This stations was built to be the "flagship station" of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. It is like no other station in the system. The architecture and tile work are unlike any of the other stations and would be impossible to replicate at any price. It is a true jewel of the system. It had to be taken out of service because the trains got longer in number of cars and in length of each car. I guess the Transit Museum does run occasional tours through the station. It is unfortunate that it can't be reopened for regular use or as an offshoot of the Transit Museum.
This and the 91st station are the two oldest existing stations in the entire system if I remember correctly. All the older stuff was built over and demolished. This is the nicest of all stations active and abandoned.. I use to go here all the time in the 90s.. There is some stuff older but it's just service rooms.
Looks to be pretty clean for being closed since 1945. Must be monitored from time to time, I would feel like homeless people would love it if they discovered this
Im sure they would like it..as would anyone else but I doubt they can live there coz it's too bright, gets checked on frequently by the city. They would rather choose the unseen graffiti /secluded spots.
Excellent, I've always wanted to see City Hall Station. In better shape than I thought for having been closed 80 years ago. Obviously they're somewhat maintaining it, at least changing lightbulbs. I was surprised all the lights are on, including the now 120 year old chandeliers.
I love that station so much. It's so unique, interesting and full of history. Too bad it's not in use anymore. Wish it was and the line would be used by shorter subway cars.
You are impressed for the same reason I am. That station has personality. The Chandeliers, the wide beautiful arches, the brown, gold and green wall tiles and the cleanliness.
You can't have shorter subway trains. The system is already at capacity. Running shorter trains with fewer cars would reduce capacity. Also wouldn't be worth the maintenance, cleaning and staffing budget with Brooklyn Bridge station being so close by. They originally closed it because few passengers were using it.
Wow ya finally made 2 city hall...1 of the best & my most favorite Abandoned Station in NYC...that camera has good freaking high quality! It records so live & Perfect
I find it really interesting the the station is very curved resembling the stations on the London underground to a certain extent, it looks a lot like the circle and h&c platform at bakerstreet
Back in the 1990s when I first moved to NYC out of business school, you could actually ride the 6 train as it turned around to head back north through the City Hall loop. They stopped that in the early 2000s but that station was amazing to look at back in the day when you could see it for yourself on the 6 train.
@@pamelaeastburn7978 They let you stay on the train again? They started going through every car forcing us off so we could not do that. You can do it now?
You guys are braver than I am. I wouldn't risk being arrested for trespassing, and I sure wouldn't walk down the tracks from the Brooklyn Bridge station to get to this station.
Wow this is cool for all the people around the world who will never get to visit New York you are sharing with them and that’s special. I hope you keep doing videos
It's never going to be used as a major station again. It's just impractical. The platform is too short, and the doors of the cars sit too far back from the platform to be considered safe. That and the fact that when this station first went into service in 1904, subway trains pulled far fewer cars than they do in the present day, meaning you wouldn't be able to offload the old passengers, and pick up the new ones in all the cars in one stop. You'd have to unload the first ones, pull forward a bit, and unload the remaining cars. That's just a pain in the ass, if you ask me. It's a real shame it's past it's usefulness... because it's a beautiful piece of architecture.
Thank you for just lettting the pictures speak. Ive just knocked off three other vids about this station half way through because they had lame music or irritating commentary. Dont know if its just me, but the silence was most appreciated. Much better that way.
The one thing that's really nice they do tours. It's $35 and adults for a tour and it's gorgeous.. but the thing is since the coronavirus came I don't know if they're still doing the tours
ive been through it once long ago. back then you could legally ride the train as it made its loop to its uptown traffic side. from my understanding today the station has been renovated and has tours. but still doesnt function as a serviced station.
Awesome channel, thanks for all this, this is the best vid of this location i've seen... to see it legally essentially you have to be a member of the transit museum (!??!?) and then pay another thing to get a tour of it
When I was there 9/11/21 week, I stayed on the #6 to ride through it. They got me real good by stopping for about 3 minutes. I thought I was made. But evidently it was just to sync up with the schedule.
Its majestic!!! They have a similar situation in Toronto Canada... I got to see it and walk out the service street exit... Its no where near as opulent as NYC but the period is the same and the historical nostalgia is cool.
Wow. This is gorgeous. We don't have anything like this in Australia. Thankyou for focusing on the station and not constantly yourselves. The end when the stationary camera was filming, are those arches above the train the skylights?
Yes. Blacked out with paint during World War II, then the paint was removed a few years ago. Dark in this video because I assume they trespassed after dark.
Inactive and unused does not imply abandoned. It's only a matter of time till the taggers and vandals get in and trash this beautiful historic treasure.
My biggest fear as a New York we. An empty train station and terribly quiet and dark. Imagine the train not going through there. My other fear. Train stations that are long and weird to get out if. Atlantic ave station and Canal street on the A line. This vid alone makes me sad. I am glad for the train noise. Just gives me a sense of hope. NYC is horrible with no people or animals. It's a death trap on its own. The city literally cannot function.on its own. It would fall apart within days of people evacuating. The city would be under water in a year except uptown Broadway on 181St. The movie "I am legend" has me in tears every time I watch it. The horrible sound of just wind going through the city every day.
Yan Andrukhov It also doesn’t make sense to just leave it abandoned my товарищ! The only reason why this station should not be currently opened for public use is because MTA does a terrible job at maintaining stations and this station would look terrible in a few years without maintenance.
I wish you would have filmed how you got there. Did you hop off the 6 while it looped around or did do the tour? Inquiring minds want to know how you got there.
turn is too tight. Did you see how massive the gap was between the doors and the platform? Someone would easily slip or fall. Hence it was closed. AND usually rail stations globally nowadays are not built on curved due to this issue!
Rayven Wilson MTA has bigger problems to fix than an abandoned station as beautiful as it may be lol. Like getting the piss smell from the platforms, adding more seating, fixing the tracks to prevent delays so on 😆
Wow just beautiful....it has so much details ...they dont built such things anymore...if u think how many people walked those sreps and filled that place with life. So sad its not ipen anymore
This is sad becaus despite the cost it would take, the gap issue from new trains at this abandoned station could theoretically speaking be easily fixed. (but no one wants a downed train line for 2 or more months (for GOOD reasons) because logic)
Yeah they're definitely cleaning and maintaining that station because the trains still come through there. I wonder why they won't reopen it? I mean there isn't a single burnt out light bulb. Is this the one where the trains turn around at?
Most likely there is another way to enter this majestic relic of the past without entering the trains. Ie a secret hallway going in the nearby building.
Way better than buzzfeed's shit video. They just took the train through and got some dark blurry shots of the ceiling.
fuck they were garbage
Soy boys did not even jump the fence!!
They would get in trouble dummy
Rachael Ortiz they were still wanting to get inside, it’s historic, it’s just human nature to visit
Buzzfeed didn’t trespass
This stations was built to be the "flagship station" of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. It is like no other station in the system. The architecture and tile work are unlike any of the other stations and would be impossible to replicate at any price. It is a true jewel of the system. It had to be taken out of service because the trains got longer in number of cars and in length of each car. I guess the Transit Museum does run occasional tours through the station. It is unfortunate that it can't be reopened for regular use or as an offshoot of the Transit Museum.
The wooden bridge laying on the floor is used for special authorized passengers to get on & off the train
This and the 91st station are the two oldest existing stations in the entire system if I remember correctly. All the older stuff was built over and demolished. This is the nicest of all stations active and abandoned..
I use to go here all the time in the 90s.. There is some stuff older but it's just service rooms.
Erik Breaman some stations like dckmen were opened in 1904 too
18th St. on the Lex also opened in 1904. It was closed in 1948.
Agreed. This is beautiful.
finally a good vid on city hall station. nice video.
clockworkofmadness agreed!
This is the best one ever
@@CaptainMyCaptain33 can you recommend any?
Finly
Look at the Steve Duncan one.
Looks to be pretty clean for being closed since 1945. Must be monitored from time to time, I would feel like homeless people would love it if they discovered this
Rafi Z They would be annoyed by the loud rumbling and screeching of the trains if they chose to sleep early
Jay ASMR Homeless people sleep on the trains and on the streets of NYC, I think they're desensitized to noise.
The upkeep is also shown through the fact that most of the lighting still works
Still, a couple of cracks in the walls and the mosaic. A pity, but on the other hand, who's going to pay for a station that nobody uses?
Im sure they would like it..as would anyone else but I doubt they can live there coz it's too bright, gets checked on frequently by the city. They would rather choose the unseen graffiti /secluded spots.
Looks to be in great shape for something that has been closed for so many years.
capeman10 they do tours there...
Excellent, I've always wanted to see City Hall Station. In better shape than I thought for having been closed 80 years ago. Obviously they're somewhat maintaining it, at least changing lightbulbs. I was surprised all the lights are on, including the now 120 year old chandeliers.
Who came here from buzzfeed?
Subtaysar
O_0 I fucking did for sure lmao
O_0 i came here after those pussies didn't
Michael King they didn't explore shit
Me
I love that station so much. It's so unique, interesting and full of history. Too bad it's not in use anymore. Wish it was and the line would be used by shorter subway cars.
theres no point to it, the current city hall station is much closer and is full length
If it would be in use nowadays, it wouldn't look like that.It would be restored and you wouldn't like it anymore.
I have no idea why that place impresses me
You are impressed for the same reason I am. That station has personality. The Chandeliers, the wide beautiful arches, the brown, gold and green wall tiles and the cleanliness.
You can't have shorter subway trains. The system is already at capacity. Running shorter trains with fewer cars would reduce capacity. Also wouldn't be worth the maintenance, cleaning and staffing budget with Brooklyn Bridge station being so close by. They originally closed it because few passengers were using it.
Wow ya finally made 2 city hall...1 of the best & my most favorite Abandoned Station in NYC...that camera has good freaking high quality! It records so live & Perfect
I find it really interesting the the station is very curved resembling the stations on the London underground to a certain extent, it looks a lot like the circle and h&c platform at bakerstreet
Back in the 1990s when I first moved to NYC out of business school, you could actually ride the 6 train as it turned around to head back north through the City Hall loop. They stopped that in the early 2000s but that station was amazing to look at back in the day when you could see it for yourself on the 6 train.
Dang that's cool!
@@vipxr3085 I am sad that they did away with it. If I knew they were going to pull that I would have recorded it when I could.
@@Buc_Stops_Here :( that really sad man
You can just stay on the train after the last stop and see it
@@pamelaeastburn7978 They let you stay on the train again? They started going through every car forcing us off so we could not do that. You can do it now?
ITS IN great shape / condition for not being "used" for all these years.... they might as well make it some trendy type cafe or food hub... l
with trains screeching painfully from time to time? no thanks
One word Rats
Ronnie Carter it is still used as a tourist attraction. there are tours that take you in the station
@@cranckace8658 The tours are rare though. They are only offered to members of the New York Transit Museum.
Trainspotting Cafe!
That's crazy how quiet it is down there knowing how loud it is up there. Badass video👌
You guys are braver than I am. I wouldn't risk being arrested for trespassing, and I sure wouldn't walk down the tracks from the Brooklyn Bridge station to get to this station.
You could jump out of the train. Saw a video where some people did that
@@Kyoto-Pvid link?
@@hilo2-est3-elev any video, search up city hall station and you'll find plenty of videos of peolpe jumping off
i went there 2 weeks ago, they have motions sensors on top of the stairs.
The blue lights?
Reggie Rodriguez Those aren't motion sensors
how did you get in?
Dude how did you get past the lasers
Emily B he either walked the tracks or rode the train through and hopped off
Wow this is cool for all the people around the world who will never get to visit New York you are sharing with them and that’s special. I hope you keep doing videos
I wished they still use this station as the 6’s terminal again. It looks really cool.
It's never going to be used as a major station again. It's just impractical. The platform is too short, and the doors of the cars sit too far back from the platform to be considered safe. That and the fact that when this station first went into service in 1904, subway trains pulled far fewer cars than they do in the present day, meaning you wouldn't be able to offload the old passengers, and pick up the new ones in all the cars in one stop. You'd have to unload the first ones, pull forward a bit, and unload the remaining cars. That's just a pain in the ass, if you ask me.
It's a real shame it's past it's usefulness... because it's a beautiful piece of architecture.
Beautiful thanks! That last shot of the train made the ceiling look like the Aurora borealis.
Thats the cleanest subway station I've ever seen!!
Thank you for just lettting the pictures speak. Ive just knocked off three other vids about this station half way through because they had lame music or irritating commentary. Dont know if its just me, but the silence was most appreciated. Much better that way.
This is on my bucket list! Thank you for sharing...
station was open in october 1904 and closed until 1945.
nice. I will be filming down in the old city hall subway station.
My Haunted Diary You can’t it is closed to the public.
But he did lol xD
They sell tours. They r 50dollars n they sell out fast Google it
I’ve been curious about this station. Thanks for doing this!!
been waiting for this video i really wanna go here
Thank you for this video i wanted to see what this station for a longtime!
beautiful building. nice reflections from the glass ceiling when the lights from the train hit it.
Magnificent architecture. Shame it’s closed. Make it a working museum.
Spanish (valencian) style
I once went in a 6 train when it went through the loop and filmed City Hall while I was in it! Cake!
FlushingRailfanner same
1:22 how did he not hear that
The one thing that's really nice they do tours. It's $35 and adults for a tour and it's gorgeous.. but the thing is since the coronavirus came I don't know if they're still doing the tours
What is up those stairs now?
The door has been cemented in.
No it’s not because they give tours in city hall station
@@rebelo2025 They take the 6 train around the loop and drop people off at the platform for the tour.
Those doors open up into deblasio’s private bathroom
@@rebelo2025 wrong they dont do tours. i live 30 mins away. its not maintained either
Wish i knew how to get to all these areas you visit. So much history that i use to never know being from NY. Hopefully i can meet someone to show me
TWO6_ go to brooklyn bridge station on the 6 4 5 trains then walk threw the tunnel
You walk thru from the next station but be careful and time the trains so you don't get caught
@@CaptainMyCaptain33 like what else
0:42 wtf is that in the metro
Looks like a woman wearing headphones.
looks like one of those human beings we always hear about. I hear they even ride public transportation sometimes. Wierd.
A person
You know how homeless ppl just live in the trains
Though you're told to get off the train, nobody actually tries to get you off of it. So, people sometimes just keep riding.
ive been through it once long ago. back then you could legally ride the train as it made its loop to its uptown traffic side. from my understanding today the station has been renovated and has tours. but still doesnt function as a serviced station.
I love the chandelier style lighting. More elegance needed on the subway lol
I absolutely loved your channel. Please keep it up...
Now do the City hall BMT Lower level located in the R and W
This station is so beautiful. I love history and this fascinates me❤️
A lot of great memories working in the tunnels , and watching these awesome video makes them even better 💯🔥😁
If he goes up the stairs he could see how big that old station is
Back in the day, the Transit Museum did tours of the station. It's incredible to be in, but bring earplugs.
Beautifly captured thank you for this🙏
This looks like Museum Station and St James Station in Sydney Circular Quay. Nice period design.
Stupid question, but how exactly do you get in?
Awesome channel, thanks for all this, this is the best vid of this location i've seen...
to see it legally essentially you have to be a member of the transit museum (!??!?) and then pay another thing
to get a tour of it
When I was there 9/11/21 week, I stayed on the #6 to ride through it. They got me real good by stopping for about 3 minutes. I thought I was made. But evidently it was just to sync up with the schedule.
That was upsetting that he didn’t go all the way up the stairs. Awesome video though.
The architect was spanish, from Valencia, and this architecture is typical from that zone of Spain.
This station is nice, well preserved and clean. The other abandoned stations should be cleaned up too
It is probably the cleanest of all the subway stations in NYC other than the newer stations on 2nd ave.
Nice I always wanted to see this abandoned section of New yorks subway system
Its majestic!!! They have a similar situation in Toronto Canada... I got to see it and walk out the service street exit... Its no where near as opulent as NYC but the period is the same and the historical nostalgia is cool.
I can see the gap between the train and the platform and I was surprised
It looks like where the final fight of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them takes place.
So I guess 2 problems 1. It Couldn't accommodate longer trains and 2. It was quite close to Brooklyn bridge city hall
I guess the easiest way instead of walking through the tunnel, risking being hit by a train is to just jump on a passing train in between the cars.
Wow. This is gorgeous. We don't have anything like this in Australia. Thankyou for focusing on the station and not constantly yourselves. The end when the stationary camera was filming, are those arches above the train the skylights?
Yes. Blacked out with paint during World War II, then the paint was removed a few years ago. Dark in this video because I assume they trespassed after dark.
They should renovate this station its gorgeous! 🤔😳
why did you hide from the train? because they will get caught
No because they wanted to be found trespassing...
bleach fuck you
You won't do shit tho fucking small ass kid.
Inactive and unused does not imply abandoned. It's only a matter of time till the taggers and vandals get in and trash this beautiful historic treasure.
I stayed on the number 6 train and it passed right through here, I recommend it
My biggest fear as a New York we. An empty train station and terribly quiet and dark. Imagine the train not going through there. My other fear. Train stations that are long and weird to get out if. Atlantic ave station and Canal street on the A line. This vid alone makes me sad. I am glad for the train noise. Just gives me a sense of hope. NYC is horrible with no people or animals. It's a death trap on its own. The city literally cannot function.on its own. It would fall apart within days of people evacuating. The city would be under water in a year except uptown Broadway on 181St. The movie "I am legend" has me in tears every time I watch it. The horrible sound of just wind going through the city every day.
It’s now opened to the public for tours.
This station should reopen
Amazing. I wonder why they leave the lights on?
You can see this station in person if you stay on while the train loops around.
Someone in the train 0:41
probably that shitty buzzfeed video dude
another one on the train 0:18
What magnificent brickwork. Nothing like that today!
I bet the 6 line would be more popular if they re-opened this station with some upgrading of course xD
That won't happen.,the mta claims they're on a financial deficit.,there's going to be more public transportation budget cuts
They should just charge people to visit this station. I'd pay $5 to go down and see it.
Saxman the mta museum does tours of that station to their museum members. They charge $50 dollars for a tour of that station.
no need, too close to current city hall station, and theres really no way to upgrade a station like that
Yan Andrukhov It also doesn’t make sense to just leave it abandoned my товарищ! The only reason why this station should not be currently opened for public use is because MTA does a terrible job at maintaining stations and this station would look terrible in a few years without maintenance.
Reminds of the abandoned subway from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze” and “Ghostbusters 2:”
Dude same
That’s because it is from Tmnt 2 and 3
Used for 6 trains to loop to the Bronx Bound Tracks
This is a nice one; arched ceiling and all.
I wish you would have filmed how you got there. Did you hop off the 6 while it looped around or did do the tour? Inquiring minds want to know how you got there.
Abandoned but i see the lights are well maintained
This reminds me of that one scene from fantastic beasts where they were in the train station
how do you get there?
Nikhil Friedman they got their by track
VAGETA or the tour
Hop the train 6 after the last stop they go thru that tunnel and hop off and if you go there tell me what's up the stairs
How I wish New York would put in the money to restore this station to its proper glory!
turn is too tight. Did you see how massive the gap was between the doors and the platform? Someone would easily slip or fall. Hence it was closed. AND usually rail stations globally nowadays are not built on curved due to this issue!
Rayven Wilson MTA has bigger problems to fix than an abandoned station as beautiful as it may be lol.
Like getting the piss smell from the platforms, adding more seating, fixing the tracks to prevent delays so on 😆
You clearly don't live here...
Rayven Wilson - This station is in better shape than many active stations in NYC.
I was hoping you find the Ninja turtles from secret of the ooze 😁 Nice video ✌️
I wonder who keeps the lights functioning..
Such a beautifful station
MTA: You have to get a Transit Museum membership to visit abandoned City Hall station
Urban NYC: lol no you don’t 😂😂😂
Great video 🙌🏻
Looks like a good place for a movie scene.
Any tourister managed to get in here? It seems it's pretty hard to book a tour from overseas
and i thought the 149 Curve was loud GAWD DAYUM THATS LOUD
Wow just beautiful....it has so much details ...they dont built such things anymore...if u think how many people walked those sreps and filled that place with life. So sad its not ipen anymore
Station looks like it was beautiful.
creepy how they keep all the lights on still
wowflower I think it's cool, it means that you can see it from the passing trains. Anyway, it would be far creepier if they kept it in darkness...
very true
Looks like the station from Ninja Turtle 2 (Secret of the Ooze)
It is
Ok so wheres Grindelwald?
Please tell me how to get in and out of there in piece with out getting cought!!
Buzzfeed made it seem like it was impossible to get there
It's not technically abandoned. Someone is keeping the graffiti off of the walls and changing the light bulbs in the chandeliers.
I do not suggest breaking into this station. Just go on a tour with the transit museum
This is sad becaus despite the cost it would take, the gap issue from new trains at this abandoned station could theoretically speaking be easily fixed. (but no one wants a downed train line for 2 or more months (for GOOD reasons) because logic)
Why should they spend a few million dollars to add movable platforms here when the Brooklyn Bridge station is only a few hundred feet away?
i love how fantastic beasts and where to find them did shots of this station.
what I want to know is where does that door lead if it does lead to the street level
Yeah they're definitely cleaning and maintaining that station because the trains still come through there. I wonder why they won't reopen it? I mean there isn't a single burnt out light bulb. Is this the one where the trains turn around at?
Most likely there is another way to enter this majestic relic of the past without entering the trains. Ie a secret hallway going in the nearby building.