Astor Place Station downtown entrance, Manhattan

Astor Place Station downtown 6 entrance in Manhattan with stairs descending to the subway mezzanine.
Astor Place Station downtown 6 entrance in Manhattan with stairs descending to the subway mezzanine.

Astor Place Station in Manhattan is a local stop on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. This stair entrance is signed for downtown 6 service at Astor Place in the East Village and NoHo area. The station opened in 1904 as part of the city’s first subway line.

Photo taken in May 2005.

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