How can you get to Varick Street in Manhattan from Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn?

Answer 1

The 2 train (of the 1-2-3, the red line) and the 5 train (of the 4-5-6, the dark green line) run along Nostrand Avenue from the Nostrand Avenue Station (to the north) to Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College (to the south).

Nostrand Avenue is 1 block east of Rogers Avenue, from the point where Rogers Avenue begins (at Grant Square, between Dean and Bergen Streets) to Ablemarle Road. From Ablemarle Road to the point where Rogers Avenue ends (at Farragut Street), Nostrand Avenue is 3 short blocks east of Rogers Avenue (except for the 1-block stretch between Church Avenue and Erasmus Street, where it is 2 short blocks east of Rogers Avenue).

So, Nostrand Avenue is pretty much right next to Rogers Avenue, to the east, and the 2 and 5 trains run along Nostrand Avenue. You need to take the 2 train.

You can board the 2 train from Nostrand Avenue (at Eastern Parkway), President Street, Sterling Street, Winthrop Street, Church Avenue, Beverly Road or Newkirk Avenue.

Take the Manhattan-bound 2 from any of these stations to Chambers Street. Transfer at Chambers Street to the Uptown 1train, and take the 1 train 1, 2, or 3 stops, to Franklin Street, Canal Street or Houston Street. All of these stations are on Varick Street.

If you are traveling late at night, then you don't need to transfer to the 1, because the 1 does not run at night. Instead, the 2 (an express train) runs on the local track (the 1 train's track). So you can take the 2the whole way there, to Franklin, Canal or Houston Streets.