a florist shop outside fare control; the shop closed in 2019. There is no free transfer between directions at this station. The station's eastern entrances are at the railroad south end of the station; there are platform-level turnstile banks from each platform. Two street stairs to the Eighth Avenue-bound platform lead to the northwestern corner of Avenue A and 14th Street, while two more to the Brooklyn-bound platform lead to the southwestern corner. Each eastern entrance has an elevator between the platform and the street. Art The station contains two sets of mosaic artwork by Katherine Bradford. The eastern entrances include three large works collectively titled Queens of the Night, which depict figures in dancelike poses against a sapphire blue background. In addition, the First Avenue mezzanines contain two smaller works of flying superheroes, titled Superhero Responds. The mosaics cover in total. When the artworks were commissioned, Bradford used the L train on her daily commute, passing through the First Avenue station. Image gallery Nearby points of interest Beth Israel Medical Center Stuyvesant High School Old Campus (High School for Health Professions and Human Services, Institute for Collaborative Education, and PS 226) Stuyvesant Square Stuyvesant Town References External links Station Reporter — L Train The Subway Nut — 1st Avenue Pictures First Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View East end of platforms under construction for "Avenue A" entrance from Google Maps Street View BMT Canarsie Line stations New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Railway stations in the United States opened in 1924 East Village, Manhattan 14th Street (Manhattan)