Transportation Connections
The elevated IRT Ninth Avenue Line used to reach a great height at its 110th Street station and, according to Douglas (2004), was a popular site for suicide jumpers. In 1927, The New York Times reported that:
"the number of suicides from the 110th Street Station of the Sixth Avenue elevated is ruining the business of the merchants with shops below, according to .... According to there were eleven suicides from that station in the past year, and the effect has been such that potential customers prefer to walk a little farther rather than risk seeing a person hurtle from above."
Today, there are four New York City Subway stations on 110th Street:
- Cathedral Parkway – 110th Street at Broadway serving the 1 train
- Cathedral Parkway – 110th Street at Central Park West serving the A B C trains
- Central Park North – 110th Street at Lenox Avenue serving the 2 3 trains
- 110th Street at Lexington Avenue serving the 4 6 <6> trains
110th Street is served by the M2, M3, and M4 NYCT Buses.
Read more about this topic: 110th Street (Manhattan)
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