For other uses, see 34th Street station.

The 34th Street Ferry station was a station on the 34th Street Shuttle that branched off of the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line in Manhattan, New York City. The elevated spur operated from July 1, 1880, to July 14, 1930.[1][2][3] Located on the east side of First Avenue, the station had two tracks and one island platform. It served the 34th Street Ferry Terminal, which provided connecting services to the Long Island Rail Road's passenger terminal in Long Island City.

The next stop on the shuttle was Second Avenue.

The city condemned the property following the end of shuttle service and authorized the sale and removal of the elevated structure on January 28, 1931.[4] The demolition work was put out to bid, with the city expecting receive payment for the right to perform the work as the contractor would profit from metal salvaging, but no companies wanted to pay to remove the structure.[5] The work was subsequently rebid, and demolition began on July 15, 1931.[6][7] Demolition of the structure was completed in September 1931.[8]

References

  1. ^ Harland Bartholomew & Associates (1932). Plans for Major Traffic Thoroughfares and Transit, Lower East Side, New York City, Prepared for the Lower East Side Planning Association. p. 77. OCLC 3519342.
  2. ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (2003). A Century of Subways: Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways. New York: Fordham University Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780823222957.
  3. ^ "34th St. Elevated Ends Long Service". The New York Times. July 15, 1930. p. 15. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Orders Removal of Elevated Spur". The New York Times. January 29, 1931. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Gets No Bid for Elevated". The New York Times. March 11, 1931. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "To Remove Elevated Spur". The New York Times. July 6, 1931. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Levy Starts Razing Old Elevated Spur". The New York Times. July 16, 1931. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "34th St. Elevated Spur to Be Razed by Friday". The New York Times. August 31, 1931. Retrieved February 24, 2025.


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