elevators would need to be replaced again in 2020 because they frequently broke down. At the time, the MTA estimated that repairs might take eight months to three years depending on whether the station is fully closed or remains open. The elevators have never been replaced since they were originally installed: two of the elevators date from the station's opening in 1919, while the third dates from 1931. In September 2021, the MTA announced that the station would again be closed for several months for elevator replacement and structural repairs. The station was closed on November 3, 2021, and reopened on May 5, 2022. Station layout Clark Street is geographically the westernmost station in Brooklyn on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. It has one island platform and two tracks. Due to the deep-bore tunneling used to construct this part of the line, the station's walls are rounded. On the walls of the platforms are mosaics of sailing ships and large name panels reading Clark Street–Brooklyn Heights. Exit The platform has two staircases in the center that go up to a passageway, which leads to three elevators. The floor of the passageway contains a 1987 artwork titled Clark Street Passage by Ray Ring and the elevators go up to fare control, which is on the first floor of the now-defunct Hotel St. George. The station is not fully ADA-accessible, since there are no elevators or ramps that lead to the platform. The fare control area contains a small arcade of businesses and two doors that led to the former lobby and checking room of the hotel. The station's two entrances have awnings that read "Hotel St. George." This is one of only three stations in the subway system that can be accessed solely by elevators. The other two—168th Street and 181st Street—are also on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, albeit in Upper Manhattan. An emergency stairwell exists between elevators 1 and 2 from the passageway up to fare control, but it is rarely used and consists of an 80-foot (24.3-meter) climb. A 2008 study by Brooklyn Community Board 6 examined the possibility of creating a new entrance to the station from Brooklyn Bridge Park; however, it was deemed economically unfeasible. References Further reading External links IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line stations New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn Railway stations in the United States opened in 1919 Brooklyn Heights