▁City ▁available , ▁did ▁not ▁see ▁any ▁reason ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 6 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁rent ▁for ▁an ▁un ne eded ▁facility . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁service ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁from ▁Green point ▁to ▁South ▁Side ▁Cross ing ▁ended ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁a ▁Bush wick ▁sh utt le ▁was ▁instit uted – running ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁the ▁H umb old t ▁Street ▁and ▁Grand ▁Street ▁dep ots ▁were ▁sold , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁rails . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁between ▁Green point ▁and ▁South ▁Side ▁Cross ing ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁sold , ▁leaving ▁the ▁portion ▁between ▁Jefferson ▁Avenue ▁and ▁South ▁Side ▁Cross ing ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁remaining ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁G & ER . ▁This ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁G & ER ▁was ▁later ▁considered ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ever green ▁Branch . ▁ ▁While ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁trace ▁of ▁the ▁Green point ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁South ▁Side ▁Cross ing , ▁an ▁odd ▁tri angular ▁lot ▁exists ▁at ▁Leonard ▁Street ▁between ▁Bay ard ▁Street ▁and ▁Richard son ▁Street ▁that ▁was ▁once ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁right - of - way .