# Closest subway stop to the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn bridge? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 29, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-subway-stop-to-the-brooklyn-side-of-the-brooklyn-bridge/310304 "2005-06-29T01:55:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-subway-stop-to-the-brooklyn-side-of-the-brooklyn-bridge/310304/1 "2005-06-29T01:55:39Z")
Please help this native Queensian. What’s the closest stop to the Brooklyn Bridge (in Brooklyn) and how do I get there? Note that I don’t want to go across the bridge, but I need to scout the area for locations to shoot with the bridge in the background. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-subway-stop-to-the-brooklyn-side-of-the-brooklyn-bridge/310304/2 "2005-06-29T02:34:12Z")
My map says it’s the High St station on the A-C line. You can get there by taking the E through manhattan and switching somewhere like Penn Station to the A-C. Or you can take the G to Hoyt, where it meets up with the A-C. I actually downloaded a .pdf map from the [MTA website](http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/) and keep it on my desktop for quick reference. ---
**Author:** ![Grievre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Grievre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grievre)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-subway-stop-to-the-brooklyn-side-of-the-brooklyn-bridge/310304/3 "2005-06-29T02:35:54Z")
High St (A C) is practically at the foot of the bridge. Borough Hall (2 3 4 5) is about half a mile away, as is Jay St (A C F). If you want a good view of the bridge, take the N or Q trains into brooklyn. You’ll be travelling on the south side of the manhattan bridge, with a perfect view of the brooklyn bridge to your right. Also, you could get off at Clark St (2 3) and walk onto the Brooklyn Heights promenade, which should also be a good view. To get there from queens: If you’re getting off at one of the 2/3 stops, then find your way onto a 7 train and take it to times square, then take a downtown 2 train. If you’re getting off at one of the A/C/F stops, you can either grab the G at long island city and transfer at hoyt-schermerhorn sts to a manhattan-bound A, take an F through manhattan, or take an E into manhattan and switch to a brooklyn-bound A. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-subway-stop-to-the-brooklyn-side-of-the-brooklyn-bridge/310304/4 "2005-06-29T03:30:21Z")
Thanks! It looks like the G to the AC is the best bet. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closest-subway-stop-to-the-brooklyn-side-of-the-brooklyn-bridge/310304/5 "2005-06-29T04:05:28Z")
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: [Hopstop.](http://www.hopstop.com)