[4] It was built as an elevated line because the ground in this area is right above the water table, and as a result the construction of a subway would have been prohibitively expensive.

[5] The first portion of the line between Utica Avenue and Junius Street opened on November 22, 1920, with shuttle trains operating over this route.

This line would have run at ground level and it would have provided better access to the then-growing community of Spring Creek.

[13] A request for proposals was put out on May 18, 2023 for the contract for a project bundle to make 13 stations accessible, including New Lots Avenue.

[16] The station's sole exit is two staircases to either western corner of Livonia Avenue and Ashford Street via an elevated, wooden mezzanine/station house under the far eastern end of the platform.