New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-05
RUSH WORK ON
QUEENS STATION
Nearly rs Per Cent of the
Structure Already in
Place.

The latest view Of the greensboro
Plaza station, Long Island City, the
big central transfer station from which
the TRANSPORTATION lines now being con-
structed will radate in four directions
over Queens Borough, has been re-
ceived by the Queens Chamber Of Com
merce from the Public Service Com
mission.
It is calculated that the entire struct-
ure, exclusive of station finish work.
will be completed by October Z.
Nearly 70 per cent Of the work is al
ready done. The Snare & Triest Con-
struction Company, which Is in charge
of the work, has employed on the ay-
erage of ia men daily. The cost OF
the work will be SsS4,S59.
The station on the bridge plaza will
be $40 feet long, with two levels. each
having four tracks, or eight tracks IN
all. The lower level Of the station will
be for trains 20 Manhattan. while the
upper level will be for trains 20 AS
tOrla. Corona and 10 Brooklyn. The
north platforms on both decks will be
for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit trains.
while the south platforms on both
sides will be for the greensboro
subway and Second av. trains OF the
lnterborough. The station will have
entrances on North and South Jane
SITS, at Crescent and Prospect SITS
The entrances will lead 10 a mezZanine
floor. and above will be the two levels
Of the station. all trains on the same
deck going in the same direction.
The express running time from this
station through the Greensboro sub
way TO the Grand Central Station
IN the present subway will be approx
mately six minutes. or less than il now
takes to 20 from Borough Hall, Brook
Ign, to Park Row. New York. From
this point rapid transit lines will radi-
ate IN all directions. as follows:
To the north. three-track elevated
line through Jackson av. 20 I'd av. 10
Dltmars av., Astoria. TO DO operated
Jointly by the lnterborough and the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies. As
toria Will be only - minutes from
Grand Central Station.
To the east, across Diagonal ST. and
over the Sunnyside yards to Thomson
av. and Greenpoint av. TO Woodside
and Roosevelt av. 20 Elmhurst and Co
roma, threetrack line. 20 be operated
jointly By the lnterborough and tho
Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies
This line will be continued out Roose-
welt av., from Corona into Flushing and
Bayside. Corona and Elmhurst will
be Is 20 Is minutes from Grand Central
Station.
To the south will be the extension
Of the greensboro Subway. from Us
mouth at Van Alst and 4th SITS, 10 be
operated by the Interborough in con-
nection with the present and proposed
subways in Manhattan. Also the pro-
posed extension of the elevated lines
OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany, known as the greensboro Bridge
Crosstown line. will run scuthward
from the Bridge Plaza, connecting with
all the elevated lines in Brooklyn. and
giving a direct north and south route
to COney Island.
To the west. across the East River
into Manhattan, will operate the trains
Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, con-
Meeting with the seth ST.. 7th av. and
Broadway subways. and also the extern
sion of the I'd av. elevated line OF the
Interborough.