For the most part I was the only person inside this space till I got to the Fabscrap facility. The structures on the side all had staggered balconies in what seemed to be warehouses, or office space, or a combination of both, and given this was a Saturday I could not tell just how many of these were actually inhabited. The train seemed to be decorative as it was all locked up, and the train tracks had an art installation as I descrive below. I had to go in to Building B, which had what seemed like a regular entrance, and then I had to walk through a courtyard to come upon this stunning atrium above an amazingly interesting structure, train tracks, train and all! There were cars going up and down on this road, so it doesn’t look like the railroad tracks are actually being used. The main complex also had a Building A and a Building B, with massive loading docks in between, railroad tracks and all. To the right were these very pretty arches, which on going closer I realized were a footbridge coming in from the ferry terminal on the other side. When I finally made my way inside the gate on 58th Street, I saw that the complex was made up of many other buildings that were behind the massive one I could see from 2nd Ave. Here is what I saw as a first impression from both sides of the terminal. On getting there, I quickly realized it would take far longer to navigate my way around this massive facility, especially since Google Maps navigated me to the 63rd Street entrance which was locked, and had to make my way to the other end which was 5 blocks away on 58th Street. Google Maps said it was a 14 minute walk from the N and R subway train stop at 59th Street and 4th Avenue. ![]() I looked at various options to get to BAT, including a ferry from Wall Street, but getting there by subway seemed the most convenient from where Midtown Manhattan. I am astounded that I was not aware of its significance as a historical landmark, and the industrial park that it has become. If anything, it was not a place I had even heard of till I signed up to voluneer at Fabscrap, and even then I kept confusing it with Brooklyn Navy Terminal which I am familiar with. Brooklyn Army Terminal: A Historical Landmark and Modern Industrial Parkīrooklyn Army Terminal, also called BAT, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn is not a place that made it to any of my must do lists.
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