Halsey Street station (BMT Jamaica Line)

For the station actually at Halsey Street & Wyckoff Avenue, see Halsey Street (BMT Canarsie Line).

Halsey Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Northbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Halsey Street & Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick
Coordinates	40.685682°N 73.915458°W / 40.685682; -73.915458
Division	B (BMT)
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B7, B26, Q24
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in regular service)
Other information
Opened	August 19, 1885 (1885-08-19)
Opposite- direction transfer	Yes
Traffic
2023	1,253,085  13.9%
Rank	245 out of 423
Station succession
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Location
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops all times Stops all times except late nights

Halsey Street is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at Halsey Street and Broadway at the border of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick, Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times. The Z train skips this station when it operates.

Station layout

Track layout
to Chauncey St to Gates Av

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound local	← toward Broad Street (Kosciuszko Street AM rush hours, Gates Avenue other times) ← does not stop here
	Peak-direction express	→ No regular service
	Eastbound local	→ toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer (Broadway Junction PM rush hours, Chauncey Street other times) → → does not stop here →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

This elevated station, opened on August 19, 1885, has two side platforms and three tracks; the center express track is not used in regular service. Both platforms have beige windscreens and green canopies and support columns with red roofs along the entire length except for a small section at either ends, where they have high mesh fences instead. The station signs are in the black name plates in white Helvetica lettering.

The 2008 artwork here is called SOL'SCRYPT by SOL'SAX. It consists of glass mosaic panels on the platform windscreens and station house depicting various images of African-American heritage.

Exits

This station has one active, elevated station house below the platforms and tracks at the southeast end. A staircase from each platform goes down to a balcony that leads inside to a waiting area/crossunder, where a turnstile bank provides access to and from the station. Outside fare control, there is a token booth and two staircases going down to the northern and western corners of Broadway and Halsey Street. Both balconies have an exit-only turnstile that allows passengers to exit without having to go through the station house.

There is another now-closed station house at the northwest end of the station with its staircases intact. They go down to the southern and western corners of Broadway at Jefferson Avenue. This entrance was closed in the 1980s due to high crime.

External links

• nycsubway.org – BMT Jamaica Line: Halsey Street
• Station Reporter — J train
• The Subway Nut — Halsey Street Pictures
• MTA's Arts For Transit — Halsey Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
• Halsey Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Platforms from Google Maps Street View