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181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

Index 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

The 181st Street station (also known as 181st Street–Fort Washington Avenue) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. [1]

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  1. 59 relations: A (New York City Subway service), Accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Art Deco, Ashlar, Barrel vault, Bennett Park (New York City), Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation, Calypso music, Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street station, Cold War, Downtown Brooklyn, Dual Contracts, Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Fort Lee, New Jersey, Fort Washington Avenue, George Washington Bridge, George Washington Bridge Bus Station, Greenwich Avenue, Head house, Hudson Heights, Manhattan, In the Heights, IND Eighth Avenue Line, Independent Subway System, Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Inwood, Manhattan, Inwood–207th Street station, IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, John Francis Hylan, Joseph Zaretzki, Lin-Manuel Miranda, List of numbered streets in Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, Merengue music, Metro station, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Regional Bus Operations, National Register of Historic Places, New York City Board of Transportation, New York City Subway, New York City Subway tiles, New York City Transit Authority, New York Daily News, New York State Legislature, Robert Ridgway (engineer), Side platform, Sixth Avenue, Squire J. Vickers, The New York Times, ... Expand index (9 more) »

  2. IND Eighth Avenue Line stations
  3. Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
  4. Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932

A (New York City Subway service)

The A Eighth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway.

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Accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The physical accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s public transit network, serving the New York metropolitan area, is incomplete.

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.

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Art Deco

Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s.

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Ashlar

Ashlar is a cut and dressed stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape.

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Barrel vault

A barrel vault, also known as a tunnel vault, wagon vault or wagonhead vault, is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve (or pair of curves, in the case of a pointed barrel vault) along a given distance.

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Bennett Park (New York City)

Bennett Park, also known as James Gordon Bennett Park, is a public park in New York City, named for James Gordon Bennett, Sr., the newspaper publisher who launched the New York Herald in 1835.

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Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation

The Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) was an urban transit holding company, based in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, and incorporated in 1923.

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Calypso music

Calypso is a style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles by the mid-20th century.

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Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street station

The Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street station is a New York City Subway station complex on the IND Eighth Avenue Line, IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, and BMT Broadway Line. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place/Cortlandt Street station are 1932 establishments in New York City, Accessible New York City Subway stations, IND Eighth Avenue Line stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan and railway stations in the United States opened in 1932.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Downtown Brooklyn

Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (after Midtown Manhattan and Lower Manhattan), and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn.

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Dual Contracts

The Dual Contracts, also known as the Dual Subway System, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York.

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Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)

Eighth Avenue is a major north–south avenue on the west side of Manhattan in New York City, carrying northbound traffic below 59th Street.

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Fort Lee, New Jersey

Fort Lee is a borough at the eastern border of Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated along the Hudson River atop The Palisades.

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Fort Washington Avenue

Fort Washington Avenue is a major north-south street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.

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George Washington Bridge

The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

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George Washington Bridge Bus Station

The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is a commuter bus terminal at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

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Greenwich Avenue

Greenwich Avenue, formerly Greenwich Lane, is a southeast-northwest avenue located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

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Head house

A head house or headhouse may be an enclosed building attached to an open-sided shed, or the aboveground part of a subway station.

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Hudson Heights, Manhattan

Hudson Heights is a residential neighborhood within Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

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In the Heights

In the Heights is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

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IND Eighth Avenue Line

The IND Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and IND Eighth Avenue Line are 1932 establishments in New York City.

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Independent Subway System

The Independent Subway System (IND; formerly the ISS) was a rapid transit rail system in New York City that is now part of the New York City Subway.

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Interborough Rapid Transit Company

The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of New York City's original underground subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City.

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Inwood, Manhattan

Inwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Inwood–207th Street station

The Inwood–207th Street station (formerly Washington Heights–207th Street) is the northern terminal station of the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and Inwood–207th Street station are 1932 establishments in New York City, Accessible New York City Subway stations, IND Eighth Avenue Line stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan and railway stations in the United States opened in 1932.

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IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line

The IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (also known as the IRT Seventh Avenue Line or the IRT West Side Line) is a New York City Subway line.

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John Francis Hylan

John Francis Hylan (April 20, 1868January 12, 1936) was the 96th Mayor of New York City (the seventh since the consolidation of the five boroughs), from 1918 to 1925.

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Joseph Zaretzki

Joseph Zaretzki (March 9, 1900 – December 20, 1981) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper and librettist.

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List of numbered streets in Manhattan

The New York City borough of Manhattan contains 214 numbered east–west streets ranging from 1st to 228th, the majority of them designated in the Commissioners' Plan of 1811.

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Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York City, is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough of New York City.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Merengue music

Merengue is a type of music and dance originating in present day Dominican Republic which has become a very popular genre throughout Latin America, and also in several major cities in the United States with Latino communities.

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Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway".

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.

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MTA Regional Bus Operations

MTA Regional Bus Operations (RBO) is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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New York City Board of Transportation

The New York City Board of Transportation or the Board of Transportation of the City of New York (NYCBOT or BOT) was a city transit commission and operator in New York City, consisting of three members appointed by the mayor.

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New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

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New York City Subway tiles

Many New York City Subway stations are decorated with colorful ceramic plaques and tile mosaics.

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New York City Transit Authority

The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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New York State Legislature

The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly.

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Robert Ridgway (engineer)

Robert Ridgway, sometimes spelled Robert Ridgeway (October 19, 1862 – December 19, 1938), was an American civil engineer.

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Side platform

A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway.

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Sixth Avenue

Sixth Avenue, also known as Avenue of the Americas, is a major thoroughfare in New York City's borough of Manhattan, on which traffic runs northbound, or "uptown".

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Squire J. Vickers

Squire Joseph Vickers (1872–1947) was an "underground Renaissance man", according to The New York Times.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Vestibule (architecture)

A vestibule (also anteroom, antechamber, or foyer) is a small room leading into a larger space such as a lobby, entrance hall, or passage, for the purpose of waiting, withholding the larger space from view, reducing heat loss, providing storage space for outdoor clothing, etc.

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Washington Heights, Manhattan

Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City.

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Yeshiva University

Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City.

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116th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

The 116th Street station is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and 116th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) are 1932 establishments in New York City, IND Eighth Avenue Line stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan and railway stations in the United States opened in 1932.

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168th Street station (New York City Subway)

The 168th Street station (formerly the Washington Heights–168th Street station) is an underground New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line and IND Eighth Avenue Line. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and 168th Street station (New York City Subway) are 1932 establishments in New York City, Accessible New York City Subway stations, IND Eighth Avenue Line stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan, railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan and railway stations in the United States opened in 1932.

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175th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

The 175th Street station (also known as 175th Street–George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and 175th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) are 1932 establishments in New York City, Accessible New York City Subway stations, IND Eighth Avenue Line stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan and railway stations in the United States opened in 1932.

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181st Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)

The 181st Street station is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and 181st Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) are new York City Subway stations in Manhattan and railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan.

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190th Street station

The 190th Street station (originally 190th Street–Overlook Terrace) is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, served by the A train at all times. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and 190th Street station are 1932 establishments in New York City, IND Eighth Avenue Line stations, new York City Subway stations in Manhattan, railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan and railway stations in the United States opened in 1932.

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191st Street station

The 191st Street station is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. 181st Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and 191st Street station are new York City Subway stations in Manhattan.

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See also

IND Eighth Avenue Line stations

Railway and subway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan

Railway stations in the United States opened in 1932

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/181st_Street_station_(IND_Eighth_Avenue_Line)

Also known as 181st Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line station), 181st Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line), 181st Street Subway Station (IND).

, Vestibule (architecture), Washington Heights, Manhattan, Yeshiva University, 116th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line), 168th Street station (New York City Subway), 175th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line), 181st Street station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line), 190th Street station, 191st Street station.