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{{Short description|New York City Subway station in Brooklyn}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NYCS
| name = Avenue J
| former = Manhattan Terrace
| image = BMT Brighton Avenue J Southbound Platform.jpg
| image_caption = Platforms view
| address = Avenue J & East 16th Street<br>Brooklyn, New York
| borough = [[Brooklyn]]
| locale = [[Midwood, Brooklyn|Midwood]]
| coordinates = {{coord|40.625276|N|73.961372|W|display=inline,title}}
| division = BMT
| line = [[BMT Brighton Line]]
| service = Brighton local north
| service_header = Brighton local
| connection = {{bus icon}} [[NYCT Bus]]: {{NYC bus link|B6|B11}}
| platforms = 2 [[side platform]]s
| tracks = 4
| structure = [[Embankment (transportation)|Embankment]]
| open_date = c. 1900
| adjacent_stations = {{Adjacent stations|system=New York City Subway
|line1=Brighton local|left1=Avenue H|right1=Avenue M
|note-row2={{Rail-interchange|nycs|B}} does not stop here}}
| legend = {{NYCS infobox legend|alltimes}}
| layout = {{NYCS 4-tracked local station|inline=y
|1=Avenue H
|2=Avenue M
|deg=015
}}
}}

The '''Avenue J station''' is a local [[Metro station|station]] on the [[BMT Brighton Line]] of the [[New York City Subway]], located on Avenue J between East 15th and East 16th Streets in [[Midwood, Brooklyn]]. The station is served by the [[Q (New York City Subway service)|Q]] train at all times.<ref>{{NYCS const|timetable|q}}</ref>

== History ==
The station was opened around 1900 as a two-track surface station and named '''Manhattan Terrace'''. It was renamed "Avenue J" in 1907, the same year the railroad line was grade separated. Vestiges of the spur built to reconnect the [[BMT Brighton Line|Brighton Line]] and [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Bay Ridge Branch]] after grade separation still exist to this day.

On August 1, 1920, a tunnel under [[Flatbush Avenue]] opened, connecting the Brighton Line to the [[BMT Broadway Line|Broadway subway]] in Manhattan.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 1, 1920 |title=New Subway Link Opens; Service Started Through Queens and Montague Street Tubes. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1920/08/01/archives/new-subway-link-opens-service-started-through-queens-and-montague.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018165643/https://www.nytimes.com/1920/08/01/archives/new-subway-link-opens-service-started-through-queens-and-montague.html |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |access-date=May 3, 2018 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="BDE-MontagueBegun-1920">{{cite news |date=August 1, 1920 |title=Montague Street Tube, Brighton Subway Operation Begun |url=http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/56149279/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112814/http://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/56149279/ |archive-date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 3, 2018 |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |page=53 |via=[[Brooklyn Public Library]]; [[newspapers.com]]}}</ref> At the same time, the line's former track connections to the [[Fulton Street Elevated]] were severed. Subway trains from Manhattan and elevated trains from [[Franklin Avenue station (Fulton Street)|Franklin Avenue]] served Brighton Line stations, sharing the line to [[Coney Island]].<ref name="BDE-MontagueBegun-1920" /><ref name="Kennedy 2003">{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Randy |date=September 30, 2003 |title=Tunnel Vision; Short Line. Small Train. Little Graffiti. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/30/nyregion/tunnel-vision-short-line-small-train-little-graffiti.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503114234/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/30/nyregion/tunnel-vision-short-line-small-train-little-graffiti.html |archive-date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 3, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

This station underwent reconstruction from September 2009 to December 2011. Both platforms were rebuilt with new windscreens, canopies, and [[Tactile paving|tactile strip]] edges. A temporary platform over the express tracks was used to provide service on the side that was under rebuilding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/temporary-loss-brighton-line-express|title=Press Release – NYC Transit – Temporary Loss of Brighton Line Express|date=July 29, 2009|publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|access-date=August 11, 2017|archive-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812060035/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/temporary-loss-brighton-line-express|url-status=dead}}</ref> The new windscreens were controversial with nearby community members, since the windscreens contained gaps that allowed trash and noise through while causing privacy issues for residents whose backyards faced the station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2011/46/kc_trackgarbage_2011_11_18_bd.html|title=A 'hole' new station|last1=Rosenberg|first1=Eli|date=November 17, 2011|website=BrooklynDaily.com|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

==Station layout==
{{NYCS Platform Layout BMT Brighton Line/embankment}}

The station is on a raised earthen embankment. There are four tracks and two [[side platform]]s. The two center tracks are used by the '''[[B (New York City Subway service)|B]]''' express train on weekdays.<ref name="tracks">{{NYCS const|trackref|trackbook3}}</ref>

The 2011 artwork here is called ''Bird Laid Bare'' by Rita MacDonald. It consists of murals and mosaics on the walls of the Coney Island-bound platform's main staircase depicting various species of birds.

===Exits===
The station's main house is located underneath the [[right-of-way (railroad)|right-of-way]] on the south side of Avenue J and has a full-time turnstile bank and token booth. There is a double-wide staircase facing north going up to the Coney Island-bound platform and one narrow staircase facing south going up to the Manhattan-bound platform. The Coney Island-bound staircase's landing has two exit-only turnstiles leading directly to the street.<ref name=map>{{cite web|title=MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midwood|url=http://web.mta.info/maps/neighborhoods/bkn/B15-Midwood_2015.pdf|website=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|mta.info]]|publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|accessdate=August 2, 2015|date=2015}}</ref>

Both platforms have an unstaffed bank of turnstiles leading to a staircase that goes down to the north side of Avenue J. The Coney Island-bound one is double-wide.<ref name=map/>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
File:Avenue J - Exit.jpg|Exit on platform
File:Avenue J - Exit from Exit.JPG|[[HEET turnstile|Exit-only turnstile]] and gate at Avenue J
File:NYC Subway Avenue J (BMT Brighton Line) Temporary platform - Northward.jpg|Temporary platform during the reconstruction in 2011
</gallery>

== See also ==

* [[Manhattan Beach Branch]]
* [[Bay Ridge Branch]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{NYCS ref|http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/BMT_Brighton_Line#Avenue_J|BMT Brighton Line|Avenue J}}
* Station Reporter — [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310154017/http://www.stationreporter.net/qtrain.htm Q Train]
* Art's Archives – Manhattan Beach Branch [http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/mbbr1.html] [http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/mbbr2.html] [http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/mbbr3.html] [http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/mbbr4.html] (''Original photos of the Manhattan Terrace station, signal houses and track diagrams of the LIRR connection'')
* The Subway Nut — [http://www.subwaynut.com/bmt/ave_jq/index.php Avenue J Pictures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706140856/http://www.subwaynut.com/bmt/ave_jq/index.php |date=July 6, 2020 }}
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.62524,-73.960851&spn=0,359.986567&z=17&lci=transit&layer=c&cbll=40.625251,-73.960744&panoid=G5y5NiUoFF1zqa-_Jqrfvg&cbp=12,204.34,,0,6.58 Avenue J entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6249161,-73.9610977,3a,75y,236.14h,89.09t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-rXnoo5ZA0U8%2FWHBrkF9xAKI%2FAAAAAAAAZNY%2FuizYQXExA8s01lENRh5ehrPE9MxdOJetwCLIB!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-rXnoo5ZA0U8%2FWHBrkF9xAKI%2FAAAAAAAAZNY%2FuizYQXExA8s01lENRh5ehrPE9MxdOJetwCLIB%2Fw203-h100-p-k-no%2F!7i7168!8i3584!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1 Platforms from Google Maps Street View]

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[[Category:New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1908]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in New York City]]
[[Category:Midwood, Brooklyn]]

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