Nearby landmarks and points of interest include the Apollo Theater and the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.

restored the closed staircases and made the station ADA-accessible with the installation of elevators near the middle of the platforms.

[10] 59th Street–Columbus Circle is 3.35 miles (5.391 km) away with seven local stations in between, which is the longest distance between two express stops in the system.

[13][14] Both platforms have one line of green I-beam columns that run at regular intervals for their entire length except for a small section at either ends.

The full-time fare control area is at the south end of the mezzanine, serving the 125th Street exits, and has a turnstile bank and token booth.

The other fare control area at the north end, serving the 127th Street exits, is unstaffed, containing full height turnstiles.