After being shuttered for more than 40 years, the 4th Avenue-9th Street station house on MTA New York City Transit’s (NYC Transit) F and G subway lines in Brooklyn reopened for service Feb. 23.

The reopening of the structure, located at the east side of 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th streets, is part of station component work being done by NYC Transit in conjunction with the massive Culver Viaduct Rehabilitation Project. The project included a full restoration of the station house with new lights and floors, repainted walls, and new turnstiles.

The new entrance means that residents of the Park Slope neighborhood no longer need to cross busy 4th Avenue to get to the station, which serves more than 11,400 customers on an average weekday.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz called the opening “a big win for the community and the first stage of what will be the eventual transformation of Fourth Avenue into a grand ‘Brooklyn Boulevard.’ Soon, the area adjacent to this entrance will be filled with retail and the exterior archways and windows will be opened and restored to their original glory.”

Although this entrance is now open, construction will continue through Fall. Future work will include the installation of new doors and restoration of the historic arch spanning 4th Avenue, which had been closed in with advertising billboards on both sides.

NYC Transit President Thomas F. Prendergast examines construction at the reopened 4th Avenue-9th Street station house serving the F and G subway lines.