Located at the intersection of Livonia and Van Sinderen Avenues at the border of Brownsville and East New York, Brooklyn,[3] it is served by the L train at all times.

The out-of-system transfer is made via an overpass running parallel to the New Lots Line, which allows pedestrians on Livonia Avenue to cross over the Long Island Rail Road's open-cut Bay Ridge Branch.

[11][12] In 2015, there were proposals to convert the overpass to a free-transfer passage between the two stations due to increasing ridership and plans for additional housing in the area.

[15] Regardless, a free MetroCard and OMNY transfer between the two stations was provided during weekends and late nights as part of the reconstruction of the 14th Street Tunnel starting in April 2019;[16][17] it was made permanent in February 2020.

[18] The 2020–2024 Capital Program added back funding for the accessibility project, with an allocation of $38.4 million;[19] by January 2020, only $400,000 of that amount had been spent on "pre-design" activities.

[29][30] The Canarsie-bound platform has a secondary exit leading directly to the pedestrian bridge that contains two HEET turnstiles, an emergency gate, and a small staircase.