Highway in both directions for accessibility upgrades at

351-710: The Chrystie Street Connection , the B started running via the BMT West End Line (local) and BMT Fourth Avenue Line (express) in Brooklyn. A short-lived B service marked with a yellow bullet ran via the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan and the BMT West End Line in Brooklyn from 1986 to 1988 due to Manhattan Bridge renovation, while orange B service traveled the pre-1967 route between 168th and 34th Streets. After 1989,

390-513: The Garment District (which stretches from 12th Avenue to 5th Avenue and 34th Street to 39th Street), it is referred to as Fashion Avenue due to its role as a center of the garment and fashion industry and the famed fashion designers who established New York as a world fashion capital. The first, temporary signs designating the section of Seventh Avenue as "Fashion Avenue" were dual-posted in 1972, with permanent signs added over

429-558: The $ 1 million, two-year Rapid Transit Sufficiency Study, and were expected to take place as early as 1982, following public hearings and approval by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board. As part of the changes, midday B service was going to be increased, replacing AA service. B service on the West End Line and Fourth Avenue Line express was to be supplemented by a new rush hour T train, running between Bay Parkway and Chambers Street on

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468-496: The 1986 changes. This time, the southern half of the route that ran via the Broadway Line was named the W . B service ran on weekdays only, from 34th Street to Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours and from 34th Street to 145th Street during middays and evenings. The Manhattan Bridge was fully reopened to subway service on February 22, 2004. B and D trains were once again extended through Grand Street station and over

507-597: The B continued to operate as the West End Shuttle from 36th Street to Coney Island. B service operated to 57th Street during weekends and N service was increased to replace B service to Ditmars Boulevard. In May 1989, Sunday afternoon service was increased to run every 10 minutes instead of every 12 minutes. With the opening of the IND 63rd Street Line on October 29, 1989, B service was extended from 57th Street to 21st Street–Queensbridge on weekends. In addition,

546-609: The B north of 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center used the IND Eighth Avenue Line to 168th Street on weekdays, and the IND 63rd Street Line on evenings and weekends. Late night service ran as a shuttle on the West End Line. Weekday service was rerouted to the Concourse Line in 1998, while off-peak service along 63rd Street ceased in 2000. The B started using the Brighton Line in 2004 after work on

585-604: The BMT West End Line and express on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line. From February 22, 1998, to May 22, 1999, B service was cut to 57th Street on evenings and weekends due to track and tunnel reconstruction of the IND 63rd Street Line. Service on that line was replaced by a shuttle to the BMT Broadway Line which ran every 20 minutes. The 57th Street station was closed from 12:30 to 6 a.m. daily during

624-474: The Brighton Line. In July 2019, the MTA introduced a proposal to end late evening service. Instead, B service would end around 9:30 PM, which it previously did prior to July 2008. In their proposal, the MTA noted that service often ended early on weeknights to accommodate planned work. From March 2020 to June 8, 2020, the B was temporarily suspended due to lack of ridership and train crew availability caused by

663-551: The Bronx . A lower level continues a bit further north and curves into the lower level of West 155th Street . Seventh Avenue was originally laid out in the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 . The southern terminus of Seventh Avenue was Eleventh Street in Greenwich Village through the early part of the 20th century. It was extended southward, as Seventh Avenue South, to link up with Varick Street in 1914, and Varick

702-643: The Bronx. During middays, alternating trains short turn at 145th Street in Harlem , Manhattan. During evenings, all trains originate and terminate at 145th Street. Prior to November 1967  ( 1967-11 ) , the B ran almost exclusively in Manhattan, as the BB, from 168th Street in Washington Heights during rush hours to 34th Street–Herald Square in Midtown Manhattan . Upon the opening of

741-509: The MTA board. The reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge between 1986 and 2004 affected B service as the bridge's north side tracks, which led to the Sixth Avenue Line, were closed multiple times. These closures severed the connection between the northern and southern portions of the route. B service was split into two different services starting on April 26, 1986, with an expected completion date of October 26, 1986. The closure of

780-553: The NYCTA $ 1.35 million annually. Also on this date, because N service resumed running via the Manhattan Bridge, B trains began skipping DeKalb Avenue . In January 1991, a reduction of service along the Central Park West corridor to remove excess capacity was proposed. B service would be rerouted to 21st Street–Queensbridge daily except late nights. Local service via Central Park West would be replaced by A trains;

819-609: The Nassau Street Line. On June 1, 1983, the NYCTA proposed changes to increase service along Sixth Avenue and better connecting the line to the Bronx and Queens. As part of the changes, B train service would run to 168th Street at all times, with service to 57th Street during non-rush hours replaced by a new H train running between 57th Street and World Trade Center. With the extension of B service to 168th Street, AA service would be eliminated. The changes would have gone into effect in spring or summer 1984, pending approval by

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858-507: The bridge and BMT Broadway Line, using a yellow bullet. It ran from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and terminated at Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard rush hours; Queensboro Plaza middays, evenings, and weekends; and 36th Street late nights as a shuttle. Service to 57th Street and Grand Street was replaced by an S shuttle running between these two points via the Sixth Avenue local. On May 24, 1987, evening and weekend Broadway Line B service

897-498: The bridge's north side tracks caused the return of pre-November 1967 service patterns, before the opening of the Chrystie Street Connection: The orange B duplicated the former BB service, and the yellow B imitated the old T service. The northern B service ran via Sixth Avenue, using an orange bullet, between 34th Street-Herald Square and 168th Street during rush hours only. The southern B service ran via

936-737: The bridge's north tracks into Brooklyn. However, rather than returning to the West End Line which it had served in some form since 1967, the B now ran express on the BMT Brighton Line to Brighton Beach (replacing the <Q> ) in order to combine two weekday-only services, while the D replaced the B on the West End Line, running express on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn. B service now operated between Brighton Beach and Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours and Brighton Beach and 145th Street on weekday middays and evenings. From September 14, 2009, to October 3, 2011, B trains ran local in Brooklyn due to station renovations on

975-428: The changes, which took effect on August 30, 1976, B service began running between 57th Street and Coney Island during all times, replacing K service, and alternate B trains commenced operating between 168th Street and Coney Island during rush hours. On December 14, 1976, the NYCTA announced severe cuts in bus and subway service in order to cut its budget by $ 30 million over the following 18 months in order to achieve

1014-411: The ensuing years. Seventh Avenue intersects with Broadway and with 42nd Street at Times Square , with multiple buildings at the intersections. Notable buildings located on Seventh Avenue include: Notable buildings on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard , from Central Park north through Harlem , include: Notes B (New York City Subway service) The B Sixth Avenue Express

1053-630: The first $ 3 million appropriation was made for the initial planning of the work. The extension had been urged by civic groups to meet the commercial needs of Greenwich Village. A significant number of old buildings were marked for demolition in the extension, and the demolished buildings included the Bedford Street Methodist Church, constructed in 1840. Most of Seventh Avenue has carried traffic one-way southbound since June 6, 1954. The portion north of Times Square carried two-way traffic until March 10, 1957. Seventh Avenue

1092-490: The hours the Q was not running; service operated between 21st Street and 34th Street–Herald Square via the Broadway Line . This shuttle service operated until January 2001, when the 63rd Street Connector east of 21st Street opened for night and weekend service diversions. On July 22, 2001, the Manhattan Bridge's north side tracks closed and B service over the Manhattan Bridge was split into two services, similar to

1131-658: The new 57th Street–Sixth Avenue station in Midtown Manhattan during middays and evenings, extending to 168th Street only during rush hours. The West End Line shuttles were also made part of the B route. On June 1, 1976, the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced changes in subway service that were expected to save $ 12.6 million annually and were the third phase of the agency's plan to realign subway service to better reflect ridership patterns and reduced ridership. As part of

1170-618: The north side of the Manhattan Bridge was completed. The designation B was originally intended for express trains originating from the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and operating in Midtown Manhattan on the IND Sixth Avenue Line. However, the original B service, beginning with the opening of the Sixth Avenue Line on December 15, 1940, ran as a rush-hour only local service between 168th Street–Washington Heights and 34th Street–Herald Square. This service

1209-593: The park being the 1800 block. The United States Postal Service delivers mail using either street name. As is the case with " Sixth Avenue " and " Avenue of the Americas ", long-time New Yorkers continue to use the older name. The street has two northern termini; an upper level terminates at the western end of the Macombs Dam Bridge , traveling over the Harlem River , where Jerome Avenue commences in

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1248-535: The project. The project had initially been slated to be completed in fall 1999, but normal service resumed in May 1999, ahead of schedule. The B and the C switched northern terminals on March 1, 1998, ending the connection between the B and Washington Heights. The B was routed onto the IND Concourse Line to Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours. Midday service terminated at 145th Street . The change

1287-618: The service change was later amended for Central Park West Local service to be served by C trains instead. Late night service would remain unchanged as a West End Shuttle between 36th Street and Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue . This service change would have been implemented in October 1991, pending approval from the MTA board. The north side of the Manhattan Bridge closed on middays and weekends from April 30, 1995, until November 12, 1995, during which B trains ran only between Pacific Street and Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue , running local on

1326-458: The span of through service on weekends between Brooklyn and Manhattan was increased from 17 to 19 hours. The last Brooklyn-bound through train was the train leaving 57th Street at 1:12 a.m. as opposed to the one leaving at 12:11 a.m., and the first Manhattan-bound through trains were leaving Coney Island at 5:01 a.m. Saturdays and 5:21 a.m. Sundays, compared to 5:42 a.m. Saturday and 6:21 a.m. Sunday trains. Weekday service

1365-598: Was also slightly modified, with Stillwell Avenue-bound trains running local along Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn until 8 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. From April 28, 1986, to May 23, 1987, one PM rush hour train originated from Forest Hills – 71st Avenue instead of Ditmars Boulevard. On September 30, 1990, evening service was rerouted to 21st Street–Queensbridge to replace Q service with A service running local between 145th and 168th Streets in its place. B trains stopped operating between 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center and 168th Street between 8:15 p.m. and 6:45 a.m., saving

1404-411: Was cut back from Queensboro Plaza to 57th Street–Seventh Avenue . Through B service on the Sixth Avenue Line resumed December 11, 1988, when the Manhattan Bridge's north side tracks reopened. Due to increased demand for Sixth Avenue service along Central Park West, B trains were extended local to 168th Street on middays and evenings, partially replacing the discontinued K service. During late nights,

1443-502: Was designated BB, conforming with the Independent Subway System (IND) convention using double letters to indicate local services. The Chrystie Street Connection and the express tracks of the Sixth Avenue Line opened on November 26, 1967, radically changing service. BB trains were combined with the former T service, which ran on the BMT West End Line in Brooklyn and the BMT Broadway Line in Manhattan. This created

1482-487: Was made to reduce crowding on the C and to reduce passenger confusion about the C's route. On November 5, 2000, B service was taken off of the IND 63rd Street Line for signal and track work. It ran along the Eighth Avenue Line to 145th Street (terminating at Bedford Park Boulevard during rush hours) at all times except late nights. A separate B Queensbridge Shuttle continued to operate via 63rd Street during

1521-671: Was widened at the same time. Extension of the avenue allowed better vehicular connections between midtown Manhattan and the commercial district in what is now TriBeCa . It also permitted construction of the New York City Subway IRT Broadway ;– Seventh Avenue Line which opened in 1918. Extension of the avenue was under consideration for several years, and was approved by the New York City Board of Estimate in September 1911, when

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