stopped at 29th Street. The lower level of the bellmouth was excavated in 2003 for the LIRR East Side Access project, which also extended the subway stub tracks farther east towards Sunnyside Yard; the lower-level tracks opened in 2023. Just above the connection sits the 29th Street Ventilation Complex, built with the connector, in the site of a former parking lot. West of the station, a second ventilation complex lies in Queensbridge Park between Vernon Boulevard and the East River. Ridership In 2019, the station had 3,516,992 boardings, making it the 144th most used station in the -station system. This amounted to an average of 11,184 passengers per weekday. References External links 21st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View Station Diagram 63rd Street Line stations Program for Action New York City Subway stations in Queens, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989 Long Island City 1989 establishments in New York City