Marcy Avenue  ​
View from the eastbound platform
Station statistics
Address	Marcy Avenue and Broadway Brooklyn, New York
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Williamsburg
Coordinates	40°42′30″N73°57′29″W / 40.708361°N 73.957944°W /40.708361; -73.957944
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Jamaica Line
Services	J  (all times)   M  (all times except late nights)   Z  (rush hours, peak direction)​
Transit	NYCT Bus:B24,B32,B39,B44,B44 SBS,B46,B60,B62,Q54,Q59 (atWilliamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal) NYC Ferry: East River (at South Williamsburg Landing)
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	3 (2 in passenger service)
Other information
Opened	June 25, 1888; 137 years ago (1888-06-25)[2]
Accessible	ADA-accessible
Traffic
2024	2,841,630[3]  0.8%
Rank	121 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Essex Street J  M  Z ​ westbound Myrtle Avenue J  ​Z  skip-stop Hewes Street J  ​M  viaMyrtle Avenue Local
Non-revenue services and lines Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Driggs Avenue demolished no service
Location Show map of New York City Subway Show map of New York City Show map of New York
Track layout Legend toMyrtle Avenue toHewes Street toEssex Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Stops all times except late nights

TheMarcy Avenue station is astation on theBMT Jamaica Line of theNew York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Broadway inBrooklyn, it is served by theJ train at all times, theM train at all times except late nights, and theZ train during rush hours in the peak direction.

This station opened on June 25, 1888, when the Union Elevated Railroad (leased to theBrooklyn Elevated Railroad) extended itselevated line above Broadway fromGates Avenue northwest toDriggs Avenue inWilliamsburg.^[4] This was a branch of the existingLexington Avenue Elevated, which then ended atVan Siclen Avenue; Broadway trains ran between Driggs and Van Siclen Avenues.^[5] The Broadway Elevated was extended toBroadway Ferry on July 14, 1888.^[6] Upon the opening of theWilliamsburg Bridge tracks in 1908, trains were rerouted across the bridge west of Marcy Avenue.^[7]

TheDual Contracts expansion projects radically changed operations at Marcy Avenue. A third track was added, allowing trains to run express, although the track remains as a stub-end at Marcy Avenue for storage and turn-arounds. The Contracts also provided for the merger of the Jamaica Line from Broadway Junction to 168th Street with the Broadway Elevated, in turn making the Broadway Elevated part of the Jamaica Line and giving trains three eastern terminals (168th Street,Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway, andMiddle Village–Metropolitan Avenue).

On April 13, 1954, the enlarged station platform at Marcy Avenue was opened, as well as the expanded stairway facilities.^[8] In 1982, theUrban Mass Transportation Administration gave a $66 million grant to the New York City Transit Authority. Part of the grant was to be used for the renovation of several subway stations, including Marcy Avenue.^[9] In 2002, theMetropolitan Transportation Authority announced that elevators would be installed at the Marcy Avenue station.^[10]

As part of the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Capital Program, station capacity enhancements will be made at the station. The project will assess the feasibility of widening and reconstructing the stairs at Havemeyer Street, widening the westerly outbound platform, and widening the platform level fare control areas to fit in an additional low-level turnstile. Design work started in April 2017 and will be finished in December 2017, with construction set to begin in April 2018.^[11] In December 2021, the MTA awarded a contract for the replacement of the Marcy Avenue station's elevators, to be completed by late 2023 or early 2024.^[12][13]

Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound[14]	← towardBroad Street (Essex Street) ← towardForest Hills–71st Avenue weekdays, Essex Street weekends(Essex Street) ← AM rush toward Broad Street (Essex Street)
	Stub-end center track	→ No service
	Eastbound[14]	→ towardJamaica Center–Parsons/Archer(Myrtle Avenue weekday afternoons,Hewes Street other times) → → towardMiddle Village–Metropolitan Avenue(Hewes Street) → → PM rush toward Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer(Myrtle Avenue) →
	Side platform
Ground	Street level	Entrances/exits Elevator for outbound service at southwest corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway; elevator for inbound service at northwest corner

This station has twoside platforms and three tracks and is the westernmost station on the Jamaica Line. The station is served by theJ at all times, theM except at night and theZ only in the peak direction during rush hours. All trains run on the outer two local tracks, while the center express track dead ends at the west end at abumper block and is unusable for service.^[15] The next stop to the west (heading towardsManhattan) isEssex Street for all service. The next stop to the east (heading towardQueens) isHewes Street for local J and M trains, andMyrtle Avenue for express J and Z trains.

Both platforms have beige windscreens and red canopies with green frames that run along the entire length except for a section at the southeast (railroad south), where they have waist-high black steel fences. During the 1999 reconstruction of the Williamsburg Bridge, a temporary platform was erected over the center track for the station's use as a terminal station.

Just west of this station, there is a short section of trackway continuing straight which once led to the Broadway Ferry Spur. As now configured, westbound trains run over theWilliamsburg Bridge, connecting to theBMT Nassau Street Line inManhattan. To the east, there are switches that allow access to the center express track, which is used by J and Z trains when they run express between this station and Myrtle Avenue in the peak direction only on weekdays during rush hours and middays.^[15]

The 2004 artwork here is calledSpace Odyssey byEllsworth Ausby.^[16][17] It consists of eighttriptychs on the platform windscreens, with stained glass windows depicting space travel.^[16]

All fourfare control areas of the station are on platform level. As a result, there is no free transfer between directions. The primary ones, are elevated station houses adjacent to the platforms. Each station house has doors leading to the stairs and platform,turnstile bank, token booth, and two stairs and oneADA-accessible elevator to the street. The stairs from the Manhattan-bound station house go down to either northern corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway while the stair from the Queens-bound station house go down to either southern corners.^[18] The elevators go down to either western corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway, with the Queens-bound elevator on the southwest corner and the Manhattan-bound elevator on the northwest corner.^[19]

Both platforms have aHEET turnstile entrance/exit at their extreme west end that was added during a 1990s renovation. Each leads to a canopied staircase that goes down to either side of Broadway near Havemeyer Street.^[18]

The home of the character Dave Stutler in the2010 filmThe Sorcerer's Apprentice is located near this station. Stutler is also attacked by a wolf in this station.^{[citation needed]}

The fictional neighborhood of "Little Wadiya", from the2012 filmThe Dictator, is located near to this station. The choice may be related^[20] to the presence of theHasidic Jewish Community inWilliamsburg.

Flight of the Conchords are seen emerging from Marcy Avenue station singing the songInner City Pressure during season 1, episode 2 of theireponymous TV show.^{[citation needed]}

Wikimedia Commons has media related toMarcy Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line).

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

• Accessible New York City Subway stations
• BMT Jamaica Line stations
• 1888 establishments in New York City
• New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1888
• Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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