North Tour Stop 3: Subway

 

Roosevelt Island Subway Station

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    Don't stand too close to those steps: it's a long way down, about 100 feet to be precise. The Roosevelt Island Subway Statin is one of the newest in the system and also one of the deepest (that's almost 10 stories!). Although slated to open in 1979, the station finally opened to service in 1989.  Well, you can't rush greatness. The design is the station quite different from almost every other station in the system: it has a mezzanine level, 3 escalators, vaulted ceilings, and concave walls. Rather than the traditional thick glass, white subway tiles, the Roosevelt Island Station is decorated with thin, grey tiles arranged in alternating patterns, and has a stainless steel robbed ceiling.  It’s pretty futuristic!


    The station is served by the F train at all times, which can take a passenger all the way to Prospect Park in Brooklyn in 37 minutes and to Washington Square Park in only 14 minutes!


     Click here to see the upcoming schedule of trains, and maybe grab a cup of coffee and some free WiFi at the coffee shop next door. 

Marena Wisniewski

Marena Wisniewski

Marena Wisniewski