Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti  ​
View from the northbound platform, withR142 5 train arriving in the distance
Station statistics
Address	Newkirk Avenue & Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Flatbush,East Flatbush
Coordinates	40°38′24″N73°56′54″W / 40.639912°N 73.94846°W /40.639912; -73.94846
Division	A (IRT)[1]
Line	IRT Nostrand Avenue Line
Services	2  (all times) ​  5  (weekdays only)
Transit	NYCT Bus:B8,B44,B44 SBS
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	August 23, 1920; 105 years ago (August 23, 1920)
Former/other names	Newkirk Ave (1920-2021)
Traffic
2024	1,446,054[2]  1.4%
Rank	221 out of 423[2]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Beverly Road 2  ​5  viaFranklin Avenue–Medgar Evers College Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College 2  ​5  Terminus
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toBeverly Road toFlatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times Stops weekdays during the day Stops weekdays and weekday late nights Stops all times except late nights

TheNewkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station (originallyNewkirk Avenue) is astation on theIRT Nostrand Avenue Line of theNew York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues inBrooklyn, the station is served by the2 train at all times and the5 train on weekdays.

TheDual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in theCity of New York. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 3, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn.^[3][4][5] The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas.^[6] The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Beverly Road station opened along with it.^[7]

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 514 feet (157 m) long and allowed them to accommodate 10-car trains.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2021, the New York State Assembly passed a bill presented by state assemblywomanRodneyse 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.^[8][9] On November 15, 2021, the Newkirk Avenue station was renamed.^[10] The station was formally rededicated on November 18, 2021, the 203rd anniversary of theBattle of Vertières (the last major battle of theHaitian Revolution).^[11][12]

Ground	Street level	Exit/entrance
Platform level	Side platform
	Northbound	← towardWakefield–241st Street(Beverly Road) ← towardEastchester–Dyre Avenue orNereid Avenue(Beverly Road)
	Southbound	→ towardFlatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College(Terminus) →
	Side platform

This underground station has two tracks and twoside platforms.^[13] The station is served by the2 train at all times^[14] and by the5 train on weekdays during the day.^[15] It is betweenFlatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College to the south andBeverly Road to the north.^[10] Each platform has its ownfare control with no crossovers or crossunders to allow free transfers between directions,^[16] though there is evidence of a closed crossunder at the south end of the station.

The platforms have their original 1920s tiling from theDual 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 andfare 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.

TheManhattan-bound platform has the station's only bank of regularturnstiles and token booth. Its street stair leads to the southeast corner of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues. The fare control for theFlatbush Avenue-bound platform is normally unstaffed, containing oneHigh 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.^[17]

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.^[17] This exit was added in the 1950s.

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