Hewes Street (BMT Jamaica Line)

Hewes Street

New York City Subway rapid transit station

Northbound platform

Station statistics

Address

Hewes Street & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Borough

Brooklyn

Locale

Williamsburg

Coordinates

40°42′24″N 73°57′11″W / 40.706669°N 73.953009°WCoordinates: 40°42′24″N 73°57′11″W / 40.706669°N 73.953009°W

Division

B (BMT)

Line

BMT Jamaica Line

Services

      J (all times)
      M (all times except late nights)
      Z (rush hours, peak direction)

Transit connections

NYCT Bus: B46

Structure

Elevated

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

June 25, 1888; 129 years ago

Station code

100

Traffic

Passengers (2016)

913,179

6.9%

Rank

371 out of 422

Station succession

Preceding station		New York City Subway		Following station
Marcy Avenue toward Broad Street, Essex Street, or 71st Avenue		BMT Jamaica Line (local) J M Z		Lorimer Street toward Parsons/Archer or Broadway Junction

Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction

Location
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Hewes Street is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Hewes Street and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times, the M train at all times except late nights, and the Z during rush hours in peak direction.

This elevated station, built four stories above street level and opened on June 25, 1888, has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is not used in regular service. Each platform has beige windscreens, green canopies, and red roofs that run from end to end.

The artwork here is called El in 16 Notes by Mara Held. It features sixteen panels of art glass, each containing random geometric shapes and is based on shapes found in dress patterns.

The station's only active entrance is at the west (railroad north) end of the station. Each platform has a single staircase leading to the elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside of fare control, two staircases lead to the western corners of Broadway and Hooper Street. Each staircase landing has an exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit without having to go through the station house.

The exit to Hewes Street at the east (railroad south) end of the station is now an emergency exit and its station house has been removed. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to Broadway, the northbound platform to the south side of Broadway, and the southbound one to the northeast corner of Hewes Street, Broadway, and New Montrose Avenue; Hewes Street is split at separate intersections with Broadway. The Hewes Street exits were closed in the 1980s due to high crime.

Hooper Street stationhouse

Exit-Only Turnstile

Hooper Street entrances

Platform stairs

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