List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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The following streetcar lines once operated in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, New York City

New York City

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, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, United States

United States

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History

The history of surface line operation in Brooklyn is long and very complicated, and is best presented under one of the following sub-articles which maintain the proper family tree for each of the lines listed below. These subsidiary articles are:

BRT/BMT subsidiaries

Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation
Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation
The Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation was a subsidiary of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation that operated streetcars in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States...

, the main company after 1929
Brooklyn City Railroad
Brooklyn City Railroad
The Brooklyn City Railroad was the oldest and one of the largest operators of streetcars in the City of Brooklyn, New York, continuing in that role when Brooklyn became a borough of New York City in 1898....
Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Brooklyn Heights Railroad
The Brooklyn Heights Railroad was a street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. It leased and operated the streetcar lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but started out with the Montague Street Line, a short cable car line connecting the Wall Street Ferry with downtown Brooklyn...
Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad
Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad
The Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad was a street railway company in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, United States. It originated as a horsecar line and was electrified in 1894....
Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
Coney Island and Gravesend Railway
Nassau Electric Railroad
Nassau Electric Railroad
The Nassau Electric Railroad was an electric street railway company in the U.S. state of New York. The company operated throughout the borough of Brooklyn, as well as over the Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan....

Companies not owned by the BRT/BMT or jointly owned

Brooklyn and North River Railroad
Bush Terminal Railroad
Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay and Ocean Avenue Railroad
Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line
Marine Railway
Maspeth Railroad and Bridge Company
Van Brunt Street and Erie Basin Railroad

BMT

Almost every surface line in Brooklyn eventually came under control of the Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation

Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation

The Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation was a subsidiary of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation that operated streetcars in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States...

, a subsidiary of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation

Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation

The Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation was an urban transit holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, and incorporated in 1923. The system was sold to the city in 1940 and today, together with the IND subway system, form the B Division of the New York City Subway...

, prior to the takeover of the lines by the New York City Board of Transportation on June 5, 1940. Many of the lines ended at the Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...

in downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City , and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn...

or Williamsburg Bridge

Williamsburg Bridge

The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway...

in Williamsburg

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...

, with some going over to the Park Row

Park Row (BMT station)

Park Row was a major elevated railway terminal constructed over the New York end of the Brooklyn Bridge, across from New York City Hall in Manhattan that served as the terminal for BMT services operating over the Brooklyn Bridge from the BMT Fulton Street Line, BMT Myrtle Avenue Line and their...

or Essex Street terminals in Manhattan

Manhattan

Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...

. The small number of BMT streetcar lines that operated only in Queens are also included here.

Name	From	To	Major streets	Abandoned	Notes
East-west lines
Sea Gate Line	Sea Gate	Sheepshead Bay Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west...	Surf Avenue, Neptune Avenue, and Emmons Avenue	December 1, 1946	now the B36 bus
Norton's Point Line	Sea Gate	Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....	private right-of-way	November 7, 1948	now the B74 bus
Norton's Point Shuttle	Sea Gate		Surf Avenue	September 26, 1935; also ran June 1943
86th Street Line	Bay Ridge	Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....	3rd Avenue, 5th Avenue, 86th Street, and Cropsey Avenue	August 12, 1948	now the B64 bus
Bay Ridge Avenue Line	Bay Ridge	Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....	3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge Avenue, 13th Avenue, 86th Street, and Cropsey Avenue	May 15, 1949	now the B1 bus
Bergen Beach Line	Flatbush Flatbush, Brooklyn Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods.The name Flatbush is an Anglicization of the Dutch language Vlacke bos ....	Bergen Beach Bergen Beach, Brooklyn Bergen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.What is now Bergen Beach was an island off the coast of Canarsie that was connected to the mainland in the early 1900s using landfill....	Flatbush Avenue and Avenue N	August 6, 1930 (east end); March 5, 1951 (whole line)
Cortelyou Road Line	Kensington Kensington, Brooklyn Kensington is a neighborhood in the center of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is the area south of Prospect Park and the Green-Wood Cemetery. It is bordered by Coney Island Avenue to the east, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to the north, McDonald Avenue and 37th Street to the...	Prospect Park	Cortelyou Road and 16th Avenue	July 23, 1930
Holy Cross Cemetery Line Holy Cross Cemetery Line The Holy Cross Cemetery Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running as a short branch of the Nostrand Avenue Line east to Holy Cross Cemetery on Tilden Avenue...	Prospect Park South Prospect Park South, Brooklyn Prospect Park South is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, within the community of Flatbush. It is bordered by Church Avenue to the north, the Brighton Line of the New York City Subway to the east, Beverley Road to the south, and between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue...	Holy Cross Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery Holy Cross Cemetery may refer to:Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USAHoly Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, USAHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USAHoly Cross Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, USA...	Tilden Avenue	April 1, 1951
Church Avenue Line Church Avenue Line (surface) The Church Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running mainly along 39th Street and Church Avenue between Sunset Park and Brownsville...	Greenwood Heights Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn Greenwood Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that takes part of its name from the neighborhood proximity to the Green-Wood Cemetery...	Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....	39th Street and Church Avenue	October 31, 1956	now the B35 bus
Gravesend and Church Avenues Line	Kensington Kensington, Brooklyn Kensington is a neighborhood in the center of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is the area south of Prospect Park and the Green-Wood Cemetery. It is bordered by Coney Island Avenue to the east, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to the north, McDonald Avenue and 37th Street to the...	Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....	Gravesend Avenue (McDonald Avenue) and Church Avenue	June 1, 1949
New Lots Avenue Line	Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....	New Lots New Lots, Brooklyn New Lots is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in the eastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It was known as the Town of New Lots from 1852 when the area seceded from the Town of Flatbush until it was annexed in 1886 as the 26th Ward of Brooklyn. The population is...	New Lots Avenue	September 1, 1947	now the B15 bus
Fifteenth Street Line	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...	Hamilton Avenue and 15th Street	December 1, 1945
Union Street Line	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...	Union Street and Prospect Park West	December 1, 1945
St. Johns Place Line St. Johns Place Line The St. Johns Place Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York, mainly along Atlantic Avenue, Washington Avenue, Sterling Place, and St. Johns Place between Downtown Brooklyn and Crown Heights...	Downtown	Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....	Atlantic Avenue, Sterling Place, St. Johns Place, and Rockaway Avenue	August 24, 1947	now the B45 bus
Bergen Street Line Bergen Street Line The Bergen Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running westbound mostly along Bergen Street, as well as eastbound on Dean Street , between downtown Brooklyn and Ocean Hill...	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Ozone Park, Queens Ozone Park, Queens Ozone Park is a working class neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, and City Line, Brooklyn....	Sackett Street, Bergen Street, and Liberty Avenue	July 20, 1947	now the B65 bus
Fulton Street Line Fulton Street Line (Brooklyn surface) The Fulton Street Line or East New York Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States along Fulton Street between Fulton Ferry and East New York...	Downtown	East New York East New York, Brooklyn East New York is a residential neighborhood located in the Eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5...	Fulton Street	August 10, 1941	now the B25 bus
Putnam Avenue Line Putnam Avenue Line The Putnam Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Fulton Street, Putnam Avenue, and Halsey Street between downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens...	Downtown	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Fulton Street, Putnam Avenue, and Halsey Street	September 21, 1941; restored November 29, 1942 to February 5, 1950	now the B26 bus
Greene and Gates Avenues Line Greene and Gates Avenues Line The Greene and Gates Avenues Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Fulton Street, Greene Avenue, and Gates Avenue between Downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens...	Downtown	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Fulton Street, Greene Avenue, and Gates Avenue	October 5, 1941	now the B52 bus
DeKalb Avenue Line DeKalb Avenue Line The DeKalb Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States, running mostly along DeKalb Avenue, as well as eastbound on Lafayette Avenue , between downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens...	Brooklyn Bridge	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	DeKalb Avenue and Seneca Avenue	January 30, 1949	now the B38 bus
Montague Street Line	Downtown		Montague Street
Myrtle Avenue and Court Street Line	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Court Street and Myrtle Avenue	July 17, 1949	now the B54 and B57 buses
Park Avenue Line	Brooklyn Bridge	Trinity Cemetery	Park Avenue and Wilson Avenue	June 19, 1930
Flushing Avenue Line	Brooklyn Bridge	Maspeth, Queens Maspeth, Queens Maspeth is a small community in the borough of Queens in New York City. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside and Sunnyside to the north, Long Island City to the northwest, Greenpoint to the west, East Williamsburg to the southwest, Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south, and...	Flushing Avenue	November 21, 1948	now the B57 bus
Broadway Line Broadway Line (Brooklyn surface) The Broadway Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States along Broadway between Williamsburg and East New York. Originally a streetcar line, it later became a bus route, but no bus currently operates over the entire length of Broadway, with the BMT Jamaica Line...	Williamsburg Bridge	Cypress Hills Cypress Hills, Brooklyn Cypress Hills is a sub-section of the East New York neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, lying north of City Line and south of Cypress Hills Cemetery, in the far northeastern corner of Brooklyn. It is abutted on the west by Bushwick and on the east, across the Brooklyn–Queens border, by...	Broadway and Fulton Street	January 15, 1950	now the Q24 bus
Williamsburg Bridge Local	Williamsburg Bridge		Williamsburg Bridge	December 4, 1948
Jamaica Line	Ocean Hill Ocean Hill, Brooklyn Ocean Hill is a subsection of Bedford-Stuyvesant in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Founded in 1890, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3 and Brooklyn Community Board 16. The ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11233...	Jamaica, Queens Jamaica, Queens Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...	Fulton Street and Jamaica Avenue	November 30, 1947	now the Q56 bus
Bushwick Avenue Line Bushwick Avenue Line The Bushwick Avenue Line or Bushwick Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Bushwick Avenue and Myrtle Avenue between Williamsburg and Ridgewood, Queens.-History:...	Williamsburg Bridge	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Meserole Street, Bushwick Avenue, and Myrtle Avenue	September 1, 1947
Wilson Avenue Line Wilson Avenue Line The Wilson Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Wilson Avenue and Rockaway Avenue between Williamsburg and Canarsie...	Williamsburg Bridge	Canarsie Canarsie, Brooklyn Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18....	Johnson Avenue, Wilson Avenue, and Rockaway Avenue	May 27, 1951	now the B60 bus
Cypress Hills Cemetery Line	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Cypress Hills Cemetery, Queens	Cypress Avenue	September 1, 1947
Richmond Hill Line Richmond Hill Line The Richmond Hill Line is a surface transit line on Myrtle Avenue in Queens, New York City, United States. Once a streetcar line owned by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, it is now the Q55 Myrtle Avenue bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority....	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Jamaica, Queens Jamaica, Queens Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...	Myrtle Avenue	April 26, 1950	now the Q55 bus
Metropolitan Avenue Line	Williamsburg Bridge	Jamaica, Queens Jamaica, Queens Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...	Grand Street and Metropolitan Avenue	June 12, 1949	now the Q54 bus
Metropolitan Avenue Shuttle	Williamsburg Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...	East Williamsburg East Williamsburg, Brooklyn East Williamsburg is a name for the area in the northwestern portion of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, which lies between Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick. Much of this area has been and still is referred to as either Bushwick, Williamsburg, or Greenpoint with the...	Metropolitan Avenue	1920
Flushing-Ridgewood Line	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Flushing, Queens Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...	Fresh Pond Road, Grand Avenue, and Corona Avenue	July 17, 1949	now the Q58 bus
Grand Street Line Grand Street Line (Brooklyn) The Grand Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States, running mostly along Grand Street/Grand Avenue between Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Maspeth, Queens...	Williamsburg Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...	Maspeth, Queens Maspeth, Queens Maspeth is a small community in the borough of Queens in New York City. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside and Sunnyside to the north, Long Island City to the northwest, Greenpoint to the west, East Williamsburg to the southwest, Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south, and...	Grand Street and Grand Avenue	December 11, 1949	now the Q59 bus
Calvary Cemetery Line	Greenpoint Greenpoint, Brooklyn Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...	Calvary Cemetery, Queens Calvary Cemetery, Queens The Roman Catholic Calvary Cemetery in Queens has the largest number of interments of any cemetery in the United States.The offices of Calvary Cemetery are located at 49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd. in Woodside in the New York City borough of Queens, New York. The cemetery is managed by the Trustees of...	Greenpoint Avenue	January 26, 1930	now the B24 bus
North-south lines
Furman Street Line Furman Street Line The Furman Street Line was a street railway line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Furman Street from Cobble Hill to Fulton Ferry.-History:...	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Downtown	Columbia Street and Furman Street
Hicks Street Line Hicks Street Line The Hicks Street Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running from the Ninth Avenue Depot at Greenwood Cemetery to the Brooklyn Bridge.-History:...	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Cobble Hill Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. Bordered by Atlantic Avenue on the north, Hicks Street to the west, Smith Street on the east and Degraw Street to the south, Cobble Hill sits adjacent to Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights with Carroll Gardens to the south...	Hicks Street	1921
Erie Basin Line	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Brooklyn Bridge	Columbia Street	March 5, 1944	now the B61 bus
Crosstown Line Crosstown Line (Brooklyn surface) The Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Van Brunt Street and Manhattan Avenue between Red Hook and Long Island City, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the B61 and the B62 bus routes...	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	Greenpoint Greenpoint, Brooklyn Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...	Columbia Street, Flushing Avenue, Wythe Avenue, Driggs Avenue, Bedford Avenue, and Manhattan Avenue	January 27, 1951	now the B61 bus
65th Street-Fort Hamilton Line	Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn Fort Hamilton is a neighborhood in the far southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located south of, and often considered part of, Bay Ridge. The area stretches from 86th Street as its northern border to 101st Street/the Narrows at the south; it is bounded by New York...	Greenwood Heights Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn Greenwood Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that takes part of its name from the neighborhood proximity to the Green-Wood Cemetery...	3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue	March 1, 1942
Hamilton Avenue Line Hamilton Avenue Line The Hamilton Avenue Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Hamilton Avenue between Bay Ridge and Hamilton Ferry at the north end of the avenue in Red Hook...	Bay Ridge	Red Hook Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...	3rd Avenue and Hamilton Avenue	March 29, 1942
Smith Street Line Smith Street Line (surface) The Smith Street Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Ninth Street and Smith Street between Park Slope and Downtown Brooklyn. Originally a streetcar line, and later the B75, it is now split between the B57 and B61 bus routes...	Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...	Brooklyn Bridge	9th Street and Smith Street	February 11, 1951	now the B57 bus
Third Avenue Line	Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn Fort Hamilton is a neighborhood in the far southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located south of, and often considered part of, Bay Ridge. The area stretches from 86th Street as its northern border to 101st Street/the Narrows at the south; it is bounded by New York...	Brooklyn Bridge	3rd Avenue	March 1, 1942
Fifth Avenue Line Fifth Avenue Line (Brooklyn surface) The Fifth Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mainly along Fifth Avenue and Atlantic Avenue between Fort Hamilton and Cobble Hill...	Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn Fort Hamilton is a neighborhood in the far southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located south of, and often considered part of, Bay Ridge. The area stretches from 86th Street as its northern border to 101st Street/the Narrows at the south; it is bounded by New York...	Cobble Hill Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Cobble Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. Bordered by Atlantic Avenue on the north, Hicks Street to the west, Smith Street on the east and Degraw Street to the south, Cobble Hill sits adjacent to Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights with Carroll Gardens to the south...	5th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue	February 20, 1949	now the B63 bus
Seventh Avenue Line	Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...	Brooklyn Bridge	7th Avenue and Flatbush Avenue	February 11, 1951	now the B67 bus
Eighth Avenue Line	Bay Ridge Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Sunset Park on the north, Seventh Avenue and Dyker Heights on the east, The Narrows Strait, which partially houses the Belt Parkway, on the west and 86th Street and Fort Hamilton on...	Greenwood Heights Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn Greenwood Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that takes part of its name from the neighborhood proximity to the Green-Wood Cemetery...	8th Avenue and 39th Street	May 15, 1949
West End Line West End Line (Brooklyn surface) The West End Line or New Utrecht Avenue Line was a surface transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along New Utrecht Avenue and other streets between Coney Island and Sunset Park...	Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....	Sunset Park Sunset Park, Brooklyn Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Greenwood Heights to the north, Borough Park to the east, Bay Ridge to the south, and Upper New York Bay to the west...	New Utrecht Avenue	June 28, 1947
Sixteenth Avenue Line	New Utrecht New Utrecht, Brooklyn New Utrecht was the last of six towns to be founded in what is today the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It was named after the city of Utrecht, Netherlands. In 1652 Cornelius van Werckhoven, a surveyor born in Utrecht and a principal investor in the Dutch West India Company, began purchasing...	Kensington Kensington, Brooklyn Kensington is a neighborhood in the center of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is the area south of Prospect Park and the Green-Wood Cemetery. It is bordered by Coney Island Avenue to the east, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to the north, McDonald Avenue and 37th Street to the...	16th Avenue and Cortelyou Road	January 26, 1930
McDonald Avenue Line	Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....	Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...	McDonald Avenue	October 31, 1956
Coney Island Avenue Line	Coney Island Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....	Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...	Coney Island Avenue	November 30, 1955	now the B68 bus
Greenpoint Line Greenpoint Line The Greenpoint Line was a streetcar line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. When it stopped operating, it was not replaced by a bus route.-History:The line was opened by the Brooklyn City Railroad in October 1854 to Bushwick Creek....	Downtown	Greenpoint Greenpoint, Brooklyn Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...	Myrtle Avenue, Kent Avenue, and Franklin Street	November 19, 1945
Flatbush Avenue Line Flatbush Avenue Line (surface) The Flatbush Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Flatbush Avenue between Downtown Brooklyn and Marine Park...	Marine Park Marine Park, Brooklyn Marine Park is a public park located in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Its 798 acres surround the westernmost inlet of Jamaica Bay. Most of the land for Marine Park, Brooklyn was donated to New York City to be turned into public park land by the Whitney family in 1920 and by Frederic B....	Downtown	Flatbush Avenue	March 5, 1951	now the B41 bus
Vanderbilt Avenue Line Vanderbilt Avenue Line The Vanderbilt Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, running along 7th Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue between Kensington and Dumbo...	Windsor Terrace Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Windsor Terrace is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Prospect Park to the northeast and Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, to the southwest. Its southeastern boundary is Caton Avenue, while to the northwest it is bordered by Prospect Park West...	Downtown	Vanderbilt Avenue and Flushing Avenue	August 20, 1950	now the B69 bus
Franklin Avenue Line	Prospect Park South Prospect Park South, Brooklyn Prospect Park South is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, within the community of Flatbush. It is bordered by Church Avenue to the north, the Brighton Line of the New York City Subway to the east, Beverley Road to the south, and between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue...	Williamsburg Bridge	Franklin Avenue and Wythe Avenue	October 28, 1945	now the B48 bus
Ocean Avenue Line	Sheepshead Bay Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west...	Crown Heights Crown Heights, Brooklyn Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The main thoroughfare through this neighborhood is Eastern Parkway, a tree-lined boulevard designed by Frederick Law Olmsted extending two miles east-west.Originally, the area was known as Crow Hill....	Ocean Avenue and Rogers Avenue	April 29, 1951	now the B49 bus
Nostrand Avenue Line Nostrand Avenue Line (surface) The Nostrand Avenue Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Nostrand Avenue, as well as northbound on New York Avenue and Bedford Avenue , between Sheepshead Bay and Williamsburg...	Sheepshead Bay Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west...	Williamsburg Bridge	Nostrand Avenue and Lee Avenue	April 1, 1951	now the B44 bus
Meeker and Marcy Avenues Line Meeker and Marcy Avenues Line The Meeker and Marcy Avenues Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Marcy Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue, Graham Avenue, and Meeker Avenue from Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant to Penny Bridge in Williamsburg....	Stuyvesant Heights Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn Stuyvesant Heights is a neighborhood in north-central Brooklyn, a part of settled in the mid-17th century before the borough of Brooklyn was incorporated as a city...	Greenpoint Greenpoint, Brooklyn Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...	Marcy Avenue and Meeker Avenue	April 17, 1939	now the B24 bus
Tompkins Avenue Line	Prospect Park	Williamsburg Bridge	Empire Boulevard, Kingston Avenue, and Tompkins Avenue	August 24, 1947	now the B43 bus
Union Avenue Line Union Avenue Line (Brooklyn) The Union Avenue Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Myrtle Avenue, Knickerbocker Avenue, Flushing Avenue, Throop Avenue, and Union Avenue from Ridgewood, Queens northwest to Greenpoint, Brooklyn....	Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood, Queens Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...	Greenpoint Greenpoint, Brooklyn Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...	Knickerbocker Avenue, Flushing Avenue, and Union Avenue	December 1, 1945
Lorimer Street Line Lorimer Street Line The Lorimer Street Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running along Lorimer Street, Franklin Avenue, and Classon Avenue between Bedford–Stuyvesant and Greenpoint...	Prospect Park South Prospect Park South, Brooklyn Prospect Park South is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, within the community of Flatbush. It is bordered by Church Avenue to the north, the Brighton Line of the New York City Subway to the east, Beverley Road to the south, and between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue...	Greenpoint Greenpoint, Brooklyn Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...	Franklin Avenue, Lorimer Street, and Nassau Avenue	December 14, 1947	now the B48 bus
Graham Avenue Line	Brooklyn Bridge	Hunters Point, Queens Hunters Point, Queens Hunters Point is a neighborhood on the south side of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 2.- History :...	Flushing Avenue, Graham Avenue, and Manhattan Avenue	December 21, 1948	now the B43 bus
Sumner Avenue Line	Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....	Williamsburg Bridge	98th Street, Sumner Avenue (Marcus Garvey Boulevard), and Broadway	July 20, 1947	now the B15 bus
Utica and Reid Avenues Line	Flatlands Flatlands, Brooklyn Flatlands is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18.One of the original five Dutch towns on Long Island , this neighborhood was originally known as Nieuw Amersfoort, after the Dutch city of Amersfoort, but the name was changed to...	Williamsburg Bridge	Utica Avenue, Reid Avenue, and Broadway	March 18, 1951	now the B46 bus
Ralph Avenue Line Ralph Avenue Line The Ralph Avenue Line is a surface transit line on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Once a streetcar line, it is now part of the B47 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority, and prior to 1995, it was the B78 route; the northern part of the route was part of...	Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....	Williamsburg Bridge	98th Street, Ralph Avenue, and Broadway	November 1, 1943	now the B47 bus
Ralph and Rockaway Avenues Line	Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....	Williamsburg Bridge	Rockaway Avenue, Ralph Avenue, and Broadway	May 27, 1951	now the B47 bus
Rockaway Parkway Line Rockaway Parkway Line The Rockaway Parkway Line is a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Rockaway Parkway between Canarsie Pier and the Canarsie – Rockaway Parkway terminal of the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway...	Canarsie Landing	Canarsie Canarsie, Brooklyn Canarsie is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, United States. The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 18....	Rockaway Parkway	April 29, 1951	now the B42 bus
North Beach Line	Elmhurst, Queens Elmhurst, Queens Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth...	North Beach, Queens	Junction Boulevard	August 24, 1949	now the Q72 bus

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Name	From	To	Major streets	Abandoned	Notes
Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line	Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City , and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn...	Chinatown, Manhattan Chinatown, Manhattan Manhattan's Chinatown , home to one of the highest concentrations of Chinese people in the Western hemisphere, is located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City...	Manhattan Bridge Manhattan Bridge The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn . It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges...
Hudson Avenue Line Hudson Avenue Line (surface) The Hudson Avenue Line was a horse car street railway line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Hudson Avenue near Downtown Brooklyn...	Prospect Park	Downtown	Flatbush Avenue and Hudson Avenue	1871

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