Tag: Second Avenue Subway
The MTA gave reporters a tour of the under-construction Second Avenue Subway on Thursday, showing off the pristine cement platforms and trackbeds of the nearly complete new stations. MTA head of capital construction Michael Horodniceanu told amNY that the 63rd Street station is 85% completed, and the entire first phase of the construction, extending the […]
We’ve seen photos of Second Avenue Subway construction before, as well as the havoc it wreaks above ground. Now, here’s a video tour of the enormous public works project from Gizmodo. When the line is completely finished — in many, many years — it will run from 125th Street to the southern tip of Manhattan. […]
The Upper East Side is home to some of New York’s most expensive real estate, and with the building of the Second Avenue Subway well underway, it’s no surprise there have been complaints. We’ve always thought it was unfounded whining, but the MTA subway expansion project has left the stretch from 66th to 74th Streets […]
Good news for watchers of the Second Avenue Subway: progress! The 80-year-old project received its first-ever shipment of rails today, a cargo that will be stored in a “cavern” at 96th Street until further notice, according to the New York Times. Okay, it isn’t much, but it does look like the MTA is on track to hit […]
New Yorkers finally get a say in which voice will alert them when their train is approaching. The much-anticipated Second Avenue Subway won’t be up and running for a few more years, but the ever-democratic MTA is now inviting commuters to vote for the new voice of the T line. Click here to vote for […]
