Division B (BMT) Transit connections NYCT Bus: B46 Platforms 2 side platforms Opened 25 June 1888 Tracks 3 | Line BMT Jamaica Line Structure Elevated Borough Brooklyn Locale Williamsburg | |
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Services J (all times except weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., peak direction)
M (all times except late nights) Address Brooklyn, NY 11211, United States Similar Lorimer Street, Marcy Avenue, Flushing Avenue, Broad Street, Norwood Avenue | ||
Hewes Street is a local station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Hewes Street and Broadway in Brooklyn, it is served by the J train at all times except weekdays in the peak direction and the M train at all times except late nights.
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Station layout
This elevated station, built four stories above street level and opened on June 25, 1888, has two side platforms and three tracks. The center track is used by J and Z trains weekdays in peak direction. Each platform has beige windscreens, green canopies, and red roofs that run from end to end.
The artwork here is called El in 16 Notes by Mara Held. It features sixteen panels of art glass, each containing random geometric shapes and is based on shapes found in dress patterns.
Exits
The station's only active entrance is at the west (railroad north) end of the station. Each platform has a single staircase leading to the elevated station house beneath the tracks. It has a turnstile bank and token booth. Outside of fare control, two staircases lead to the western corners of Broadway and Hooper Street. Each staircase landing has an exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit without having to go through the station house.
The exit to Hewes Street at the east (railroad south) end of the station is now an emergency exit and its station house has been removed. From each platform, a single staircase goes down to Broadway, the northbound platform to the south side of Broadway, and the southbound one to the northeast corner of Hewes Street, Broadway, and New Montrose Avenue; Hewes Street is split at separate intersections with Broadway. The Hewes Street exits were closed in the 1980s due to high crime.