▁The ▁two ▁buildings ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁lot ▁are ▁ang led ▁against ▁where ▁the ▁tracks ▁would ▁have ▁run , ▁and ▁tax ▁map ▁records ▁show ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁lot ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁nearby ▁lots , ▁and ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁developed ▁upon – there ▁only ▁is ▁a ▁tree ▁located ▁at ▁this ▁location . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁the ▁Brook lyn – Man h attan ▁Trans it ▁Corporation ▁( B MT ) ▁planned ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁trans it ▁line ▁through ▁northern ▁Brook lyn : ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street – E astern ▁Line . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁as ▁a ▁sub way ▁line ▁to ▁White ▁Street , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁an ▁elev ated ▁line ▁to ▁East ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁the ▁Can ars ie ▁Line , ▁using ▁the ▁Ever ge en ▁Branch ' s ▁right - of - way . ▁Since ▁the ▁right - of - way ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁sub way ▁service , ▁fre ight ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁branch ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁dis cont in ued . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁due ▁to ▁community ▁opposition , ▁the ▁B MT ▁ultimately ▁agreed ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Street – E astern ▁Line ▁as ▁a ▁sub way ▁line ▁under ▁Wy ck off ▁Avenue ; ▁this ▁idea ▁had ▁been ▁considered ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Branch ▁in ▁ 1 9