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This article is about the song by The Hollies. For other uses, see He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (disambiguation).
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Single by The Hollies
B-side
"'Cos You Like to Love Me"
Released
26 September 1969 (1969-09-26)[1]
Recorded
25 June and 7 August 1969
Abbey Road Studios[1]
Genre
Baroque pop
soft rock
Length
4:20[2]
Label
Parlophone
Epic
Songwriter(s)
Bob Russell and Bobby Scott
Producer(s)
Ron Richards
The Hollies singles chronology
"Sorry Suzanne"
(1969) "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
(1969) "I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top"
(1970)
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is a ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970. It has been covered by many artists in subsequent years. The Hollies' and Rufus Wainwright's versions of the song were featured in the film Zoolander.
Contents
1 Origin of the song
2 Origin of the title
3 Chart performance
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
4 Neil Diamond version
5 Bill Medley version
6 The Justice Collective version
6.1 Background
6.2 Personnel
6.3 Charts
6.3.1 Year-end charts
6.4 Other versions
7 References
Origin of the song[edit]
Scott and Russell had been introduced to each other by Johnny Mercer, at a California nightclub. Although Russell was dying of lymphoma and the pair met in person only three times, they managed to collaborate on the song.
Origin of the title[edit]
In 1884, James Wells, Moderator of the United Free Church of Scotland, in his book The Parables of Jesus tells the story of a little girl carrying a big baby boy. Seeing her struggling, someone asked if she wasn't tired. With surprise she replied: "No, he's not heavy; he's my brother."[3]
In a 1918 publication by Ralph Waldo Trine titled The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit, he relates the following anecdote: "Do you know that incident in connection with the little Scottish girl? She was trudging along, carrying as best she could a boy younger, but it seemed almost as big as she herself, when one remarked to her how heavy he must be for her to carry, when instantly came the reply: 'He's na heavy. He's mi brither.'"[4]
The first editor of Kiwanis magazine, Roe Fulkerson, published a column in September 1924 carrying the title "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", the first use of the phrase exactly as it is rendered in the song title.
In the 1940s, the words, adapted as "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother", were taken as a slogan for Boys Town children's home by founder Father Edward Flanagan.[5]
Chart performance[edit]
The Hollies' recording, which featured Elton John on piano, was released in the UK on 1 September 1969 and on 1 December 1969 in the US. It reached No. 3 in the UK[6] and No. 7 in the US. The song, paired with rarity "Carrie", was re-released in late 1988 in the UK following its use in a television advertisement for Miller Lite beer. It reached the No. 1 spot in the UK chart for two weeks in September 1988.[7]
Neil Diamond's version of the song, recorded for his Tap Root Manuscript album, went to No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1970.
The Osmonds covered the song on their 1970 album, Osmonds, as well as on the B-side of their chart-topper "One Bad Apple". The song is a staple at their concerts.
Olivia Newton-John covered the song on her 1975 album Clearly Love, and it was released as the B-side of the single "Let It Shine" in January 1976. The single went to number one on the US Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart and number thirty on the Billboard Hot 100.
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1969–2013)
Peak
position
Australia (KMR)[8] 8
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 16
Canadian Top Singles[10] 11
Canadian Adult Singles[11] 35
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 9
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)[13] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 15
New Zealand (Listener)[15] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 7
US Cash Box Top 100[20] 8
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1970)
Rank
Australia [21][not in citation given] 54
Canada [22] 68
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 46
US Cash Box [24] 58
Neil Diamond version[edit]
The Neil Diamond version entered at #68 on the Hot 100 on 7 November 1970 [25] (UNI Records, 55264, length 4:09). The flip side was "Free Life".[26] The song appears on the Neil Diamond album Tap Root Manuscript, which was released November 1970.[25] The song was played by KGB-AM radio, San Diego, California, in late 1970, prior to the then-new Walk for Mankind, in dedication to those who would be walking for donations that day.
Bill Medley version[edit]
Bill Medley recorded a version for the soundtrack of the film Rambo III. It was released as a single in the UK and peaked at #25, being in the chart the same time as the Hollies' version in 1988.
The Justice Collective version[edit]
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Single by The Justice Collective
Released
17 December 2012 (2012-12-17)
Format
CD single
digital download
7" single
Recorded
October–November 2012
Sleeper Studios, Metropolis Studios, Abbey Road Studios
(London)
Parr Street Studios, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
(Liverpool)
Genre
Pop rock
Length
4:33
Label
Metropolis (5065001566387)
Songwriter(s)
Bob Russell
Bobby Scott
Producer(s)
Guy Chambers
Richard Flack
Music video
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" on YouTube
In 2012, a version of the song was recorded, and was released on 17 December 2012, by musicians and celebrities going under the name The Justice Collective, for various charities associated with the Hillsborough disaster.[27]
The song went on to take the coveted Christmas number one position for 2012 on the UK Singles Chart,[28] beating The X Factor winner James Arthur, who was number one the previous week.
Background[edit]
After the News International phone hacking scandal, members of The Farm along with Pete Wylie and Mick Jones of The Clash performed at an anti-The Sun concert at the Liverpool Olympia in September 2011. Following this they formed The Justice Tonight Band and toured the United Kingdom and Europe for the next year in order to raise awareness of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign.[29]
Initially, the idea was to re-release the 2009 single "The Fields of Anfield Road" by The Liverpool Collective featuring The Kop Choir; however, this idea was rejected by Peter Hooton as only a relatively small number of people would buy it. Inspired by Everton's Hillsborough tribute on 17 September 2012, the song was played at Goodison Park prior to their match against Newcastle United. It was then decided that a re-recording of this song by various artists including The Justice Tonight Band would be released as the charity single.[29]
Keith Mullen of The Farm recruited Guy Chambers to produce the single and with Chambers offering free use of his Sleeper Studios to record the song. On 25 October 2012, Steve Rotheram, Guy Chambers and Kenny Dalglish announced plans of the single to be recorded by various artists such as Robbie Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Paloma Faith, Beverley Knight, Melanie Chisholm, Holly Johnson, Mick Jones, Glen Campbell, Peter Hooton, Chris Sharrock, Glenn Tilbrook, Ren Harvieu, Dave McCabe, Paul Heaton, Hollie Cook, Jon McClure, John Power, Gerry Marsden, and two original members of The Hollies, Bobby Elliott and Tony Hicks.[29][30]
Personnel[edit]
Vocalists[31]
Andy Brown (Lawson)
Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South)
Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)
John Power (Cast, The La's)
Robbie Williams (Take That)
Melanie C (Spice Girls)
Rebecca Ferguson
Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Paloma Faith
Beverley Knight
Eliza Doolittle
Dave McCabe (The Zutons)
Peter Hooton (The Farm)
Ren Harvieu
Jon McClure (Reverend and The Makers)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Shane MacGowan (The Pogues)
Bobby Elliott (The Hollies)
Tony Hicks (The Hollies)
Hollie Cook (The Slits)
LIPA Gospel Choir
Clay Crosse
Alan Hansen
Peter Reid
John Bishop
Kenny Dalglish
Neil Fitzmaurice
Musicians[31]
Chris Sharrock (Beady Eye) – drums
David Catlin-Birch (World Party) – bass
Paul McCartney – lead guitar
Mick Jones (The Clash) – electric guitar
Andrew "Davo" Davitt – acoustic guitar
Guy Chambers – piano
Elton John – piano
Will Pound – harmonica
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – strings
Richard Blake – trumpet/flugelhorn
Matthew Lewis – trombone/euphonium
Meredith Moore – French horn
Will Roberts – tuba
Production[31]
Guy Chambers – producer
Richard Flack – producer, engineer
Oliver Som – engineer
Liam Nolan – engineer
Chris Taylor – engineer
Jon Withnall – engineer
Tony Draper – engineer
Alec Brits – engineer
Charts[edit]
Chart (2012)
Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[32] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[33] 17
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[34] 2
Spain (Airplay Chart)[35] 33
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[36] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[37] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2012)
Rank
UK Singles Chart[38]
49
Other versions[edit]
Another version by an unknown vocalist was used in the early 1990s by the New Zealand Police in a televised public service announcement.[39][40]
References[edit]
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"Stay" / "Now's the Time"
1964
"Just One Look" / "Keep Off That Friend of Mine"
"Here I Go Again" / "Baby That's All" (UK) - "Lucille" (US)
"We're Through" / "Come On Back"
1965
"Yes I Will" / "Nobody"
"I'm Alive" / "You Know He Did"
"Look Through Any Window" / "So Lonely"
1966
"I Can't Let Go" / "Running Through the Night (UK) - "I've Got a Way of my Own" (US)
"Bus Stop" / "Don't Run and Hide"
"After the Fox (with Peter Sellers)" / "The Fox Trot (Gold, Gold, Who's Got the Gold)" (Burt Bacharach)
"Stop Stop Stop" / "It's You"
1967
"On a Carousel" / "All the World Is Love"
"Carrie Anne" / "Signs That Will Never Change"
"King Midas in Reverse" / "Everything Is Sunshine" (UK) - "Water on the Brain" (US)
1968
"Jennifer Eccles" / "Open Up Your Eyes" (UK) - "Try It" (US)
"Listen to Me" / "Do the Best You Can" (UK) - "Everything is Sunshine" (US)
1969
"Sorry Suzanne" / "Not That Way At All"
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" / "Cos You Like to Love Me"
1970
"I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top" / "Mad Professor Blyth"
"Gasoline Alley Bred" / "Dandelion Wine"
1971
"Hey Willy" / "Row the Boat Together"
1972
"The Baby" / "Oh Granny"
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" / "Cable Car" (UK) - "Look What We've Got" (US)
"Magic Woman Touch" / "Indian Girl" (UK) - "Blue in the Morning" (US)
1973
"The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee" / "Born a Man"
1974
"The Air That I Breathe" / "No More Riders"
"I'm Down" / "Hello Lady Goodbye" (UK) - "Look Out Johnny (There's a Monkey on Your Back)" (US-1975)
"Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park)" / "Second Hand Hang-Ups"
1983
"Stop! In the Name of Love" / "Musical Pictures"
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(Polydor)
(EMI)
1963
"(Ain't That) Just Like Me" / "Hey What's Wrong With Me"
"Searchin'" / "Whole World Over"
1965
"If I Needed Someone" / "I've Got a Way of My Own"
1974
"Son of a Rotten Gambler" / "Layin' to the Music"
1976
"Boulder to Birmingham" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)"
"Star" / "Love is the Thing"
"Daddy Don't Mind" / "C'Mon"
"Wiggle That Whotsit" / "Corrine"
1977
"Hello to Romance" / "48 Hour Parole"
"Amnesty" / "Crossfire"
1979
"Something to Live For" / "Song of the Sun"
1980
"Soldier's Song" / "Draggin' My Heels"
"Heartbeat" / "Take Your Time (new version)"
1981
"Holliedaze (A Medley)" / "Holliepops (A Medley)"
"Take My Love and Run" / "Driver"
1985
"Too Many Hearts Get Broken" / "You're All Woman"
1987
"This Is It" / "You Gave Me Strength"
"Reunion of the Heart" / "Too Many Hearts Get Broken"
1989
"Find Me a Family" / "No Rules"
1993
"The Woman I Love" / "Purple Rain (Live Version)"
2005
"Hope" / "Shine On Me"
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1967
"Pay You Back With Interest" / "Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It"
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"Dear Eloise" / "When Your Light's Turned On"
"If I Needed Someone" / "Yes I Will"
1968
"Do the Best You Can" / "Elevated Observations"
1971
"Survival of the Fittest" / "Man Without a Heart"
1972
"Long Dark Road" / "Indian Girl"
1973
"Jesus Was a Crossmaker" / "I Had a Dream"
"Slow Down" / "Won't We Feel Good"
1974
"Don't Let Me Down" / "Layin' to the Music"
1975
"Another Night" / "Time Machine Jive"
1976
"Write On" / "Crocodile Woman (She Bites)"
1977
"Draggin' My Heels" / "I Won't Move Over"
1978
"Writing on the Wall" / "Burn Out"
1983
"If the Lights Go Out" / "Someone Else's Eyes"
"Casualty" / "Someone Else's Eyes"
Italy only
(Parlophon)
1967
"Non Prego Per Me" / "Devi Avere Fiducia in Me"
"Kill Me Quick" / "We're Alive"
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"Solitary Man"
"Cherry, Cherry"
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
"Kentucky Woman"
"Red Red Wine"
"Two-Bit Manchild"
"Shilo"
"Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show"
"Sweet Caroline"
"Holly Holy"
1970s
"Shilo"
"Until It's Time for You to Go"
"Solitary Man"
"Cracklin' Rosie"
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
"I Am... I Said"
"Done Too Soon"
"I'm a Believer"
"Song Sung Blue"
"Play Me"
"Cherry, Cherry"
"The Last Thing on My Mind"
"Longfellow Serenade"
"If You Know What I Mean"
"Don't Think... Feel"
"Desiree"
"God Only Knows"
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"
"Forever in Blue Jeans"
1980s
"Dancing in the Street"
"Love on the Rocks"
"Hello Again"
"America"
"Yesterday's Songs"
"On the Way to the Sky"
"Heartlight"
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Sing When You're Winning
"Rock DJ"
"Kids"
"Supreme"
"Let Love Be Your Energy"
"Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay"
"Better Man"
Swing When You're Winning
"Somethin' Stupid"
"Mr. Bojangles/I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen"
Escapology
"Feel"
"Come Undone"
"Something Beautiful"
"Sexed Up"
Greatest Hits
"Radio"
"Misunderstood"
Intensive Care
"Tripping"
"Make Me Pure"
"Advertising Space"
"Sin Sin Sin"
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"Rudebox"
"Lovelight"
"She's Madonna"
"Bongo Bong and Je ne t'aime plus"
Reality Killed the Video Star
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"You Know Me"
"Morning Sun"
In and Out of Consciousness
"Shame"
Take the Crown
"Candy"
"Different"
"Be a Boy"
Swings Both Ways
"Go Gentle"
"Dream a Little Dream"
"Shine My Shoes"
The Heavy Entertainment Show
"Party Like a Russian"
"Love My Life"
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"First Day of My Life"
This Time
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"I Want Candy"
"Carolyna"
"This Time"
"Understand"
The Sea
"Rock Me"
"Think About It"
"Weak"
"Let There Be Love"
Stages
"I Know Him So Well"
Version of Me
"Anymore"
Featured singles
"When You're Gone"
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
"Let's Groove"
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Heaven
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"Nothing's Real but Love"
"Too Good to Lose"
"Glitter & Gold"
"Backtrack"
"Shoulder to Shoulder"
"Teach Me How to Be Loved"
"I Hope"
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The B-Funk
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Voice – The Best of Beverley Knight
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"Flavour of the Old School"
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"Gold"
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"Not Too Late for Love"
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"After You"
"The Queen of Starting Over"
"Every Step"
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"In Your Shoes"
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"Cuddly Toy"
"One More Try"
"Round and Around"
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
"Middle of Love"
"Private Number"
"I Can't Stand the Rain"
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A Perfect Contradiction
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"Stone Cold Sober"
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"Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?"
"Upside Down"
"Smoke & Mirrors"
"Picking Up the Pieces"
"30 Minute Love Affair"
"Never Tear Us Apart"
"Just Be"
"Can't Rely on You"
"Only Love Can Hurt Like This"
"Trouble with My Baby"
"Ready for the Good Life"
"Crybaby"
"Lullaby"
"Make Your Own Kind of Music"
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Lexington Avenue/59th Street (New York City Subway)
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New York City Subway station in Manhattan, New York
Lexington Avenue/59 Street

New York City Subway station complex
Street stair
Station statistics
Address
East 59th Street & Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Borough
Manhattan
Locale
Midtown Manhattan, Upper East Side
Coordinates
40°45′45″N 73°58′04″W / 40.762471°N 73.9679°W / 40.762471; -73.9679Coordinates: 40°45′45″N 73°58′04″W / 40.762471°N 73.9679°W / 40.762471; -73.9679
Division
A (IRT), B (BMT)
Line
BMT Broadway Line
IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services
4 (all times)
 5 (all times except late nights)
 6 (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
N (all times)
 R (all except late nights)
 W (weekdays only)
System transfers
With MetroCard only:
F (all times)
N (limited weekday rush hour service only)
 Q (all times)
 R (one a.m. rush hour trip in the northbound direction only) at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street (63rd Street Lines)
Transit connections
NYCT Bus: M101, M102, M103, Q32
MTA Bus: QM2, QM3, QM20
Structure
Underground
Levels
3
Other information
Opened
July 1, 1948; 70 years ago (1948-07-01)[1]
Station code
613[2]
Wireless service
[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2017)
17,888,188 (station complex)[4]  14.8%
Rank
11 out of 425
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Lexington Avenue/59th Street is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the IRT Lexington Avenue Line and the BMT Broadway Line. It is located at Lexington Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets, on the border of Midtown and the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The station complex is the eighth-busiest in the system, with over 21 million passengers in 2016.[4]
Signed as 59th Street–Lexington Avenue, the complex is served by the:
4, 6, and N trains at all times
W train on weekdays
5 and R trains at all times except late nights
<6> express train during weekdays in peak direction
A free out-of-system MetroCard transfer is available to the 63rd Street Lines (F and Q trains, as well as rush-hour N trains) by exiting the station and walking to the Lexington Avenue–63rd Street station.
Contents
1 Station layout
1.1 Artwork
1.2 Entrances and exits
2 IRT Lexington Avenue Line platforms
2.1 History
2.2 Image gallery
3 BMT Broadway Line platform
4 References
5 External links
Station layout[edit]
G Street level Exits/entrances, MetroCard connection to  at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street
B1 Third Avenue Mezzanine Fare control, MetroCard machines, to Broadway Line platforms
East Mezzanine Fare control, MetroCard machines, to northbound platforms
(Direct access from Bloomingdale's to the uptown local platform level is open during Bloomingdale's operating hours. Note: Platforms are not accessible)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound local ← toward Parkchester PM rush, Pelham Bay Park other times ( toward Pelham Bay Park PM rush) (68th Street–Hunter College)
← toward Woodlawn nights (68th Street–Hunter College)
Southbound local → toward Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall (51st Street) →
→ toward New Lots Avenue nights (51st Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
West Mezzanine Fare control, MetroCard machines, to southbound platforms
B2 Crossunder Crossunder between local platforms
Southbound ← toward Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue via Sea Beach (Fifth Avenue–59th Street)
← toward Whitehall Street weekdays (Fifth Avenue–59th Street)
← toward Bay Ridge–95th Street except nights (Fifth Avenue–59th Street)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → ( weekdays) toward Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard (Queensboro Plaza) →
→ toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue except nights (Queens Plaza) →
B3 Mezzanine Transfer between platforms
B4 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound express ← toward Woodlawn except nights (86th Street)
← toward Dyre Avenue except nights, or Nereid Avenue rush hours (86th Street)
Southbound express → toward Crown Heights–Utica Avenue (Grand Central–42nd Street) →
→ toward Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College weekdays, Bowling Green weekends (Grand Central–42nd Street) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
The center level is the nerve center of this vital complex, and is located at the 60th Street/Lexington Avenue end. Installed in conjunction with the 1962 opening of the lower level IRT express platforms, it makes a seamless and easy transfer between all lines from the three different areas mentioned above. There are three staircases up to the BMT platform, two down to each of the lower level IRT express platforms, and one staircase and escalator up to the IRT local platforms on the upper level.
Artwork[edit]
The mezzanine between the IRT express platforms and the BMT platform has a large-scale mosaic mural entitled Blooming (1996), by Elizabeth Murray. It covers all four walls of the mezzanine area. It takes its name from the nearby Bloomingdale's department store.[5] The mosaic features larger versions of the coffee cups and slippers found on the platform walls, with the text: "In dreams begin responsibilities" and "Conduct your blooming in the noise and whip of the whirlwind". The text floats from the coffee cups and are excerpted from poetry by Delmore Schwartz and Gwendolyn Brooks.
Entrances and exits[edit]
The complex has a total of 11 staircase entrances.[6]
Exit location
Exit type
Number of exits
Platforms primarily served
NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 59th Street Staircase 1 Lexington Avenue Line (southbound)
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 59th Street Staircase 1 Lexington Avenue Line (northbound)
Direct passageway
to Bloomingdale's 1
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 59th Street Staircase 1 Lexington Avenue Line (southbound)
NE corner of Lexington Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
Lexington Avenue Line (northbound)
NW corner of Lexington Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
Lexington Avenue Line (southbound)
SE corner of Lexington Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
Lexington Avenue Line (northbound)
SW corner of Lexington Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
Lexington Avenue Line (southbound)
NE corner of Third Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
NW corner of Third Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
SE corner of Third Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
SW corner of Third Avenue and 60th Street Staircase 1 Broadway Line
IRT Lexington Avenue Line platforms[edit]
59 Street

New York City Subway rapid transit station
An uptown 6 train of R142A cars enters on the local platform
Station statistics
Division
A (IRT)
Line
IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services
4 (all times)
 5 (all times except late nights)
 6 (all times) <6> (weekdays until 8:45 p.m., peak direction)
Levels
2
Platforms
4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks
4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Opened
July 17, 1918; 100 years ago (1918-07-17)[7] (upper level)
November 15, 1962; 55 years ago (1962-11-15) (lower level)
Station code
400[2]
Accessible
Partially ADA-accessible (Elevator to uptown local platform only; open only during Bloomingdale's operating hours)
Wireless service
[3]
Station succession
Next north
86th Street (express): 4 5
68th Street–Hunter College (local): 4 6 <6>
Next south
51st Street (local): 4 6 <6>
Grand Central–42nd Street (express): 4 5
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Track layout
Legend
Upper level
to 68 St
to 51 St
Lower level
to 86 St
to 42 St
59th Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line is an express station. It has two stacked levels, each of which has two tracks and two side platforms. The upper level is used by local trains, and the lower level is used by express trains. The levels are separated by the BMT Broadway Line's platform directly underneath the local platforms and a mezzanine between the BMT platform and the express level. Long escalators connect the local and express platforms directly.
Station mosaic name tablet on the upper level
Mosaic frieze on the upper level platform's wall
The station used to have all green tile which has been covered up except for one "59th Street" sign near the south end of the northbound platform. There are whimsical stylized mosaics of coffee cups and slippers in varied colors at random spacing near the stairways to the Broadway and IRT local trains. This station was renovated in conjunction with the construction of the Bloomberg Tower at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. Although a new entrance was constructed within the building, it has remained closed due to fears of icicle formation on a railing that is part of the building's design, directly above the street entrance. A legal battle between the city and the building's management over who is responsible for modifying the design has caused the entrance to be temporarily closed between 2003 and 2006.
There is a direct exit to Bloomingdale's from the uptown local platform's fare control (this exit was used in the 2008 film Cloverfield). The underpass near the south end of the station was originally the northbound platform for the extension of the BMT Broadway Line to Queens. That line had been planned as two separate, one-track tunnels, one each under 59th and 60th Streets. Later on, it was decided to alter this layout in favor of a single two-track tunnel under 60th Street. The semi-completed platform under 59th Street was then converted to an underpass between the north and southbound platforms of the Lexington Avenue Line local tracks.
On the upper level, north of the station, there is a storage/lay up track between the two tracks. It ends at a bumper block at its north end. It merges with the two local tracks on its southern end.
History[edit]
The station originally served local trains only.[8] On November 4, 1954, the New York City Transit Authority approved plans to convert 59th Street into an express station. The project was proposed by the executive director of the NYCTA, Sidney Bingham, to improve connections between the Lexington Avenue Line and the Broadway Line. Construction was expected to take two years and cost $5,000,000. The new express stop was expected to reduce transfer congestion at Grand Central–42nd Street.[9] The express platforms were opened on November 15, 1962. Even before the express platforms were added, this station was the busiest on the line.[10] Construction for the express station began on August 10, 1959. Along with the new express platforms, a new mezzanine was built above it to connect it to the local station, and the Broadway Line station. Two high speed escalators were added to connect the local and express platforms. Two additional high speed escalators were built to connect the local platforms with the new mezzanine. The express station opened three months earlier than originally planned. As part of the plan, the local platforms were extended to accommodate 10-car trains. In addition, new entrances and booths were added to the 59th Street ends of the northbound and southbound sides. The whole cost of the project was $6,500,000.[11] Work on the express station at 59th Street, required express trains to run local during late nights.[12]
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The Lexington Avenue lower-level express station, opened in 1962
A new, still unused entrance/exit. It has since opened
Elizabeth Murray's artwork
A 4 train made of R142 cars at 59th Street, bound for Bowling Green.
Brochure for the opening of the 59th Street express platforms
BMT Broadway Line platform[edit]
Lexington Avenue−59 Street

New York City Subway rapid transit station
Platform view
Station statistics
Division
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Line
BMT Broadway Line
Services
N (all times)
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 W (weekdays only)
Platforms
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Tracks
2
Other information
Opened
September 1, 1919; 98 years ago (1919-09-01)[13]
Station code
008[2]
Accessibility
Same-platform wheelchair transfer available
Wireless service
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Station succession
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Queensboro Plaza (Astoria): N W
Queens Plaza (Queens Boulevard): R
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Fifth Avenue–59th Street: N R W
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Lexington Avenue−59th Street on the BMT Broadway Line has two tracks and one island platform, and two mezzanines. The Lexington Avenue mezzanine has two staircases to each of the IRT local platforms, an escalator to the downtown platform, and three staircases down to the center level. The Third Avenue side was constructed in the late 1960s, with the same red tile that was used during renovation of Bowling Green in 1978. It has up and down escalators and an adjoining staircase, and is open part-time only, with four street staircases on Third Avenue. The new entrance is a result of the platform extension along the same side during the 1960s.
The distinctive "Lex" mosaics were preserved during the renovation, by installing pre-arranged blocks along the station wall that cup the Lexington Avenue Line above it. The wall tiles have the red "Lex" evenly spaced out, similar to the IND style, with blue background, green borders, and white lettering. In 2002, the station received a major overhaul. It has received a state of repairs as well as upgraded the station for ADA compliance and restoring the original late 1910s tiling. The MTA repaired the staircases, re-tiling for the walls, new tiling on the floors, upgrading the station's lights and the public address system, installing ADA yellow safety threads along the platform edge, new signs, and new trackbeds in both directions. The station could not be made ADA-compliant to install elevators on the platform, because the platform columns on the Lexington Avenue side make the platform too narrow for a wheelchair to navigate.
Despite its name, the station is not located on Lexington Avenue and 59th Street. It is actually located on Lexington and 60th Street. Originally, the Broadway subway was to run to Queens over the Queensboro Bridge. Because the side streets are so narrow, the Queens-bound track was to run under 59th Street and the return track under 60th Street.[14] There are exits however to Lexington Avenue and 59th Streets via the local IRT platforms.
The Broadway subway plan was changed in 1915 to route both tracks into 60th Street and to cross the East River by a tunnel just north of the Queensboro Bridge. The 59th Street crossing was obviously now useless, and at 60th Street, the subway would have to be at a lower grade, on its way to the 60th Street Tunnel. The 59th Street crossing was worked into a pedestrian underpass for the IRT 59th Street station, which turned into a way to get between the downtown platform and the direct subway entrance to Bloomingdale's on the uptown platform. That section is still in use, and the floor level is that of the never-completed BMT station. The 60th Street crossing was mostly destroyed when the existing station was built at a lower grade. A door in the southern wall across from the platform opens into a remaining unused space,[15] and suggests the platform level of the original grade, which is the same as the 59th Street underpass.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ New York Times, Transfer Points Under Higher Fare, June 30, 1948, page 19
^ Jump up to: a b c "Station Developers' Information". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c "NYC Subway Wireless – Active Stations". Transit Wireless Wifi. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b "Facts and Figures: Annual Subway Ridership 2012–2017". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
Jump up ^ http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=R&artist=1&station=5
Jump up ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Upper East Side (Yorkville, Central Park, Lenox Hill)" (PDF). mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
Jump up ^ New York Times, Lexington Av. Line to be Opened Today, July 17, 1918, page 13
Jump up ^ "East Side Subway to Get Express Stop at 59th St.", New York Times; April 8, 1959; page 1
Jump up ^ Ingalls, Leonard (November 5, 1954). "East 59th Street I. R. T. Station To Be Express Stop in 2 Years; EAST 59TH ST. GETS I.R.T. EXPRESS STOP". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
Jump up ^ * "IRT Will Open Express Station at Lexington and 59th Thursday", New York Times; November 9, 1962; page 37
"IRT Express Stop Opens at 59th St.", New York Times; November 16, 1962; page 22
Jump up ^ "New 59th Street Express Station brochure". www.thejoekorner.com. New York City Transit Authority. November 15, 1962. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
Jump up ^ "IRT WILL CURTAIL EAST SIDE SERVICE". The New York Times. February 29, 1960. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ New York Times, Subway to Open Two New Stations, August 31, 1919, page 25
Jump up ^ Lexington Ave (BMT) unfinished platforms
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lexington Avenue/59th Street (New York City Subway).
nycsubway.org – IRT East Side Line: 59th Street
nycsubway.org – BMT Broadway Subway: Lexington Avenue/59th Street
nycsubway.org — Blooming Artwork by Elizabeth Murray (1996)
Station Reporter — 59th Street and Lexington Avenue Complex
MTA's Arts For Transit — 59 Street/Lexington Avenue — 59th Street
Lexington Avenue and 59th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Lexington Avenue and 60th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Third Avenue and 60th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
60th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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values: Calle 59–Avenida Lexington (metro de Nueva York) – Spanish

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