Nassau Avenue (IND Crosstown Line)

Nassau Avenue
New York City Subway rapid transit station
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Nassau Avenue & Manhattan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Greenpoint
Coordinates	40°43′26″N 73°57′03″W / 40.723811°N 73.95082°W / 40.723811; -73.95082Coordinates: 40°43′26″N 73°57′03″W / 40.723811°N 73.95082°W / 40.723811; -73.95082
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Crosstown Line
Services	G  (all times)
Transit connections	NYCT Bus: B43, B48, B62
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 19, 1933; 84 years ago (August 19, 1933)
Station code	284
Wireless service
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	2,851,899  2.2%
Rank	181 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	Greenpoint Avenue: G
Next south	Metropolitan Avenue: G
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times
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Nassau Avenue is a station on the IND Crosstown Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Manhattan and Nassau Avenues in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, it is served by the G train at all times.

Opened on August 19, 1933, Nassau Avenue was the terminal station of the IND Crosstown Line during the first phase of the opening of the line. This station served as the terminal of the Crosstown Line until the remainder of the line opened on July 1, 1937.

This underground station, has two tracks and two side platforms. Both platforms have a green trim line on a black border and name tablets reading "NASSAU AVE." in white arial font on a black background and green border. Small "NASSAU" tiles in white lettering on a black background are directly below the trim line and directional signs in the same style are below the name tablets. Green columns run along both platforms at regular intervals with alternating ones having the standard black name plate in white lettering.

North of the station is a diamond crossover switch, allowing terminating trains to reverse direction. This switch was used in regular service until July 1, 1937, when the remainder of the Crosstown line opened. Prior to that, Nassau Avenue was the line's southern terminus. South of the station, the line shifts from Manhattan Avenue onto Union Avenue, running diagonally under McCarren Park.

The station's full-time fare control is at the south end, which is the more heavily used of the station's two entry-exit points. A short staircase from each platform goes up to mezzanine level. On the Church Avenue-bound side, one exit-only turnstile and one High Entry/Exit Turnstile leads to two staircases going up to either western corners of Manhattan and Nassau Avenues. The Queens-bound side has the station's full-time turnstile bank, token booth, and two staircases going up to either eastern corners of the same intersection. A raised crossover connects the two sides both inside and outside fare control and is split in two by a steel fence. The mezzanine has mosaic directional signs in white lettering on a green background.G trains, which are about half the length of the 600-foot (180 m) platform, stop near the south end of the station.