bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, ðə stˈeɪʃən wʌz nˈoʊn æz ɡɹˈeɪvsɛnd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪksθ stɹˈiːt wɛn ˈɛn tɹˈeɪnz ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd slˈæʃ tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd hˈɪɹ wˌaɪl ðə kənˈaɪ ˈaɪlənd stˈɪlwɛl ˈævənˌuː tˈɜːmɪnəl wʌz ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻd.
Between 2001 and 2005, the station was known as Gravesend–86th Street when N trains originated/terminated here while the Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue terminal was reconstructed.