▁station ▁and ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁sub way ▁control ▁house ▁and ▁passenger ▁shelter ▁on ▁an ▁adjacent ▁center ▁median ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁ 7 2 nd ▁Street , ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁building , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁pla za ▁with ▁stone ▁pa vers ▁and ▁extensive ▁se ating , ▁connecting ▁the ▁newer ▁building ▁with ▁Ver di ▁Square , ▁and ▁making ▁it ▁necessary ▁to ▁di vert ▁north bound ▁traffic ▁to ▁Amsterdam ▁Avenue ▁for ▁one ▁block . ▁While ▁Broadway ' s ▁south bound ▁lan es ▁at ▁this ▁intersection ▁were ▁una ffect ed ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁construction , ▁its ▁north bound ▁lan es ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁cont igu ous ▁at ▁this ▁intersection . ▁D ri vers ▁can ▁either ▁continue ▁along ▁Amsterdam ▁Avenue ▁to ▁head ▁u pt own ▁or ▁turn ▁left ▁on ▁West ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Street ▁to ▁res ume ▁travel ing ▁on ▁Broadway . ▁ ▁Several ▁notable ▁a partment ▁buildings ▁are ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁this ▁intersection , ▁including ▁The ▁An son ia , ▁its ▁orn ate ▁architecture ▁domin ating ▁the ▁city s cape ▁here . ▁After ▁the ▁An son ia ▁first ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁hotel , ▁live ▁se als ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁ind oor ▁f ount ains ▁inside ▁its ▁lo bb y . ▁Later , ▁it ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁Pl ato ' s ▁Ret re at ▁night club . ▁Im medi ately ▁north ▁of ▁Ver di ▁Square ▁is ▁the ▁form id able ▁Apple ▁Bank ▁for ▁Sav ings ▁building , ▁formerly ▁the ▁Central ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ,