About a year ago, the M.T.A. informed the Carroll Gardens' community that the 2nd Place F train subway entrance will have to be closed for about 6 to 8 months ( +/-) as part of developer Bill Stein's Oliver House construction at 131 Second Place /360 Smith Street.
On July 28th, the subway plaza will officially be closed.
In preparation, construction crews have bridged the sidewalk along Smith and 2nd Place and have created a plywood pathway from the station entrance to the street. It sort of looks like a labyrinth.
Councilperson Bill DeBlasio's District Director Tom Gray issued this statement on the Carroll Gardens' list server.
Please note this is only an entrance closure, and the station will be
open for business at all times. Customers will be asked to use the two
other station entrances at 2nd Street and President Street. We have
installed two additional high-wheel entrances/exits for customer usage
at 2nd Street, and a station agent will be on duty at all times at the
2nd Street entrance. We will be posting signs at the station in short
time which will notify our customers about the entrance closure and
alternate entrances.
NYC Transit will have an engineer on site at all times during this
construction project in order to ensure the structural integrity of the
station and the safety of our customers. We will be happy to provide
you with periodic updates on the station-entrance reopening schedule as
more information becomes available. In the meantime, you can always
contact me via e-mail or by calling me if you have any questions or
concerns regarding his project.
Below is a photo of the 2nd Street entrance across the street from the Plaza. It will most certainly be very difficult to accommodate a large number of F train riders as the entrance is much, much smaller.
In addition, after going down a narrow staircase, riders have to walk along a narrow passageway to get to the turnstiles. The last time I exited the station through there, my way was blocked by a drugged-out guy who had dragged his bicycle down there with him. See the picture below.
At least the M.T.A has already installed new turnstiles at that end of the station.
That should help.
Related Reading:
A Further Bird's Eye View of 131 Second Place/ 360 Smith Street
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