Downtown 6 Entrance at Astor Place Station

Stairway descending into Astor Place Station's downtown 6 entrance in Manhattan's East Village.
Stairway descending into Astor Place Station's downtown 6 entrance in Manhattan's East Village.

Astor Place Station is a local stop on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, serving the 6 train in Manhattan's East Village. It opened in 1904 as one of the original stations on the city's first subway line. This entrance leads to the downtown platform.

Taken May 2005

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