New York City’s Christopher Street Subway Station to be Renamed in Honor of Stonewall Inn

Street theater on Christopher Street
The Christopher Street-Sheridan Square Station stop on the New York City Subway will be renamed Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument Station
The Stonewall National Monument, a 7.7-acre (3.1 hectare) U.S. national monument in the West Village in Manhattan, is the first U.S. national monument dedicated to gay rights and gay history.  It includes the historic Stonewall Inn, which was the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, which led to the gay liberation movement; as well as Christopher Park, Christopher Street, and other nearby streets.
The Christopher Street–Sheridan Square station is a local station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway and is located at the intersection of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue South. It is served by the No. 1 train at all times and by the No. 2 train late at night.
The station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, or IRT, as part of the Dual Contracts with New York City, and opened on July 1, 1918. The station had its platforms extended in the 1960s, and was renovated in 1991–1994. ,
The station name change comes in part thanks to the efforts of two New York City politicians, Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblyman Deborah Glick, who sponsored a bill leading to the change.
“This change will memorialize the history of the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement and inspire NY to demand justice and equality for all,” said Hoylman-Sigal said in a social media post, closing with “Happy Pride!”
President Obama designated the Stonewall Inn a national monument in 1916. In 2024, the Stonewall plans to open a visitors center staffed by park rangers who will educate visitors on the significance of the Stonewall Inn itself and environs.
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