When M. M. De Voe of Pen Parentis tweeted this morning that the Fulton Center’s doors were open, I hustled on over. The Fulton Center is the other transportation hub coming downtown, at the southeast corner of Broadway and Fulton; it’s where the A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4, and 5 subway lines meet. (And maybe one to be determined?) The upper floors—where most of the retail will be—have been hidden behind plastic sheets, but you can still get a good sense of the curviness inside.

I took the escalators down but didn’t explore the subway platforms. Here’s the view back up toward the ground floor.

And then I went to Oren’s Daily Roast on William Street to get a coffee. As I walked along Fulton, I noticed again that the side doors were open, and you can get a decent peek inside—but with workers right inside, I didn’t feel comfortable attempting a better photo that this.

On the way back west, I saw that the paper in the windows didn’t go up very high. I don’t generally take photos through windows into unopened buildings, but what good is “generally” if you don’t explore the wiggle room it affords every now and then? The Fulton Center looks pretty amazing! Click to see it much bigger, and don’t mind my reflection….

The Fulton Center is scheduled to open June 26, but the shops and restaurants won’t be there for a few more months.