191 St, the MTA’s Deepest Station, is Near Manhattan’s Highest Natural Point

They aren’t connected to each other, but they’re part of the same neighborhood.

by Rich Watson 

Washington Heights, in Manhattan, earns the second part of its name. With step streets to ease pedestrian travel among its hills, you become aware of its topography quickly.

The subway stations in WH are the deepest in New York. The one at 191 Street, for the 1 train, is the deepest of all—and it’s close to Manhattan’s natural peak.

When Broad Channel Serviced the LIRR

This little-known station once was part of the Long Island Railroad.

by Rich Watson 

Between JFK Airport and the Rockaway Peninsula in southern Queens lies the island of Broad Channel, a largely forgotten corner of New York, comparable to Roosevelt Island or City Island in the Bronx. Its lone subway outpost, for the A train, is busiest in the summer, when beachcombers come and go from Rockaway Beach.

Once upon a time, though, the station was for not the MTA, but the Long Island Railroad.

28 Street Was the Scene of a Heist in “The Taking of Pelham 123,” with Hector Elizondo

This quintessentially New York heist picture used this train station for key scenes.

by Rich Watson 

This post is part of the We Are Family Blogathon, an event focusing on relatives of film and TV stars. At the end I’ll tell you where to find more posts like this.

The Taking of Pelham 123 is a crime movie from 1974 based on a book, starring Walter Matthau. Armed men hijack a subway car, with passengers inside. They demand a million dollars from New York City. Matthau is the transit cop who leads the team trying to apprehend them and save the hostages. 

Much of the action takes place on the east side of midtown on Park Avenue, at or near the 28 Street station, where the 6 train runs.