116th Street station

The 116th Street station is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 116th Street and Lenox Avenue in , it is served by the 2 and 3 trains at all times.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: New York City IRT Lenox Avenue Line subway station
  • Also known as: “116 St”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Masjid Malcolm Shabazz and 115th Street Library.

Mosque
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, formerly known as Mosque No. 7, is a Sunni Muslim in , New York City. It was formerly a mosque at which Malcolm X preached, until he left it for Sunni Islam in 1964.

Library
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The Harry Belafonte 115th Street Branch of the is a historic building located in , . It was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1907–1908 and opened on November 6, 1908. is situated 1,100 feet west of 116th Street station.

Theater building
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The is a multi-use theater at 253 West 125th Street in the neighborhood of in . It is a popular venue for Black American performers and is the home of the TV show Showtime at the Apollo. is situated 2,900 feet north of 116th Street station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harlem and Harlem and Upper Manhattan.

Quarter
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is a in , New York City. It is bounded roughly by the on the west; the and 155th Street on the north; on the east; and 110th Street on the south.

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Upper is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and formerly Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of in , north of the and bounded by 96th Street to the south, to the west, and the and to the east and north.

116th Street station

Latitude
40.80205° or 40° 48′ 7″ north
Longitude
-73.94973° or 73° 56′ 59″ west
Operator
New York City Transit Authority
Network
NYC Subway
Open location code
87G8R322+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2013632984
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2410552
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“116th Street station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “116街”
  • Chinese: “116街車站”
  • Dutch: “116th Street”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio 116-a Strato”
  • French: “116ème Rue”
  • French: “116th Street”
  • Italian: “116th Street”
  • Japanese: “116丁目駅”
  • Korean: “116번가”
  • Polish: “116th Street”
  • Russian: “116-я улица”
  • Spanish: “Calle 116”
  • Ukrainian: “116-та вулиця”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market and Salvation and Deliverence Church.

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