Gov. Hochul demands 125th Street subway extension, nixing downtown 2nd Ave. subway plan
Gothamist • • business
Key Points:
- Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the next extension of the Second Avenue subway will run west along 125th Street instead of continuing down Second Avenue, adding three new stations from East Harlem to Morningside Heights.
- The $7.7 billion project aims to improve east-west transit connections in Harlem and provide new transfer points to several subway lines, benefiting an estimated 240,000 daily riders.
- The MTA must first complete the current East Harlem extension by 2032, with plans to design the 125th Street westward extension funded by the state and pending legislative approval.
- The extension is expected to save substantial time and money compared to previous plans, with an estimated total cost of $8.1 billion including
