Humboldt Street was a train station along the Evergreen Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.
Humboldt Street was .99 miles from the terminal at Greenpoint and the fare was 5 cents.
[1] A Mr. Sherman was the ticket agent and his office, café, and summer garden were at Graham Avenue and Skillman Street.
This didn't always solve the problem as there is one account of a large crowd waiting for a beach train at Humboldt St that almost rioted on August 11, 1878.
[3] On July 4, 1883, a Greenpoint train struck a Calvary Cemetery open horse car #42 at the nearby Humboldt Street crossing.