14th Street/Eighth Avenue station

New York City Subway station in Manhattan September 2025 January 2017 14 Street/8 Avenue 111 8th Av IND jeh.jpg Street entrance inside 111 Eighth Avenue complex yes BMT/IND IND Eighth Avenue LineBMT Canarsie Line 14th Eighth Eighth Avenue & West 14th StreetNew York, New York Manhattan West Village, Chelsea 40.739779 N 74.002533 W inline,title 2 NYCT Bus: M12 M14A SBS M14D SBS M20 Underground 1932 09 10 y allexceptnightsalltimes The 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IND Eighth Avenue Line and the BMT Canarsie Line. Located at Eighth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan, the station is served by the A, E, and L trains at all times and the C train at all times except late nights. The whole complex is ADA-compliant, with an accessible station entrance at 14th Street. This complex was renovated at the beginning of the 21st century. There are several MTA New York City Transit Authority training facilities located in the mezzanine. The station complex contains an artwork by Tom Otterness called Life Underground, which features whimsical bronze sculptures, including a sewer alligator, scattered about the station. History Construction and opening The Dual Contracts, which called for the expansion of the New York City Subway system, were formalized in early 1913.March 19, 1913 Money Set Aside for New Subways; Board of Estimate Approves City Contracts to be Signed To-day with Interboro and B.R.T. en-US The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/19/104910612.pdf live November 10, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20210707225820/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/19/104910612.pdf July 7, 2021 0362-4331 As part of the Dual Contracts, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (later the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, or BMT) was to construct a subway from 14th Street in Manhattan to Canarsie in Brooklyn; this became the BMT's Canarsie Line. Booth and Flinn was awarded the contract to construct the line on January 13, 1916.January 14, 1916 East River Tunnel Contract Awarded The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1916/01/14/archives/east-river-tunnel-contract-awarded-booth-flinn-who-will-do-the-work.html February 28, 2010 Clifford Milburn Holland served as the engineer-in-charge during the construction.Aronson Michael June 15, 1999 The Digger Clifford Holland Daily News New York http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1999/06/15/1999-06-15_the_digger_clifford_holland.html July 2, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170705231930/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/digger-clifford-holland-article-1.821506 July 5, 2017 The line opened in phases, reaching Sixth Avenue in 1924.1924-07-01 Celebrate Opening of Subway Link; Civic and City Officials Ride in First Train Over 14th St. Line to Brooklyn. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1924/07/01/archives/celebrate-opening-of-subway-link-civic-and-city-officials-ride-in.html 2023-04-28 0362-4331 Meanwhile, New York City mayor John Francis Hylan's original plans for the Independent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 mi of new lines and taking over nearly 100 mi of existing lines. The lines were designed to compete with the existing underground, surface, and elevated lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and BMT.August 4, 1923 Two Subway Routes Adopted by City 9 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1923/08/04/archives/two-subway-routes-adopted-by-city-estimate-board-accepts-wash.html August 1, 2019 0362-4331March 12, 1924 Plans Now Ready to Start Subways 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1924/03/12/archives/plans-now-ready-to-start-subways-commission-notifies-city-it-can.html August 1, 2019 0362-4331 On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of the IND Eighth Avenue Line.December 10, 1924 Hylan Subway Plan Links Four Boroughs at $450,000,000 Cost 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1924/12/10/archives/hylan-subway-plan-links-four-boroughs-at-450000000-cost-manhattan.html live June 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021251/https://www.nytimes.com/1924/12/10/archives/hylan-subway-plan-links-four-boroughs-at-450000000-cost-manhattan.html June 14, 2018 0362-4331 This line consisted of a corridor connecting Inwood, Manhattan, to Downtown Brooklyn, running largely under Eighth Avenue but also paralleling Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan. The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with an express station at 14th Street.1113431477 Express and Local Stations For New Eighth Avenue Line 5 Feb 1928 B1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 BMT station In the years after the Canarsie Line opened, it saw extremely high ridership, prompting the Central Mercantile Association1926-05-01 Asks Subway Extension; Mercantile Association Wants 14th Street Line to Run to 8th Avenue. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1926/05/01/archives/asks-subway-extension-mercantile-association-wants-14th-street-line.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 and the 14th Street Association to request that the line be extended west to Eighth Avenue.1926-08-11 Urges Nassau St. Subway; H.P. Beach Again Pleads for 14th Street Extension Also. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1926/08/11/archives/urges-nassau-st-subway-hp-beach-again-pleads-for-14th-street.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 In July 1927, New York City comptroller Charles W. Berry proposed extending the Canarsie Line to Eighth Avenue, and adding a transfer to the proposed IND station there, as part of a 16-point plan to reduce congestion in the New York City Subway system.1927-07-22 16 Ways to Relieve Subway Congestion Offered by Berry; Controller Urges More Cars at Once, Longer Platforms and Transfers at Vital Points en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1927/07/22/archives/16-ways-to-relieve-subway-congestion-offered-by-berry-controller.html 2023-04-29 0362-433122 Jul 1927 Berry Terms Unity and Cars Subway Needs: Comptroller Submits 17 Recommendations for Improvement, Based on St.Louis Expert's Report Rush-Hour Transfer Exchange Proposed Wants Old Lines Linked to City's New Ones, Riders Delaying Trains Arrested Reports on Subicay Ills 1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1132646213 Members of the 14th Street Association even proposed extending the line further west, under the Hudson River to New Jersey.Jul 9, 1928 Realty News: May Run Crosstown 14th St. Line To N. J. Women's Wear Daily 37 6 23 1727876544 The Transit Commission notified the BMT in March 1928 that it had approved the extension of the Canarsie Line two blocks under 14th Street, from Sixth to Eighth Avenue; this would allow the line to connect with the new IND subway.15 Mar 1928 Subway To Be Extended 6 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1113346354 By July 1928, the BOT was planning to award contracts for a two-block extension of the Canarsie Line.1928-07-07 Begin Operation of New Subway on July 14 Commission Decides 42 The Chat Brooklyn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655469/begin-operation-of-new-subway-on-july/ 2023-04-28 Newspapers.com1928-07-07 Subway Opening Planned 6 The Brooklyn Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655766/subway-opening-planned/ 2023-04-28 Newspapers.com The same month, D. C. Serber submitted a low bid of $3.16 million.1928-07-25 Subway Bids Submitted; Lowest Offer for 14th St.-Eastern Extension is $3,160,000. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/25/archives/subway-bids-submitted-lowest-offer-for-14th-steastern-extension-is.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 The extension was the final portion of the Canarsie Line that the BMT was required to build as part of the Dual Contracts. The BOT hoped that the extension would help relieve congestion at the Canal Street station in lower Manhattan. After the New York City Board of Estimate approved the extension in August 1928, local civic group 14th Street Merchants' Association wrote a letter to mayor Jimmy Walker, expressing its support for the extension.1928-08-20 B.M.T. Link to New Subway Praised as Traffic Relief en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1928/08/20/archives/bmt-link-to-new-subway-praised-as-traffic-relief.html 2023-04-28 0362-4331 That September, the BOT awarded a $3.15 million contract for the construction of the extension.1929-01-02 Transit Board Report Shows Jump Over '27 4 The Brooklyn Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655418/transit-board-report-shows-jump-over-27/ 2023-04-28 Newspapers.com1930-10-11 Subway Contractors Face Bankruptcy Suit; Receiver Asked for D.C. Serber, Inc., Which Defaulted on 14th St. B.M.T. Line. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1930/10/11/archives/subway-contractors-face-bankruptcy-suit-receiver-asked-for-dc.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 During the extension's construction, in November 1929, a section of temporary sidewalk collapsed into an excavation for the subway tunnel, injuring four people.1929-11-12 4 Sightseers Buried as Subway Caves in; Plunged Into Deep Excavation in 14th St. When 50 Feet of Planking Collapses en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1929/11/12/archives/4-sightseers-buried-as-subway-caves-in-plunged-into-deep-excavation.html 2023-04-29 0362-433112 Nov 1929 Subway Cave-In Engulfs 4, Opens 14th St. Cavern: Blast Shatters B. M. T. Link, Imperiling Thousands 2 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1111675621 The BOT began soliciting bids for the station's finishes in June 1930.1930-07-30 New Subway Borough Link Plans Rushed 5 The Standard Union Brooklyn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123714090/new-subway-borough-link-plans-rushed/ 2023-04-29 Newspapers.com Construction was halted temporarily the same month when D. C. Serber, the contractor in charge of building the extension, found itself unable to pay a salary to 300 workers.1930-06-21 Defaults on Subway Job; D.C. Serber, Unable to Meet Payroll on 14th Street Extension. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1930/06/21/archives/defaults-on-subway-job-dc-serber-unable-to-meet-payroll-on-14th.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 D. C. Serber filed for bankruptcy in October 1930, and a receiver was appointed to complete the project. The Eighth Avenue station of the Canarsie Line opened on May 30, 1931,May 30, 1931 Mayor Drives Train in New Subway Link 6 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1931/05/30/archives/mayor-drives-train-in-new-subway-link-the-mayor-becomes-a-motorman.html May 3, 2020 0362-433130 May 1931 Walker Operates First Train in Nassau St. Loop: Tests Out Whistle Before Sudden Stop for Which Instructor Takes Blame New B. M. T. System Link Other Officials at Opening of $10,000,000 Subway Nassau Street Subway Is Formally Opened 3 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1114103146 and was the last station to open on the line.1931-05-29 New Subway Connection 6 Times Union Brooklyn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123656471/new-subway-connection/ 2023-04-28 Newspapers.com1931-05-29 New Subway Called World's Most Costly 2 The Standard Union Brooklyn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123656529/new-subway-called-worlds-most-costly/ 2023-04-28 Newspapers.com Local civic groups believed the opening of the Canarsie Line extension would lead to increased business on 14th Street, which already carried more passengers than other major crosstown corridors in Manhattan.May 25, 1931 14th Street Subway Unit, Opening Saturday, Seen Important To Merchants Women's Wear Daily 42 101 28 1653451690 IND station Most of the Eighth Avenue Line was dug using a cheap cut-and-cover method.Warner Arthur November 22, 1931 The City's New Underground Province; The Eighth Avenue Subway Will Be Not Only a Transit Line but a Centre for the Shopper A New Underground Province of New York The Eighth Avenue Subway Will Be a Rapid Transit Line With Innovations and Will Provide Centres for the Shoppers The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1931/11/22/archives/the-citys-new-underground-province-the-eighth-avenue-subway-will-be.html live May 2, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180503050550/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/11/22/archives/the-citys-new-underground-province-the-eighth-avenue-subway-will-be.html May 3, 2018 0362-4331Daly William Jerome February 5, 1928 New Subway Work Far Advanced, From the Circle to 207th Street: Small Section Near St. Nicholas Avenue and 148th Street Being Constructed B1 New York Herald Tribune 1113431484 At the 14th Street station, the Eighth Avenue Line passed above the under-construction Canarsie Line, and the Eighth Avenue Line station was designed to permit a possible future extension of the Canarsie Line. The finishes at the four stations between 14th and 42nd Street were 21 percent completed by May 1930.1930-05-26 Progress is Rapid on 8th Av. Subway; Board's Engineers Report Spurt in Building Is Likely to Open the Line in July, 1930 en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1930/05/26/archives/progress-is-rapid-on-8th-av-subway-boards-engineers-report-spurt-in.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 By that August, the BOT reported that the Eighth Avenue Line was nearly completed and that the four stations from 14th to 42nd Street were 99.8 percent completed.1930-08-24 Eighth Av. Subway Nearly Completed; Basic Construction Work From Chambers to 207th St. Done Except on Few Short Stretches en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1930/08/24/archives/eighth-av-subway-nearly-completed-basic-construction-work-from.html 2023-03-15 0362-4331 The entire line was completed by September 1931, except for the installation of turnstiles.O'Brien John C. 9 Sep 1931 8th Ave. Line Being Rushed For Use Jan. 1: Turnstile Installation on Subway Begins Monday; Other Equipment Ready for Start of Train Service City Has Yet to Find Operating Company Transit Official on Trip, 207th to Canal Street, Inspects Finished Tube 1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1331181357 A preview event for the new subway was hosted on September 8, 1932, two days before the official opening.September 9, 1932 Sightseers Invade New Subway When Barricade Is lifted en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/sightseers-invade-new-subway-when-barricade-is-lifted.html live July 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220701191612/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/sightseers-invade-new-subway-when-barricade-is-lifted.html July 1, 2022 0362-4331September 9, 1932 8th Av. Subway Gets First 5c. by Woman's Error: She Peers Into a Station, Hears Train, Pays for Ride, but Is Day Too Early Preparing for Tomorrow's Rush on 8th Ave. Subway 1 New York Herald Tribune 1125436641 The 14th Street station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated IND's initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street.Crowell Paul September 10, 1932 Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains In The New Subway: Throngs at Station an Hour Before Time, Rush Turnstiles When Chains are Dropped The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/09/10/100849529.pdf November 8, 2015Sebring Lewis B. 10 Sep 1932 Midnight Jam Opens City's New Subway: Turnstiles Click Into Action at 12:01 A. M. as Throngs Battle for Places in 'First' Trains Boy, 7, Leads Rush At 42d St. Station City at Last Hails 8th Ave. Line After 7-Year Wait; Cars Bigger, Clean Transit Commissioner Officially Opening New Subway at Midnight 1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1114839882 There was a direct connection with the BMT station at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue.September 9, 1932 City to Open Subway in 8th Av. Tonight; Crowds Visit Tube; First Line in Huge Municipal Network to Take First Nickel One Minute After Midnight en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/city-to-open-subway-in-8th-av-tonight-crowds-visit-tube-first-line.html live July 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20181006235819/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/09/archives/city-to-open-subway-in-8th-av-tonight-crowds-visit-tube-first-line.html October 6, 2018 0362-4331Lynch Denis Tilden September 11, 1932 Eighth Avenue Subway Clears Way for New Progress on West Side J1 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1114749813 The 14th Street station was the only stop on the Eighth Avenue Line that provided a free transfer to another subway line, the Canarsie Line, from the outset. The New York Herald Tribune described the 14th Street station as one of three "showplaces" on the new IND line, the others being the 59th Street and 42nd Street stations. The construction of the Eighth Avenue Line caused real-estate values along Eighth Avenue to increase by as much as 400 percent.29 Jul 1928 Eighth Avenue Site Enhanced 400 Per Cent: Parcel Offered for $2,000 a Front Foot Seven Years Ago Now Worth $10,000 Great Changes Predicted Subway Under Construction Han Opened New Future D2 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 11134749931928-08-26 Eighth Av. Gradually Emerging From Its Chaotic Condition; New Pavement Likely to Be Finished by End of Year--Building Has Continued Active in Midtown Section Despite Upheaval Due to New Subway Construction. New Building Work. Sidewalk Paving. Big Advance in Values. Subway Work Progress. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1928/08/26/archives/eighth-av-gradually-emerging-from-its-chaotic-condition-new.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 The IND and BMT station at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 14th Street, in particular, had spurred the growth of business around that intersection, including the construction of a building for the New York County Trust Company on the northeastern corner.Long Ralph 7 Sep 1930 Lower 8th Ave. Is Winning Big Business: Banking, Shipping People Among Those Crowding Out Oldtime Merchants Higher Values Must Result Strategical Position Explains Growth of District E10 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 11132084821931-03-08 Lower 8th Avenue Shows Big Change; Tall Apartments and Inland Terminal Wiping Out Old-time Building en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1931/03/08/archives/lower-8th-avenue-shows-big-change-tall-apartments-and-inland.html 2023-04-29 0362-4331 Companies and agencies such as the New York Central Railroad and the Port of New York Authority were relocating to the area, which according to the New York Herald Tribune had previously been an area "of a mixed residential and business character and of ancient and obsolete structural condition". Later years 1990s renovation In April 1993, the New York State Legislature agreed to give the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) $9.6 billion for capital improvements. Some of the funds would be used to renovate nearly one hundred New York City Subway stations,Benenson Joel 1993-04-01 Albany deal to save the $1.25 fare 1059 New York Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123677736/albany-deal-to-save-the-125-farejoel/ 2023-04-28 Newspapers.comFaison Seth 1993-04-03 $9.6 Billion Package for M.T.A. Is Crucial to its Rebuilding Plans en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/03/nyregion/article-269693-no-title.html 2023-04-28 0362-4331 including both stations in the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue complex.1993-05-28 Stop the Fussing 56 Newsday https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123677942/stop-the-fussing/ 2023-04-28 Newspapers.com On August 24, 1993, the contract for the project's design was awarded for $994,079. In May 1994, a supplemental agreement worth $203,435 was reached to allow the consultant to design the New York City Transit training facility to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. As part of the project's design, multiple options were considered to improve the station, including the construction of a free transfer zone between the Eighth Avenue and Canarsie Lines.C-55, C-56 As part of the supplemental agreement, the consultant, Day and Zimmermann International Inc.,Donohue Pete 14 June 1999 Stuck in the Station / Subway Rehab Years Late, Way Over Budget 5 New York Daily News 2692-1251 313691443 was directed to design it.NYC Transit Committee Agenda May 1994 May 16, 1994 New York City TransitC-55, C-56 Citing security concerns, the MTA proposed closing an entrance at 15th Street as part of the renovation, but this prompted complaints from local residents.Howe Marvine 1994-07-10 Neighborhood Report: the Villages; Would 15th Street Be Lost for Lack of a Subway Entrance? en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/nyregion/neighborhood-report-villages-would-15th-street-be-lost-for-lack-subway-entrance.html 2023-04-28 0362-4331 For the same reason, the MTA closed two staircases at Eighth Avenue and 17th Street in 1995. To compensate for the removal of the 17th Street staircases, the MTA proposed adding three stairways at Eighth Avenue and 16th Street.Ramirez Anthony 1996-06-09 Neighborhood Report: Chelsea; Cornered In by Subway Plans en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/09/nyregion/neighborhood-report-chelsea-cornered-in-by-subway-plans.html 2023-04-28 0362-4331 The original plans called for two staircases at the northeast corner of the intersection, but the MTA decided to add only one staircase there after receiving objections from the owners of a building at that corner. Community members also advocated for the closure of an exit-only staircase at Eighth Avenue and 15th Street, citing concerns about crime and drug use.Ramirez Anthony 1997-04-13 New Stairwells for Renovated Subway Station Have Tempers Climbing en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/13/nyregion/new-stairwells-for-renovated-subway-station-have-tempers-climbing.html 2023-04-28 0362-4331 The project was originally supposed to cost $34.3 million and be completed by June 1998. By 1999, the project was running two years behind schedule. A reporter for the New York Daily News wrote in June 1999: "The station recently featured hanging wires, closed passageways, a blasting jackhammer, areas blocked by plastic fencing and plywood walls." The MTA attributed the delays to the discovery of structural flaws and poor design work.Lueck Thomas J. 1999-06-15 Satellite Tracking System Planned for Buses, but Subway Renovations Drag On en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/15/nyregion/satellite-tracking-system-planned-for-buses-but-subway-renovations-drag-on.html 2023-04-28 0362-4331 Service history When the 14th Street station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line opened, the station was served by express (A) and local (AA) trains between Chambers and 207th Street.September 10, 1932 Gay Midnight Crowd Rides First Trains in New Subway 1 The New York Times https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D13F7395513738DDDA90994D1405B828FF1D3 live June 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20120912162150/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0D13F7395513738DDDA90994D1405B828FF1D3 September 12, 2012 0362-4331 After the IND Concourse Line opened on July 1, 1933,July 1, 1933 New Bronx Subway Starts Operation 15 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1933/07/01/archives/new-bronx-subway-starts-operation-40000000-branch-of-city-system.html live June 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20211227133855/https://www.nytimes.com/1933/07/01/archives/new-bronx-subway-starts-operation-40000000-branch-of-city-system.html December 27, 2021 0362-4331 the C express and CC local trains started serving the station, running via the Concourse Line, while the AA was discontinued.New York City Board of Transportation http://images.nycsubway.org/maps/ind_1937.pdf Station Guide, Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad c. 1937 June 20, 2022 October 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023002151/http://images.nycsubway.org/maps/ind_1937.pdf live The E began using the local tracks on August 19, 1933, when the IND Queens Boulevard Line opened.August 18, 1933 Two Subway Units Open at Midnight 17 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1933/08/18/archives/two-subway-units-open-at-midnight-links-in-cityowned-system-in.html June 29, 2018 0362-4331 IND service at the station was again modified in 1940, when AA service was resumed. During that time, the CC local train and the C express train ran only during rush hours.December 5, 1940 6th Ave. Tube Adds Two New Services 27 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/05/archives/6th-ave-tube-adds-two-new-services-provides-express-facilities-to.html live June 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180617194705/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/05/archives/6th-ave-tube-adds-two-new-services-provides-express-facilities-to.html June 17, 2018 0362-4331December 15, 1940 How Trains Run Now In Independent Subway 32A New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1247301813 In 1985, the AA was relabeled the K;1985 Hey, What's a "K" train? 1985 Brochure https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292@N06/27733842265/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20160915071759/https://www.flickr.com/photos/127872292%40N06/27733842265/ September 15, 2016 June 17, 2016 New York City Transit Authority Flickr the K train was discontinued in 1988.https://books.google.com/books?id=_5hq0ippLSwC&q=Manhattan+Bridge Annual Report on ... Rapid Routes Schedules and Service Planning 1989 New York City Transit Authority 17 en March 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180731182400/https://books.google.com/books?id=_5hq0ippLSwC&q=Manhattan+Bridge&dq=%221983%22+%22new+york+city+transit%22+brooklyn+service+change&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4 July 31, 2018 live The Eighth Avenue station on the BMT Canarsie Line has served trains to Canarsie ever since the station's opening.November 2008 Broadway Junction Transportation Study: NYC Department of City Planning Final Report-November 2008 https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/transportation/broadway_junction_complete.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20100606140932/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/transportation/broadway_junction_complete.pdf June 6, 2010 October 27, 2015 nyc.gov New York City Department of City Planning14 Trains between Eighth Avenue and Canarsie were numbered 16 until the 1960s, when it became the LL;16 it was again relabeled in 1985 as the L. Starting on September 23, 1936, express trains ran from Eighth Avenue to Lefferts Boulevard in Queens.September 21, 1936 B.M.T. To Speed Up Queens Service; New Multi-Section Cars to Be Used for Special Rush-Hour Trips Starting Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/1936/09/21/archives/bmt-to-speed-up-queens-service-new-multisection-cars-to-be-used-for.html April 16, 2018 The New York Times This service, numbered 17, was discontinued in 1956.16 Incidents On April 18, 2004, an L train collided with the bumper block after the operator suffered a possible seizure.L train hits 8th Av bumper block, 2004 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?40646 On September 20, 2020, a northbound A train derailed at the IND station when a homeless man clamped wooden planks onto the roadbed, causing the train to derail. Three passengers were injured.September 20, 2020 NYC Subway Service to Resume After Suspect Derails Train With Debris, Injuring 3 https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/train-derails-in-nyc-station-3-passengers-injured-ems-says/2626627/ 2020-09-22 NBC New York en-USTracy Thomas Parascandola Rocco Parnell Wes Guse Clayton September 20, 2020 Manhattan subway train derails after laughing saboteur throws metal clamps on tracks: police sources https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-train-derails-after-unhinged-straphanger-throws-object-onto-tracks-20200920-gdtnd5ngkfcuhoeq566csuxx3i-story.html 2020-09-22 New York Daily NewsWABC 2020-09-22 Arrest made in subway derailment caused by train striking debris on tracks in Manhattan https://abc7ny.com/6463446/ 2020-09-22 ABC7 New York en Station layout GStreet levelExit/entranceB1Upper mezzanineFare control, station agentsB2Northbound local← newyork C toward NYCS 168th Street Eighth (NYCS 23rd Street Eighth)← newyork E toward NYCS Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (23rd Street)← newyork A toward NYCS Inwood–207th Street late nights (23rd Street)Island platform Northbound express← newyork A toward Inwood–207th Street (NYCS 34th Street–Penn Station Eighth)Southbound express→ newyork A toward NYCS Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue, NYCS Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street, or NYCS Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard (NYCS West Fourth Street–Washington Square) →Island platform Southbound local→ newyork C toward NYCS Euclid Avenue (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) →→ newyork E toward NYCS World Trade Center (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) →→ newyork A toward NYCS Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue late nights (West Fourth Street–Washington Square) →B3Lower mezzanineRamp from upper mezzanine to bullets platformsB4Track 2→ newyork L toward NYCS Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway () →Island platform Track 1→ newyork L toward Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway () → The 14th Street/Eighth Avenue station consists of 14th Street, an express station on the Eighth Avenue Line, and Eighth Avenue, a terminal station on the Canarsie Line.https://www.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/west-chelsea/wc_chap17_transitpeds_feis.pdf Special West Chelsea District Rezoning and High Line Open Space EIS 2005 New York City Department of City Planning 17: Transit and Pedestrians July 2, 20223 The two stations are perpendicular to each other, with the Eighth Avenue Line above the Canarsie Line. The 14th Street station on the Eighth Avenue Line runs north–south and consists of a mezzanine and two island platforms. The Eighth Avenue station on the Canarsie Line runs west–east and consists of one island platform.7 Artwork The artwork in this station, Life Underground, was designed by Tom Otterness, and was installed in 2001. It features whimsical bronze sculptures, including a sewer alligator, scattered about the station.14th Street/Eight Avenue - Tom Otterness - Life Underground, 2001 http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=L&station=9&xdev=737 web.mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20200503064925/http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=L&station=9&xdev=737 May 3, 2020 May 3, 2020 Otterness had originally been contracted to sculpt 20 bronze figures, which were to have been installed in 1998.Cembalest Robin 1997-09-21 Art; Public Sculpture the Public Likes. Really. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/21/arts/art-public-sculpture-the-public-likes-really.html 2023-04-30 0362-4331 During the late 1990s, some of the individual pieces were put on public display at Grand Army PlazaCotter Holland 1996-08-09 Sculpture That Basks in Summer en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/09/arts/sculpture-that-basks-in-summer.html 2023-04-30 0362-4331de Pommereau Isabelle 25 July 1996 Sculpted Subway Scenes Elicit Chuckles, Insights From Passersby 11 The Christian Science Monitor 291245147 and in Battery Park City.Tom Otterness (American), 1952: Featured artist works, exhibitions and biography from Vered Gallery http://www.artnet.com/Galleries/Artists_detail.asp?gid=1087&aid=12935 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110525072705/http://www.artnet.com/Galleries/Artists_detail.asp?gid=1087&aid=12935 May 25, 2011 October 26, 2007 Approximately 25 of the pieces were finally installed at the end of 2000,Vogel Carol 2001-03-02 Inside Art en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/02/books/inside-art.html 2023-04-30 0362-4331 with the other 30 sculptures installed by 2003.Fox Margalit Robinson George 2003-08-31 F.Y.I. en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/31/nyregion/fyi-112917.html 2023-04-30 0362-4331 The entire project took 10 years from commissioning to the final completion of the installation.September 27, 2006 The AI Interview: Tom Otterness http://tomotterness.net/pdf/news_artinfo_200610.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724110831/http://tomotterness.net/pdf/news_artinfo_200610.pdf July 24, 2011 October 24, 2007 ARTINFO From 1989 to 1995, an artwork by Ross Lewis could be found in the station. It is called Parallel Motion, and it shows images of moving bodies in the mezzanine drawn by brushstrokes using Chinese calligraphy. It is now situated in the lobby of Public School 89 in Battery Park City.Parallel Motion https://www.rosslewisstudio.com/copy-of-roto-sphere-3 Ross Lewis en live https://web.archive.org/web/20200503070040/https://www.rosslewisstudio.com/copy-of-roto-sphere-3 May 3, 2020 May 3, 2020 Exits The entrances of the station complex are located at the intersections of Eighth Avenue and 14th, 15th, and 16th Streets.7MTA Neighborhood Maps: 14th Street (A)(C)(E) https://new.mta.info/sites/default/files/2018-04/14_St_%28A%29%28C%29%28E%29_web.pdf mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2019-07-07 The northernmost one has an unstaffed bank of turnstiles, two staircases going up to the northwest corner of 16th Street and Eighth Avenue, and one going up to each eastern side of the intersection. A passageway leads to the front entrance of 111 Eighth Avenue (the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey building now occupied by Google) at the southwest corner. A sign on the sidewalk outside the building indicates that an entrance to the station is available inside of the building. On either side, at the center of the mezzanine, a set of full-height turnstiles lead to staircases going up to either northern corner of 15th Street and Eighth Avenue. The full-time fare control area is at the south end of the mezzanine. On the east side is the transfer passageway between the platforms containing a ramp, staircase, and elevator. A set of full-height turnstiles leads to a staircase going up to the northeast corner of 14th Street and 8th Avenue. The full-time turnstile bank has a token booth, two staircases to the southeast corner, two staircases to the southwest corner (outside the New York County National Bank Building), and one staircase and elevator to the northwest corner (outside the New York Savings Bank Building). There is a direct entrance/exit to the BMT platforms at one bank of turnstiles here. This area also provides access to a signal training school for New York City Transit employees. There was a fourth set of entrances located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 17th Street which have since been closed.http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf Review of the A and C Lines December 11, 2015 Metropolitan Transportation Authority January 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20200203061138/http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/AC_LineReview.pdf February 3, 2020 IND Eighth Avenue Line platforms 14th Street (disambiguation)14th Street 14 Street 14th Street Southbound IND 8th Avenue Line Platform, August 2025.jpg R211A A train arriving at the southbound platform IND IND Eighth Avenue Line Eighth south 2 island platformscross-platform interchange 4 yes 1932 09 10 y yes New York City Subway Eighth express south 34th Street–Penn Station West Fourth Street–Washington Square 1 1 southbound Eighth local south 23rd Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square 1 1 southbound allexceptnightsalltimesnightsonly y 330 23rd Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square West Fourth Street 34th Street–Penn Station IND Eighth Avenue Line The 14th Street station is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line that has four tracks and two island platforms.trackref trackbook The station is served by the Atimetable a and Etimetable E trains at all times, as well as the Ctimetable c train at all times except late nights. The C and E trains use the local tracks; the A train uses the express tracks during the daytime and the local tracks at night.serviceguide It is the southernmost Eighth Avenue Line station that is under Eighth Avenue itself. South of here, the line curves east to Sixth Avenue via Greenwich Avenue. The walls of the station contain yellow tile bandsHarrington John Walker April 27, 1930 New Municipal Subway System Galled Model in Construction and Plans for Operation C3 New York Herald Tribune 1941-0646 1113177960 with darker yellow borders.August 22, 1932 Tile Colors a Guide in the New Subway; Decoration Scheme Changes at Each Express Stop to Tell Riders Where They Are en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1932/08/22/archives/tile-colors-a-guide-in-the-new-subway-decoration-scheme-changes-at.html live July 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220701184626/https://www.nytimes.com/1932/08/22/archives/tile-colors-a-guide-in-the-new-subway-decoration-scheme-changes-at.html July 1, 2022 0362-4331 Since 14th Street is an express station, it originally had a wider tile band than local stations. The tile colors are intended to help riders identify their station more easily, part of a color-coded tile system for the entire Independent Subway System. The tile colors were designed to facilitate navigation for travelers going away from Lower Manhattan; on the Eighth Avenue Line, the tiles change color at the next express station to the north. As such, the yellow tiles used at the 14th Street station were also used on 23rd Street, the local station to the north; the next express station, 34th Street–Penn Station, used a different tile color.Carlson Jen Map: These Color Tiles In The Subway System Used To Mean Something Gothamist February 18, 2016 https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/map-these-color-tiles-in-the-subway-system-used-to-mean-something May 10, 2023Gleason Will The hidden meaning behind the New York subway's colored tiles Time Out New York February 18, 2016 https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/the-hidden-meaning-behind-the-new-york-subways-colored-tiles-021816 May 10, 2023 "14th" is written in black on the white tiles below the trim line. The original 1931 trim line was a three-tile, high, deep yellow-orange set without a border. Both platforms have yellow I-beam-columns running along the center of the platform. There are many staircases and one elevator per platform leading up to the full-length mezzanine above, which has a trim line, name tablets, and columns that are held in the same style as the platform below. BMT Canarsie Line platform the station on 62nd Street in Brooklyn Eighth Avenue station (BMT Sea Beach Line) other uses Eighth Avenue (disambiguation)Eighth Avenue 8 Avenue Eighth Avenue Canarsie vc.jpg BMT BMT Canarsie Line Canarsie Manhattan 1 island platform 2 yes 1931 05 30 y yes New York City Subway Canarsie Sixth Avenue alltimes Sixth Avenue y y 060 y uABZg2\uABZg3 uABZg+1\uABZg+4 uSHI2gl\uSHI2gr ubvvSTR ubvvSTR ubvvSTR udSTR\udENDEe\udSTR The Eighth Avenue station (displayed as Eighth Avenue–14th Street on NTT trains) is the western (railroad north) terminal of the BMT Canarsie Line and has two tracks and one island platform.59–60 The station is served by the L train at all times.timetable L Eighth Avenue uses a single island platform with two tracks.8th Avenue - BMT Canarsie Lines https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Canarsie_Line#8th_Avenue NYCSubway May 3, 2020 The platform is approximately 545 ft long and can fit nine 60 ft m -long mid cars.58 Fixed platform barriers, which are intended to prevent commuters falling to the tracks, are positioned near the platform edges.Wassef Mira Platform barriers installed at 56 subway stations in NYC PIX11 July 18, 2025 https://pix11.com/news/local-news/platform-barriers-installed-at-56-subway-station-in-nyc/ July 21, 2025 July 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250721224335/https://pix11.com/news/local-news/platform-barriers-installed-at-56-subway-station-in-nyc/ dead Russo-Lennon Barbara These are the NYC subway stations that now have protective platform barriers amNewYork July 20, 2025 https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/platform-barriers-nyc-subway-stations/ July 21, 2025 The tracks end at bumper blocks just past the west end of the platform. There are double crossovers east of the Eighth Avenue station, allowing terminating trains to access either track. Until automated train operation was implemented on the Canarsie Line in the 2010s, the switches were several hundred feet away from the end of the platform, and westbound trains were forced to enter the station extremely slowly.59–60 The station was originally decorated in a more IND style than the rest of the Canarsie Line, which was built by the BMT. The original tile band was a two-tone ultramarine blue with "8th Av" captions. However, a 1999 renovation subsequently removed the IND style and replaced it with the BMT quilt-like tile pattern that exists on all other subway stations on the BMT Canarsie Line. The current tile color scheme is white with red stripes and mosaics held in beige and tan, with a pattern of red, yellow, green, and off-white in the center. To signify the station's location, there are small "8" decorations set in teal-green hexagons, as found in other stations on the line. Nearby points of interest Abingdon Square Chelsea art galleries west of 10th Avenue Chelsea Market Chelsea Piers Sports Complex The High Line Hudson River Park IAC Building Jackson Square Park Meatpacking District Saint Vincent's Hospital; fence nearby is covered with ceramic tiles in tribute to the World Trade Center Westbeth Artists Community West Village Whitney Museum of American Art References External links 210px right "Life Underground" by Tom Otterness, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; January 13, 2010; 2:34 YouTube video clip http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?203:3211 BMT Canarsie Line 8th Avenue http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?7:61 IND 8th Avenue 14th Street 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View 15th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View 16th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View BMT Canarsie Line platform seen from a train from Google Maps Street View BMT Canarsie Line platform from Google Maps Street View IND Eighth Avenue Line platforms from Google Maps Street View y y y y yes yes Category:BMT Canarsie Line stations Category:IND Eighth Avenue Line stations Category:Eighth Avenue (Manhattan) Category:New York City Subway transfer stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:New York City Subway terminals Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1931 Category:Chelsea, Manhattan Category:West Village Category:1931 establishments in New York City Category:14th Street (Manhattan)