When the majority of the line was built in the early 1910s, most of the route went through undeveloped land, and Roosevelt Avenue had not been constructed.

[18] Since a New York City Transit Authority rule prohibited subway stations from being named after nonexistent streets, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) removed the old names of each street from station signs and subway maps in 1998.

Local residents opposed the renaming and unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the MTA to restore the old names.

[17] In December 2019, the MTA announced that this station would become ADA-accessible as part of the agency's 2020–2024 Capital Program.

[19] A requests for proposals was put out on May 18, 2023 for the contract for a project bundle to add elevators at 13 stations, including 33rd Street–Rawson Street.

The part-time exit has a crossunder to allow free transfers between opposite directions while the full-time one does not, even though it has the layouts that could allow one.