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{{Short description|New York City Subway station in Brooklyn}}
{{for|the BMT Brighton Line station, serving the {{NYCS trains|Brighton|time=nolink}}|Newkirk Plaza station}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox NYCS
| name = Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti
| image = Newkirk_platform.JPG
| image_caption = Station platform
| address = Newkirk Avenue &amp; Nostrand Avenue<br />Brooklyn, New York
| borough = [[Brooklyn]]
| locale = [[Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]], [[East Flatbush, Brooklyn|East Flatbush]]
| coordinates = {{coord|40.639912|N|73.94846|W|display=inline,title}}
| division = IRT
| line = [[IRT Nostrand Avenue Line]]
| service = Nostrand
| connection = {{bus icon}} [[NYCT Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|B8|B44|B44 SBS}}
| platforms = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 2
| structure = Underground
| open_date = {{start date and age|August 23, 1920}}
| adjacent_stations = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway
|line=Nostrand|left=Beverly Road|right=Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College|note-left={{NYCS Nostrand|time=1}}|note-right={{NYCS Nostrand|time=1}}|to-right=Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College}}
| legend = {{NYCS infobox legend|alltimes}}{{NYCS infobox legend|weekdaysonly}}{{NYCS infobox legend|weekdaysnights}}{{NYCS infobox legend|allexceptnights}}
| layout = {{NYCS 2-tracked side platform station|inline=y
|1=Beverly Road
|2=Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
|deg=015
}}
}}

The '''Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station''' is a [[metro station|station]] on the [[IRT Nostrand Avenue Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]]. Located at the intersection of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues in [[Brooklyn]], the station is served by the [[2 (New York City Subway service)|2]] train at all times and the [[5 (New York City Subway service)|5]] train on weekdays.

== History ==

The [[Dual Contracts]], which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the [[New York City|City of New York]]. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.<ref name="chapter 5">{{cite web |url=http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Chapter_5:_Terms_and_Conditions_of_Dual_System_Contracts |title=Terms and Conditions of Dual System Contracts|work=nycsubway.org|access-date=February 16, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nycsubway dual">{{cite web |url=http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Dual_System_of_Rapid_Transit_(1912)|title=The Dual System of Rapid Transit (1912) |website=nycsubway.org}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/55017329/?terms=nostrand%2Bavenue%2Bsubway|title=Most Recent Map of the Dual Subway System WhIch Shows How Brooklyn Borough Is Favored In New Transit Lines |date=September 9, 1917 |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |access-date=August 23, 2016 |via=Brooklyn Newspapers}}</ref> The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/54445501/?terms=nostrand%2Bavenue%2Bsubway|title=Big Eastern Parkway Deal|date=July 1, 1915|work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|access-date=August 23, 2016|via=Brooklyn Newspapers}}</ref> The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Beverly Road station opened along with it.<ref name="BrooklynIRT">{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/08/23/96895483.pdf|title=Brooklyn Tube Extensions Open: I.R.T. Begins Service on Eastern Parkway and Nostrand Avenue Lines|date=August 23, 1920|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 28, 2010}}</ref>

In the 1950s, an additional exit-only was constructed on the Flatbush Avenue–bound platform that leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.

During the 1960s platform extensions were constructed at the southern ends of the platforms. They lengthened the platforms to {{Convert|514|feet|meters|abbr=}} long and allowed them to accommodate 10-car trains.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

In early 2021, the New York State Assembly passed a bill presented by state assemblywoman [[Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn]]. The legislation provides funding for renaming the Newkirk Avenue station to Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station. The proposed name was meant to recognize the large Haitian community in the area around the station.<ref name="The Haitian Times 2021">{{cite news|date=April 13, 2021|title='Little Haiti' subway station coming to Flatbush, NYS leader says|url=https://haitiantimes.com/2021/04/13/little-haiti-subway-station-coming-to-flatbush-nys-leader-says/|access-date=May 8, 2021|website=The Haitian Times |last1=Bojarski |first1=Sam }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Search and Legislative Information|url=https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A2393&term=&Memo=Y|access-date=May 8, 2021|website=New York State Assembly}}</ref> On November 15, 2021, the Newkirk Avenue station was renamed.<ref name="submap"/> The station was formally rededicated on November 18, 2021, the 203rd anniversary of the [[Battle of Vertières]] (the last major battle of the [[Haitian Revolution]]).<ref>{{cite web | title=MTA renames Newkirk Avenue 2/5 station to Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti | website=Brooklyn Eagle | date=November 18, 2021 | url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/11/18/mta-renames-newkirk-avenue-2-5-station-to-newkirk-avenue-little-haiti/ | access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Ross | first=Michelle | title=Haitian community celebrates heritage with Brooklyn subway renaming | website=PIX11 | date=November 19, 2021 | url=https://pix11.com/news/local-news/haitian-community-celebrates-heritage-with-brooklyn-subway-renaming/ | access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref>

== Station layout ==
{{NYCS Platform Layout IRT Nostrand Avenue Line}}
[[File:Newkirk Tiles.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Station tilework]]
This underground station has two tracks and two [[side platform]]s.<ref name="tracks">{{NYCS const|trackref|trackbook3}}</ref> The station is served by the [[2 (New York City Subway service)|2]] train at all times<ref>{{NYCS const|timetable|2}}</ref> and by the [[5 (New York City Subway service)|5]] train on weekdays during the day.<ref>{{NYCS const|timetable|5}}</ref> It is between [[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)|Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College]] to the south and [[Beverly Road (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)|Beverly Road]] to the north.<ref name="submap">{{NYCS const|map}}</ref> Each platform has its own [[fare control]] with no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/nycsubway.org/images/maps/sklar_2010_59style_map.pdf |title=2010 Route Map in the style of the 1959 Schematic |date=2010 |last=Sklar |first=Robert |website=nycsubway.org |access-date=June 6, 2024}}</ref> though there is evidence of a closed crossunder at the south end of the station.

The platforms have their original 1920s tiling from the [[Dual Contracts]] era. The "NEWKIRK AVE" name tablets are on a blue background with a green border. The station's trim line is nearly fully green with accents of several other colors. "N"s for "Newkirk" run along the trim line at regular intervals. The platform columns run at regular intervals and are painted green to match the station's tiling. They are wider in the middle of each platform where the station exits and [[fare control]] are. They get narrower as they run toward either end of the platform, especially at the extreme ends where the 1960s extension refrigerator-block style tiling is used. The columns have "Newkirk" written in white on a blue plate.

===Exits===
The [[Manhattan]]-bound platform has the station's only bank of regular [[turnstile]]s and token booth. Its street stair leads to the southeast corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues. The fare control for the [[Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)|Flatbush Avenue]]-bound platform is normally unstaffed, containing one [[HEET turnstile|High Entry Exit Turnstile]] and one exit-only turnstile. A Customer Service Agent Booth and bank of regular turnstiles is sometimes open during rush hours. This exit's street stair leads to the southwest corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues.<ref name=map/>

The Flatbush Avenue-bound platform has an additional exit-only on the extreme north end. This exit has two high turnstiles and its single street stair leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just south of Avenue D.<ref name=map>{{cite web|title=MTA Neighborhood Maps: Flatbush|url=http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/bkn/B11-Flatbush_2015.pdf|website=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|mta.info]]|publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|access-date=August 2, 2015|date=2015}}</ref> This exit was added in the 1950s.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Newkirk Avenue (IRT Nostrand Avenue Line)}}
* {{NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?215:3122|Brooklyn IRT|Newkirk Avenue}}

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[[Category:IRT Nostrand Avenue Line stations]]
[[Category:New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1920]]
[[Category:1920 establishments in New York City]]
[[Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn]]