| Prince Street | |
| Address: | Prince Street & Broadway New York, NY |
| Borough: | Manhattan |
| Locale: | SoHo |
| Coordinates: | 40.7242°N -73.9978°W |
| Division: | BMT |
| Line: | BMT Broadway Line |
| Service: | Broadway local |
| Service Header: | Broadway center local header |
| Connection: | NYCT Bus: |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Structure: | Underground |
| Open Date: | [1] |
The Prince Street station is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway. Located in SoHo, Manhattan, it is served by the R train at all times except late nights, the W train on weekdays, the N train during late nights and weekends, and the Q train during late nights.
The station opened in 1917, had its platforms extended in the late 1960s, and was renovated in the late 1970s and in 2001.
Prince Street opened on September 4, 1917, as part of the first section of the BMT Broadway Line from Canal Street to 14th Street–Union Square.[1] The station's platforms originally could only fit six 67adj=midNaNadj=mid cars. In 1926, the New York City Board of Transportation received bids for the lengthening of platforms at nine stations on the Broadway Line, including the Prince Street station, to accommodate eight-car trains. Edwards & Flood submitted a low bid of $101,775 for the project.[2] The platform-lengthening project was completed in 1927, bringing the length of the platforms to 535feet.[3] [4]
The city government took over the BMT's operations on June 1, 1940.[5] [6] In the late 1960s, New York City Transit extended the platforms for 10 car trains, and fixed the station's structure and the overall appearance. The station was overhauled in the late 1970s. The original trim lines were replaced with white cinderblock tiles, except for small recesses in the walls, which contained yellow-painted cinderblock tiles. The staircases were repaired and new platform edges were installed. The yellow cinderblock field contained the station-name signs and black text pointing to the exits. The renovation also replaced incandescent lighting with fluorescent lighting.
In 2001, the station received a major overhaul. This project included restoration of the station's original tiling as well as upgrades such as platform widening.[7] [8]
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
| P Platform level | Side platform | |
| Northbound local | ← toward ← toward weekdays (Eighth Street–New York University) ← toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard late nights/weekends (Eighth Street–New York University) ← toward late nights (Eighth Street–New York University) | |
| Northbound express | ← do not stop here | |
| Southbound express | do not stop here → | |
| Southbound local | toward (/Tunnel) → toward weekdays (Canal Street/Tunnel) → toward via Sea Beach (/Bridge weekends, Tunnel late nights) → toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue via Brighton late nights (Canal Street/Bridge) | |
| Side platform |
The 2004 artwork, Carrying On, is by Janet Zweig. It uses water jet-cut steel, marble, and slate to create a mural along the entire length (totaling 1,200 feet) of both platforms. The 194 different frames in this frieze detail contain images of New Yorkers from all walks of life. As the title suggests, almost all of the images involve carrying something.
Fare control for each platform is at platform level. There is no free transfer between directions. Outside of fare control, the northbound platform has one street stair to either eastern corner of Broadway and Prince Street, while the southbound platform has one street stair to either western corner of that intersection.[10]