Sumner Avenue station
The Sumner Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. It was opened on May 13, 1885, and was located at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Sumner Avenue.- Type: Historic site
- Description: station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line
- Also known as: “Sumner Avenue” and “Sumner Avenue Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tompkins Avenue station and Herbert Von King Park.
Tompkins Avenue station
Historic site
The Tompkins Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had two tracks and two side platforms. Tompkins Avenue station is situated 1,600 feet west of Sumner Avenue station.
Herbert Von King Park
Park
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Herbert Von King Park is an urban park in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It was one of the first parks established in Brooklyn, from land originally acquired in 1857.
Bed-Stuy Aquarium
Public aquarium
The Bed-Stuy Aquarium is a makeshift goldfish pond located on a sidewalk in the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn neighborhood of New York City. The pond, originally formed by a puddle from a leaky fire hydrant, garnered attention from locals and the press beginning at the time of its creation in August 2024. Bed-Stuy Aquarium is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Sumner Avenue station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush and Bushwick.
Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush are in Brooklyn. In addition to the two aforementioned neighborhoods, this travel guide covers Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, Brownsville, East Flatbush, and Midwood.
Bushwick
Quarter
Photo: Noremacmada, Public domain.
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bound by the neighborhood of Ridgewood, Queens, to the northeast; Williamsburg to the northwest; the cemeteries of Highland Park to the southeast; and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south and southwest.
Clinton Hill
Neighborhood
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Clinton Hill is a neighborhood located in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered by the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Flushing Avenue to the north, Williamsburg to the northeast, Classon Avenue and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the east, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south and southwest and Vanderbilt Avenue and Fort Greene to the west.
Sumner Avenue station
- Categories: metro station, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.68904° or 40° 41′ 21″ northLongitude
-73.93923° or 73° 56′ 21″ westOperator
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityOpen location code
87G8M3Q6+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5977004663OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q7637957
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In Other Languages
“Sumner Avenue station” goes by many names.
- French: “avenue Sumner”
- French: “Avenue Sumner”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brooklyn Supported Agriculture and Upper Room Baptist Church.
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