▁the ▁incident , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Trans it ▁considered ▁closing ▁this ▁station ▁perman ently ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Pro spect ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Sim pson ▁Street . ▁However , ▁a ▁community ▁up ro ar ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁scra pping ▁of ▁the ▁plans . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁re built ▁with ▁steel ▁can op ies ▁and ▁wind s creens ▁and ▁a ▁concrete ▁station ▁house ▁with ▁glass ▁block ▁windows ▁and ▁emb oss ed ▁le ather - looking ▁walls . ▁Ren ov ations ▁took ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁Art work ▁called ▁El ▁ 2 / El ▁ 5 ▁by ▁Michael ▁Kelly ▁Williams ▁was ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁me zz an ine ▁and ▁features ▁two ▁m osa ic ▁mur als ▁dep ict ing ▁under ground ▁and ▁elev ated ▁tracks . ▁The ▁renov ated ▁station ▁re open ed ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁after ▁ 2 0 ▁months ▁of ▁work ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁Station ▁layout ▁ ▁This ▁elev ated ▁station ▁has ▁three ▁tracks ▁and ▁two ▁side ▁platforms . ▁The ▁center ▁express ▁track ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 ▁train ▁during ▁r ush ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁peak ▁direction . ▁Both ▁platforms ▁have ▁be ige ▁wind s creens ▁that ▁run ▁along ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁and ▁brown ▁can op ies ▁with ▁green ▁frames ▁and ▁support ▁columns ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁ ▁Ex its ▁The ▁station ' s ▁only ▁entrance ▁is ▁an ▁elev ated ▁station ▁house ▁beneath ▁the ▁tracks . ▁Inside ▁fare ▁control , ▁it ▁has ▁two ▁st air cases ▁to ▁the ▁center