Atlantic Terminal Opens

The new Atlantic Terminal, one of the major cogs in the Atlantic Yards project, opened today. 

NY1: After six years of construction, the Long Island Rail Road's new Atlantic Terminal Pavilion opened in Brooklyn Tuesday.

The three-story limestone, granite and glass structure at Flatbush Avenue and Hanson Place, which cost $108 million to build, features new amenities, including a customer waiting area, ticket offices and restrooms.

The existing transit hub connects the LIRR to five bus lines and 10 subway lines – the B, D, M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 trains. About 57,000 commuters come through the station daily.

Photo: by Kathryn Kirk via Brooklyn Borough President's Office In photo, cutting ribbon (left to right): BP Markowitz; MTA Chairman Jay Walder; Council Member Letitia James; LIRR President Helena Williams; and former interim LIRR president Raymond Kenny