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Uptown Bleecker Street transfer opens in September 2012

The in-system transfer between the uptown 6 platform at Bleecker Street and the B, D, F and M platforms at Broadway-Lafayette opened on September 25, 2012…

PlaceBleecker Street–Broadway-Lafayette subway complex, NoHo, Manhattan, New York City

Claim period2012-09-25 – 2012-09-25

Source record6 inspected references

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What the evidence establishes

CLAIM 01

The in-system transfer between the uptown 6 platform at Bleecker Street and the B, D, F and M platforms at Broadway-Lafayette opened on September 25, 2012, in Manhattan.

Scope: Bleecker Street–Broadway-Lafayette subway complex, NoHo, Manhattan, New York City · 2012-09-25 – 2012-09-25

Assessment: SUPPORTED

The MTA caption identifies the September 25 opening and the exact connected platforms. Gothamist’s dated on-location report describes the opened transfer and commuters; the museum’s same-day explanation confirms the in-system connection. Earlier schedules are context, so no exact clock or broader project-completion claim is made.

Review status: SOURCE_CHECKED_AI_REVIEW. This is not an independently certified universal verdict.

What is not established: Only the connection and opening day are assessed. Project budget, original-platform design, full accessibility compliance and an exact opening clock are outside the claim.

Limits and open questions

Only the connection and opening day are assessed. Project budget, original-platform design, full accessibility compliance and an exact opening clock are outside the claim.

Advance station signs specified noon Tuesday, while the opening-day report uses morning. The retained date is supported; the precise public opening time is not resolved.

Both observed references resolve to an unavailable New York Times target. Its original body and publication metadata were not inspected.

Original sources

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DNAinfo previews the scheduled transfer openingDNAinfo · 2012-09-24
Reporter visits the connection one day before its scheduled public opening.
Gothamist reports the opened Bleecker transferGothamist · 2012-09-25
Opening-day reporting describes passengers using the connection.
Museum of the City of New York marks the new transferMuseum of the City of New York · 2012-09-25
Contemporary museum article explains the new in-system connection.
Second Ave. Sagas discusses the coming transferSecond Ave. Sagas · Date not established
Advance commentary links a New York Times explanation of the station history.
MTA caption records the Bleecker Street transfer openingMetropolitan Transportation Authority · 2012-09-25
Agency caption dates the new uptown 6 connection to September 25.
Daniel Convissor shares the opening report on nyc.transitUsenet author Daniel Convissor · 2012-09-26
Archived first post links and excerpts the Gothamist opening report.

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Uptown Bleecker Street transfer opens in September 2012

What the evidence establishes

The in-system transfer between the uptown 6 platform at Bleecker Street and the B, D, F and M platforms at Broadway-Lafayette opened on September 25, 2012, in Manhattan.

Limits and open questions

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