Dyckman St

"New York City mayor John Francis Hylan's original plans for the Independent Subway System (IND), proposed in 1922, included building over 100 miles (160 km) of new lines and taking over nearly 100 miles (160 km) of existing lines. The lines were designed to compete with the existing underground, surface, and elevated lines operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and BMT. On December 9, 1924, the New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) gave preliminary approval for the construction of the IND Eighth Avenue Line. This line consisted of a corridor connecting Inwood, Manhattan, to Downtown Brooklyn, running largely under Eighth Avenue but also paralleling Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Lower Manhattan. The BOT announced a list of stations on the new line in February 1928, with a station at Thayer Street (one block southwest of Dyckman Street). The finishes at the five stations between 175th and 207th Street, including the Dyckman Street station, were 18 percent completed by May 1930. By that August, the BOT reported that the Eighth Avenue Line was nearly completed and that the stations from 116th to 207th Street were 99.9 percent completed. The entire line was completed by September 1931, except for the installation of turnstiles. A preview event for the new subway was hosted on September 8, 1932, two days before the official opening. The Dyckman Street station opened on September 10, 1932, as part of the city-operated IND's initial segment, the Eighth Avenue Line between Chambers Street and 207th Street. Construction of the whole line cost $191.2 million. Service at this station was provided with express service from its onset. Dyckman Street was formerly named Dyckman Street–200th Street despite Manhattan never having a street numbered 200th. The station was planned to be rehabilitated as part of the 2015–2019 MTA Capital Program."

"Dyckman St station is pretty nice. They have elevators & a human being at the token booth to assist the commuters."

"A seedy station, for sure. Be careful at night and there is a good place to go pee at the end of the station."

"Nasty sidewalks that the city/mta doesn’t clean, this mess is here everyday! This is your walk to the number 1 train everyday, really gross, no excuses that they can’t clean it up."

"One of the best lines on the IRT. The station is new and relatively clean."