Borough Park, Brooklyn
The LIRR Bay Ridge Line (freight) and BMT Sea Beach Line (N train) separate in Borough Park with the
Sea Beach Line
headed east and south to Coney Island and the LIRR Bay Ridge Line curving to the
northeast in a much narrower trench.
New Utrecht Avenue Station
The elevated BMT West End Line
(D and M trains) also crosses at the point where the Sea Beach Line splits as both
make their way south to Coney Island. The West End Line was originally built as the Brooklyn,
Bath and Coney Island Railroad (opening in 1864) and the Bay Ridge Line had a station here
in the late 19th Century.
The character and demographics of the neighborhoods surrounding the tracks
changes considerably from those to the west, with more Orthodox Jews and
expensive housing stock.
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West End El (D Train) |
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D train 62nd Street Station |
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New Utrecht Avenue Station |
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Under the El on New Utrecht Avenue |
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Freight line taking a turn to the northeast after New Utrecht Avenue |
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New Utrecht Avenue bridge over the freight line |
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Old concrete and Iron fence on 61st Street |
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61st Street and the rail line turn northeast |
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15th Avenue bridge over the rail line |
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Rail line continues to turn after 15th Avenue |
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60th Street bridge over the rail line |
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Maple Lanes - 1570 60th Street |
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Rail line curving northeast after 60th street |
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59th Street / 16th Avenue bridge over rail line |
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Rail line northeast of 16th Avenue |
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More diverse and upscale housing stock on 60th street |
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Station house 800-gallon fuel oil tank |
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Track running northeast from 16th Avenue |
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16th Avenue at 58th Street |
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58th Street dead-ends into track right-of-way |
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Hasidic fella walking home |
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Tomer Devorah D'Skwere High School for Girls - 5801 16th Ave. |
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Jewish businesses on 16th Avenue |
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P.S. 180 |
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Classic rowhouse being replaced with a not-quite-right row McMansion |
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16th Avenue at 56th Street |
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Street sign for Daytime Shurim (lessons on the Torah) |
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McMansion on 56th Street |
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56th street turns to avoid rail tracks |
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17th Avenue just past the 56th Street bridge over the tracks |
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Tracks proceed northeast from under 17th avenue |
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Tree-lined 55th Street just east of 17th Avenue |
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Older cottage beside newer almost-McMansion |
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Tree-lined 55th Street just east of 17th Avenue |
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Girl running down 55th Street |
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McMansions on 55th Street |
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McMansion on 55th Street |
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Humble 1927 synagogue on 55th Street |
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Pidgeon looking for love |
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Orthodox family walking down 18th Avenue past Gravesend Park |
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Gravesend Park |
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Gravesend Park |
18th Avenue Station
Although the intersection of the tracks with 18th Avenue at 53rd street is fairly
close to the likely McDonald Avenue Station, the population density is fairly high
in this area and the irregular lots created by the intersection of 18th Avenue,
53rd Street and the train line might make a good place for a station.
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Looking up 18th Avenue from 54th Street |
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Southeast corner of 18th Avenue bridge over the tracks |
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18th Avenue bridge over the tracks |
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North eest corner of 18th Avenue bridge over the tracks |
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Big something north of the tracks on 18th Avenue |
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Tracks between 18th Avenue bridge and 52nd Street bridge |
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Tracks continue northeast past 52nd Street |
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Boro Park Village on 52nd Street |
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Boro Park Village on 52nd Street |
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Kosher nursing home |
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