110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 110th Street (disambiguation) August 2023 August 2023 110 Street–Malcolm X Plaza 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza Station - 55177748987.jpg North end of the platform, seen in 2026 West 110th Street & Malcolm X BoulevardNew York, New York Manhattan Harlem 40.798749 -73.952275 type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NY ti IRT IRT Lenox Avenue Line Lenox south NYCT Bus: M2 M3 M4 1 island platform 2 Underground future Central Park North–110th Street 1904 11 23 New York City Subway Lenox 116th Street 96th Street alltimes y track uvSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 116th Street Lenox numN330\uvSTRfg\ uSHI1+l\uSHI1+r udSTR\dPLT\udSTR udSTR\dPLT\udSTR udSTR\dPLT\udSTR udSTR\dPLT\udSTR uSHI1l\uSHI1r uvÜST uvSTRfg uvSTRc2!~MFADEf\uvSTR3!~MFADEf\ ~~ ~~ ~~ to NYCS 96th Street Broadway-Seventh The 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station or the Central Park North–110th Street station is a station on the IRT Lenox Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 110th Street and Lenox Avenue at the southern edge of Harlem, Manhattan. It is served by the 2 and 3 trains at all times. The 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as part of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction on the tunnel to the south of 110th Street started on August 30, and construction on the tunnel to the north started on October 2 of the same year. The station was opened on November 23, 1904. The station's platform was lengthened in 1910, and the station was renamed for Malcolm X Plaza in 2025. The 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station contains one island platform and two tracks. The station was built with tile and mosaic decorations. The platform contains exits to Lenox Avenue's intersections with 110th Street and 111th Street. History Construction and opening Planning for a subway line in New York City dates to 1864.21 However, development of what would become the city's first subway line did not start until 1894, when the New York State Legislature passed the Rapid Transit Act.Walker James Blaine https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsrapid00walkgoog Fifty Years of Rapid Transit — 1864 to 1917 1918 Law Printing New York, N.Y. November 6, 2016139–140 The subway plans were drawn up by a team of engineers led by William Barclay Parsons, the Rapid Transit Commission's chief engineer. It called for a subway line from New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan to the Upper West Side, where two branches would lead north into the Bronx.October 23, 1979 Interborough Rapid Transit System, Underground Interior http://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf November 19, 2019 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission September 21, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200921135400/https://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/1096.pdf live3 A plan was formally adopted in 1897, and legal challenges were resolved near the end of 1899.148 The Rapid Transit Construction Company, organized by John B. McDonald and funded by August Belmont Jr., signed the initial Contract 1 with the Rapid Transit Commission in February 1900,https://archive.org/details/cu31924022794253/page/n253/mode/2up?q=april+28 Report of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners for the City of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1904 Accompanied By Reports of the Chief Engineer and of the Auditor Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners 1905 229–236 in which it would construct the subway and maintain a 50-year operating lease from the opening of the line.165 In 1901, the firm of Heins & LaFarge was hired to design the underground stations.4 Belmont incorporated the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) in April 1902 to operate the subway.182 The station was constructed as part of the IRT's East Side Branch (now the Lenox Avenue Line). Farrell & Hopper began building the section from 110th Street to 135th Street on August 30, 1900. Farrell & Hopper started constructing the section from 103rd Street to 110th Street and Lenox Avenue on October 2, 1900.Scott Charles 1978 Design and Construction of the IRT: Civil Engineering https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 208–282 (PDF pp. 209–283) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live252 The excavation was relatively easy because the subway was under one side of Lenox Avenue and there were no street railway tracks to work around.252–253 At Lenox Avenue and 110th Street, a 6.5 ft cm on diameter circular brick sewer, draining 124 acre of the west side of Manhattan, was intersected by the subway. A new sewer of equal diameter, but to a depth sufficient to pass beneath the subway was constructed on either side of the subway structure. Where the sewer passed beneath the subway, the brick sewer was replaced by three 42 in cm on diameter cast iron pipes.240 On November 23, 1904, the East Side Branch opened to 145th Street.https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 Report of the Public Service Commission For The First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1909 1910 Public Service Commission Albany en 191 January 8, 2021 February 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205172826/https://books.google.com/books?id=kKUlAQAAIAAJ&q=november+26%2C+1904+subway+extension&pg=PA191 livehttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/23/100479050.pdf East Side Subway Open — Train from 145th Street to Broadway in 9 Minutes and 40 Seconds November 23, 1904 The New York Times March 27, 2016 1 0362-4331 January 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123113320/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/23/100479050.pdf live Initially, the station was served by East Side local and express trains. Local trains ran from City Hall to Lenox Avenue (145th Street). Express trains had their southern terminus at South Ferry or Atlantic Avenue and had their northern terminus at 145th Street or West Farms (180th Street).https://archive.org/details/pocketguidetone00yorkgoog The Merchants' Association of New York Pocket Guide to New York March 1906 Merchants' Association of New York 19–26 en Express trains to 145th Street were eliminated in 1906, and West Farms express trains operated through to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1916 119 2021-01-08 2021-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20210511155639/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081730503;view=1up;seq=151 live Service changes and station renovations To address overcrowding, in 1909, the New York Public Service Commission proposed lengthening the platforms at stations along the original IRT subway.Hood Clifton 1978 The Impact of the IRT in New York City https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf December 20, 2020 Historic American Engineering Record 146–207 (PDF pp. 147–208) January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live168 As part of a modification to the IRT's construction contracts made on January 18, 1910, the company was to lengthen station platforms to accommodate ten-car express and six-car local trains. In addition to $1.5 million (equivalent to $c US 1.5 1910 1 million in US) spent on platform lengthening, $500,000 (equivalent to $c US 0.5 1910 1 million in US) was spent on building additional entrances and exits. It was anticipated that these improvements would increase capacity by 25 percent.https://books.google.com/books?id=0fBLAQAAMAAJ&q=+zoological+station&pg=PA596 Report of the Public Service Commission for the First District of the State of New York For The Year Ending December 31, 1910 1911 Public Service Commission en January 8, 2021 February 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205172820/https://books.google.com/books?id=0fBLAQAAMAAJ&q=+zoological+station&pg=PA596 live15 The platform at the Central Park North–110th Street station was extended 145 ft to the north.111 On January 23, 1911, ten-car express trains began running on the East Side Line.168https://www.nytimes.com/1911/01/23/archives/tencar-trains-in-subway-today-new-service-begins-on-lenox-av-line.html Ten-car Trains in Subway to-day; New Service Begins on Lenox Av. Line and Will Be Extended to Broadway To-morrow. January 23, 1911 The New York Times April 5, 2018 en-US 0362-4331 subscription April 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405224750/https://www.nytimes.com/1911/01/23/archives/tencar-trains-in-subway-today-new-service-begins-on-lenox-av-line.html live In 1918, the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line opened south of Times Square–42nd Street, and the original line was divided into an H-shaped system. Local trains were sent to South Ferry, while express trains used the new Clark Street Tunnel to Brooklyn.August 2, 1918 Open New Subway Lines to Traffic; Called a Triumph — Great H System Put in Operation Marks an Era in Railroad Construction — No Hitch in the Plans — But Public Gropes Blindly to Find the Way in Maze of New Stations — Thousands Go Astray — Leaders in City's Life Hail Accomplishment of Great Task at Meeting at the Astor 1 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1918/08/02/archives/open-new-subway-lines-to-traffic-called-a-triumph-great-h-system.html subscription November 6, 2016 January 6, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210106233417/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/08/02/archives/open-new-subway-lines-to-traffic-called-a-triumph-great-h-system.html?searchResultPosition=1 live The city government took over the IRT's operations on June 12, 1940.1940-06-13 City Transit Unity Is Now a Reality; Title to I.R.T. Lines Passes to Municipality, Ending 19-Year Campaign en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html 2022-05-14 0362-4331 January 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220107193115/https://www.nytimes.com/1940/06/13/archives/city-transit-unity-is-now-a-reality-title-to-irt-lines-passes-to.html live June 13, 1940 Transit Unification Completed As City Takes Over I. R. T. Lines: Systems Come Under Single Control After Efforts Begun in 1921; Mayor Is Jubilant at City Hall Ceremony Recalling 1904 Celebration 25 New York Herald Tribune 1248134780 The IRT routes were given numbered designations with the introduction of "R-type" rolling stock. These fleet contained rollsigns with numbered designations for each service. The first such fleet, the R12, was put into service in 1948.Brown Nicole How did the MTA subway lines get their letter or number? NYCurious amNewYork May 17, 2019 https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ January 27, 2021 March 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020704/https://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subway-name-1-31116195/ live The route to White Plains Road, formerly the route to West Farms, became known as the 2, while the route to Lenox Avenue–145th Street became the 3.Friedlander Alex Lonto Arthur Raudenbush Henry April 1960 A Summary of Services on the IRT Division, NYCTA https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf New York Division Bulletin Electric Railroaders' Association 3 1 2 2021-03-28 2020-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20200914232631/https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/1960/1960-01-bulletin.pdf dead The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) announced plans in 1956 to add fluorescent lights above the edges of the station's platforms.Katz Ralph 1956-01-27 Subway Stations to Get New Lights; $3,750,000 to Be Spent on Fluorescents for I.R.T. and B.M.T. Transfer Points en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/27/archives/subway-stations-to-get-new-lights-3750000-to-be-spent-on.html 2023-05-08 0362-4331 2023-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20230511214254/https://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/27/archives/subway-stations-to-get-new-lights-3750000-to-be-spent-on.html live In 1959, all 2 and 3 trains became express.February 7, 1959 Wagner Praises Modernized IRT — Mayor and Transit Authority Are Hailed as West Side Changes Take Effect 21 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1959/02/07/archives/wagner-praises-modernized-irt-mayor-and-transit-authority-are.html November 6, 2016 0362-4331 subscription January 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101082503/http://www.nytimes.com/1959/02/07/archives/wagner-praises-modernized-irt-mayor-and-transit-authority-are.html?_r=0 live In November 1959, the Warshaw Construction Company received a contract to remove fifteen entrance/exit kiosks on IRT lines, including three at the 110th Street station: two at the 111th Street entrance and one at the 110th Street entrance. This was part of a citywide initiative to remove the kiosks, which obstructed motorists' views of pedestrians.1959-11-09 15 More City Kiosks Slated for Scrap en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/09/archives/15-more-city-kiosks-slated-for-scrap.html 2022-01-30 0362-4331 2022-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20220130164105/https://www.nytimes.com/1959/11/09/archives/15-more-city-kiosks-slated-for-scrap.html live Starting on March 2, 1998, the tunnel was reconstructed along with the cracked tunnel floor. This was done to correct a major water problem that had existed for many years due to the presence of the Harlem Creek and other underground streams, which caused extensive flooding, water damage, and seepage problems that occasionally contributed to severe service disruptions.http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm New York City Transit - History and Chronology mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20200324081453/http://web.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffhist.htm March 24, 2020 April 8, 2020Lii Jane H. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/28/nyregion/tunnel-work-to-cut-service-on-2-subways.html Tunnel Work To Cut Service On 2 Subways February 28, 1998 The New York Times January 17, 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161534/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/28/nyregion/tunnel-work-to-cut-service-on-2-subways.html March 28, 2020 B-4 en-US 0362-4331 The project cost $82 million and was finished on October 12, 1998.Lueck Thomas J. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/13/nyregion/beating-deadline-normal-service-returns-for-the-nos-2-and-3-subway-lines.html Beating Deadline, Normal Service Returns for the Nos. 2 and 3 Subway Lines October 13, 1998 The New York Times January 17, 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161535/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/13/nyregion/beating-deadline-normal-service-returns-for-the-nos-2-and-3-subway-lines.html March 28, 2020 B-3 en-US 0362-4331 During the reconstruction, many 2 trains were rerouted via the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, while the 3 trains were rerouted to the 137th Street–City College station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Each of the two Lenox Avenue Line tracks were alternately taken out of service and supplemental shuttle bus service connecting to other lines in the area were provided for much of this time.Newman Andy https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/12/nyregion/repairs-to-lenox-ave-tunnel-to-affect-many-subway-lines.html Repairs to Lenox Ave. Tunnel To Affect Many Subway Lines December 12, 1997 The New York Times July 31, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161538/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/12/nyregion/repairs-to-lenox-ave-tunnel-to-affect-many-subway-lines.html March 28, 2020 B-8http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/index-lenox-rehab.html Lenox Rehab '98 2 3 Lenox Line Service Guide March 2-October 1998 1998 thejoekorner.com New York City Transit live https://web.archive.org/web/20200328161536/http://www.thejoekorner.com/brochures/index-lenox-rehab.html March 28, 2020 November 6, 2016 On March 27, 2020, a northbound 2 train caught fire as it entered the Central Park North–110th Street station, killing the operator, injuring at least 16 others, and severely damaging the station.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-dead-least-16-hurt-new-york-city-subway-fire-n1170231 One dead, at least 16 hurt in New York City subway fire NBC News March 27, 2020 en 2020-03-27 2020-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200404133234/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-dead-least-16-hurt-new-york-city-subway-fire-n1170231 liveAssociated Press https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/27/new-york-man-killed-subway-fire New York: man killed and at least a dozen hurt in subway fire, officials say 2020-03-27 The Guardian 2020-03-27 en-GB 0261-3077 2020-04-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20200405024630/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/27/new-york-man-killed-subway-fire live The incident was investigated as a possible arson, as several other fires had been observed in nearby stations.https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-dead-injured-fire-moving-harlem-subway-20200327-bzasn2dwpvclzidv6pb7txz32e-story.html Hero MTA train operator dies trying to evacuate commuters from Harlem subway fire, at least nine others hospitalized Tracy Thomas nydailynews.com March 27, 2020 2020-03-27 2020-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20200329031110/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-dead-injured-fire-moving-harlem-subway-20200327-bzasn2dwpvclzidv6pb7txz32e-story.html livehttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4-hurt-following-underground-fire-at-central-park-north-subway-station-fdny/2346682/ 'Hero' Train Conductor Dead, 16 Hurt in NYC Subway Fire; Blaze Probed as Suspicious: Officials NBC New York March 27, 2020 en-US 2020-03-27 2020-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200404005248/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/4-hurt-following-underground-fire-at-central-park-north-subway-station-fdny/2346682/ live On August 10, 2025, governor Kathy Hochul renamed the station in honor of Malcolm X to 110th Street-Malcolm X Plaza station during Harlem Week.ICYMI: During Harlem Week, Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Celebrate the History and Community of Harlem https://www.mta.info/press-release/icymi-during-harlem-week-governor-hochul-signs-legislation-celebrate-history-and MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority 10 August 2025Russo-Lennon Barbara Hochul signs bill renaming Central Park North subway station to honor Malcolm X amNewYork August 10, 2025 https://www.amny.com/news/central-park-north-subway-station-malcolm-x/ August 11, 2025 The renaming coincided with several upgrades to the station.Levingston Miranda An Uptown Subway Station Is Getting A Facelift And A New Name, City Officials Say Harlem, NY Patch August 8, 2025 https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/uptown-subway-station-getting-facelift-new-name-city-officials-say August 11, 2025 As part of its 2025–2029 Capital Program, the MTA has proposed making the station wheelchair-accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.https://new.mta.info/document/151266 2025-2029 Capital Plan September 25, 2024 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority 187 (PDF p. 95) January 1, 2025 Station layout thumb|175px|The entrance to the 110th Street-Central Park North station GroundStreet levelExit/entrancePlatform levelNorthbound← newyork 2 toward NYCS Wakefield–241st Street (NYCS 116th Street Lenox)← newyork 3 toward NYCS Harlem–148th Street (116th Street)Island platformFare control, station agentIsland platformSouthbound→ newyork 2 toward NYCS Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College (NYCS 96th Street Broadway-Seventh) →→ newyork 3 toward NYCS New Lots Avenue New Lots (NYCS 34th Street–Penn Station Broadway-Seventh late nights) (96th Street) → The 110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza station has two tracks and an island platform.trackref trackbook3 The 2 and 3 trains stop here at all times.timetable 2timetable 3 The station is between 96th Street to the south and 116th Street to the north.map The platform was originally 350 ft long, like at other stations north of 96th Street.48 Fixed platform barriers, which are intended to prevent commuters falling to the tracks, are positioned near the platform edges.Wassef Mira Platform barriers installed at 56 subway stations in NYC PIX11 July 18, 2025 https://pix11.com/news/local-news/platform-barriers-installed-at-56-subway-station-in-nyc/ July 21, 2025 July 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250721224335/https://pix11.com/news/local-news/platform-barriers-installed-at-56-subway-station-in-nyc/ dead Russo-Lennon Barbara These are the NYC subway stations that now have protective platform barriers amNewYork July 20, 2025 https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/platform-barriers-nyc-subway-stations/ July 21, 2025 The platform is wider at its south end than at its north, where it was extended in the 1950s and the tracks curve. This underground station is the southernmost station on the Lenox Avenue Line. South of this station, the line turns southwest under the Great Hill and North Woods of Central Park, then west under 104th Street, and then south once again at Broadway, merging with the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line to become the express tracks of that line. Design As with other stations built as part of the original IRT, the station was constructed using a cut-and-cover method.237 The tunnel is covered by a U-shaped trough that contains utility pipes and wires. The bottom of this trough contains a foundation of concrete no less than 4 in thick.Framberger David J. 1978 Architectural Designs for New York's First Subway https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf 2020-12-20 Historic American Engineering Record 1–46 (PDF pp. 367–412) 2021-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117001227/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ny/ny0300/ny0387/data/ny0387data.pdf live9 The platform consists of 3 in cm -thick mid concrete slabs, beneath which are drainage basins. The original platform contains circular, cast-iron Doric-style columns spaced every 15 ft, while the platform extensions contain I-beam columns. Additional columns beside the tracks, spaced every 5 ft, support the jack-arched concrete station roofs.49 There is a 1 in on gap between the trough wall and the track walls, which are made of 4 in on-thick brick covered over by a tiled finish.9 The original decorative scheme consisted of blue/green tile panels and green and buff tile bands.41 The mosaic tiles at all original IRT stations were manufactured by the American Encaustic Tile Company, which subcontracted the installations at each station.31 The decorative work was performed by tile contractor John H. Parry.41 The station's artwork, installed during a 1998 renovation, is called Message from Malcolm by Maren Hassinger. It consists of mosaic panels on the platform and main fare control area's street stairs that depict quotes and writings by Malcolm X written in script and surrounded by mosaic borders. Exits This station has two fare control areas, both of which are on platform level. The full-time one is at the south end and has a bank of four turnstiles, token booth, and double-wide staircase going up to the northwest corner of Central Park North and Malcolm X Boulevard. A full height turnstile at the center of the platform leads to a staircase that goes up to the northwest corner of West 111th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.Harlem/East Harlem left References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?199:12 IRT White Plains Road Line 110th Street/Central Park North nycsubway.org – Message from Malcolm Artwork by Maren Hassinger (1998) Station Reporter — 2 Train Station Reporter — 3 Train The Subway Nut – Central Park North–110th Street Pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20200706141556/http://www.subwaynut.com/irt/110n2/index.php 2020-07-06 MTA's Arts For Transit – Central Park North–110th Street (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) 110th Street (Central Park North) entrance from Google Maps Street View 111th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platform from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:1904 establishments in New York City Category:Buildings and structures in Harlem Category:IRT Lenox Avenue Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904