116th Street station (Second Avenue Subway)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 116th Street (disambiguation)116th Street January 2017 future 116 Street 2nd Avenue and East 116th Street.jpg The corner of Second Avenue and 116th Street, where the future station will be located East 116th Street & Second AvenueNew York, NY 10029 Manhattan East Harlem 40.797 -73.938 type:railwaystation_region:US-NY inline,title IND IND Second Avenue Line Future 1 island platform (planned) 2 (planned) Underground yes Harlem–125th Street: future 106th Street: future The 116th Street station is a planned station along the IND Second Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It would be located at the intersection of Second Avenue and 116th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan. Proposed since 1968, the station is expected to be built as part of Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway. When opened, it will initially be served by the Q train, with the T train providing service when Phase 3 of the line is built. History Background The Second Avenue Line was originally proposed in 1919 as part of a massive expansion of what would become the Independent Subway System (IND).http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway:_The_Line_That_Almost_Never_Was www.nycsubway.org: Second Avenue Subway: The Line That Almost Never Was 1972 nycsubway.org September 30, 2015 October 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001063238/http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway:_The_Line_That_Almost_Never_Was live203 Work on the line never commenced, as the Great Depression crushed the economy.http://nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Second_System_-_1929_Plan IND Second System 1929 Plan nycsubway.org March 25, 2016 April 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210425204208/http://nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Second_System_-_1929_Plan live Numerous plans for the Second Avenue Subway appeared throughout the 20th century, but these were usually deferred due to lack of funds. In anticipation of the never-built new subway line, the Second and Third Avenue elevated lines were demolished in 1942 and 1955, respectively.http://mta.info/planning/sas/sas_history_1.htm Second Avenue Subway Project – History October 19, 2002 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021019053707/http://mta.info/planning/sas/sas_history_1.htm October 19, 2002 February 15, 2016https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/05/13/80773167.pdf Last Train Rumbles On Third Ave. 'El'; An Era Ends With Final Run of Third Avenue 'El' Katz Ralph May 13, 1955 The New York Times August 23, 2016 February 26, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240226003454/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1955/05/13/80773167.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false live The Second Avenue Elevated had a station at 117th Street,See: http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/2ndave-el.html 2nd Avenue El nycsubway.org January 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090127041414/http://nycsubway.org/lines/2ndave-el.html January 27, 2009 live mdy http://stationreporter.net/2avl.htm Second Avenue Local Station Reporter January 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130064659/http://stationreporter.net/2avl.htm January 30, 2009 dead mdy and the Third Avenue Elevated had a stop on nearby Third Avenue at 116th Street.See: http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html 3rd Avenue El nycsubway.org January 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090127041419/http://nycsubway.org/lines/3rdave-el.html January 27, 2009 live http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm Third Avenue Local Station Reporter January 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100609061601/http://www.stationreporter.net/3avl.htm June 9, 2010 dead mdy Unrealized proposals The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proposed a full-length Second Avenue Subway as part of its 1968 Program for Action. The line was to be built in two phases—the first phase from 126th to 34th Streets, the second phase from 34th to Whitehall Streets.nycsubway.org http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_New_York_Transit_Authority_in_the_1970s The New York Transit Authority in the 1970s October 27, 2016 November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129032408/https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_New_York_Transit_Authority_in_the_1970s livehttp://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway:_Route_132-A Draft Environmental Statement, Second Avenue Subway, Route 132-A Urban Mass Transportation Administration nycsubway.org August 1971 May 22, 2014 May 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140522213052/http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway:_Route_132-A live The line's planned stops in Manhattan, spaced farther apart than those on existing subway lines, proved controversial; the Second Avenue line was criticized as a "rich man's express, circumventing the Lower East Side with its complexes of high-rise low- and middle-income housing and slums in favor of a silk stocking route."218 There was to be no station at 116th Street, but the next station north would be at 125th Street218 and the next station south would be at 106th Street.http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/appendixb.pdf Second Avenue Subway Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), May 2004 Appendix B Development of Alternatives May 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority August 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122065059/http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/appendixb.pdf November 22, 2016 live A combination of Federal and State funding was obtained, and despite the controversy over the number of stops and route, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 27, 1972, at Second Avenue and 103rd Street."Second Avenue Subway: Timeline" https://web.archive.org/web/20170512003218/http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway:_Timeline May 12, 2017 . nycsubway.org. Retrieved April 7, 2014.http://web.mta.info/capconstr/sas/background.html Second Avenue Subway - History mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140408220035/http://web.mta.info/capconstr/sas/background.html April 8, 2014 April 7, 2014 In December 1972, the New York City Transit Authority started soliciting bids for the construction of Section 13 of Route 132-A, which was between 110th and 120th Streets in East Harlem.https://books.google.com/books?id=-fGLb06Q99MC&dq=%22Route+132-%22+%22Second+Avenue%22&pg=PA555 New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs.: 74 NY2D 166, Record part 2, Thomas Crimmins Contracting Co. V. City of New York New York (State) en512 Bids opened on January 26, 1973, and the bid from Cayuga-Crimmins was the lowest of six bids. The contract was awarded on March 20, 1973, and, in that month, construction of the segment by Cayuga-Crimmins began at a cost of $35.45 million (-3 eq US 35450000 1972).555–556Burks Edward C. https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/25/archives/ground-is-broken-for-2d-ave-link-downtown-subway-section-begins.html Ground is Broken for 2d Ave. Link; Downtown Subway Section Begins With Ceremony Led by Lindsay and Ronan Projects Are Listed Interest in French Train October 25, 1973 The New York Times October 4, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171505/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/25/archives/ground-is-broken-for-2d-ave-link-downtown-subway-section-begins.html August 9, 2017 51Burks Edward C. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/07/26/79631860.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 Beame and Wilson Man the Jackhammers To Start 4th Segment of 2d Ave. Subway July 26, 1974 The New York Times October 4, 2015 10 About half of this section was constructed through solid rock and therefore continual blasting was necessary. One worker was killed in the construction of this section.Montgomery Paul L. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B04EEDE153CE731A25753C1A9679C946490D6CF 2d Ave. Tunnelers Push On, Despite Potential Futility; Proposal by Beame January 10, 1975 The New York Times October 4, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181321/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/01/10/archives/new-jersey-pages-2d-ave-tunnelers-push-on-despite-potential.html July 27, 2018 78 However, the city soon experienced its most dire fiscal crisis yet, due to the stagnant economy of the early 1970s, combined with the massive outflow of city residents to the suburbs, and in September 1975 construction on the line stopped, and the tunnels were sealed.Burks Edward C. https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/26/archives/work-is-stopped-on-subway-line-city-lacks-funds-to-finish-part-of.html Work is Stopped on Subway Line; City Lacks Funds to Finish Part of 2d Ave. Project September 26, 1975 The New York Times October 4, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180727115426/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/26/archives/work-is-stopped-on-subway-line-city-lacks-funds-to-finish-part-of.html July 27, 2018 41 Over the next few decades, the MTA regularly inspected and maintained the tunnel segments (spending $20,000 a year by the early 1990s), to maintain the structural integrity of the streets above, and in case construction would ever resume. Trespassers would often camp in the tunnels until the MTA increased security.Finder Alan https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/19/nyregion/tunnel-waiting-two-decades-for-train-shafts-for-second-avenue-subway-are.html A Tunnel Waiting Two Decades for a Train; Shafts for the Second Avenue Subway Are Maintained, in Case the Line Is Ever Built April 19, 1994 The New York Times October 4, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160307002136/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/19/nyregion/tunnel-waiting-two-decades-for-train-shafts-for-second-avenue-subway-are.html March 7, 2016 B1 The tunnel section from 110th to 120th Streets was built with three tracks,http://ltvsquad.com/2008/10/29/harlem-segment-uno/ Second Avenue Subway, 1970s Harlem Segment Anastasio Joseph October 29, 2008 LTV Squad live https://web.archive.org/web/20190915003725/http://ltvsquad.com/2008/10/29/harlem-segment-uno/ September 15, 2019 December 30, 2016 and as part of the 1970s construction plan, under which this segment was constructed, there was no station planned at 116th Street.http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/2ave-tr.gif 2nd Avenue Subway Tentative Track Plan Manhattan Portion nycsubway.org December 30, 2016 December 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161231170215/http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/maps/2ave-tr.gif live In 1999, the Regional Plan Association recommended building a full-length Second Avenue Subway, which would include 116th Street as one of its planned 31 stations. The station would serve central and southern East Harlem.http://www.rpa.org/pdf/metrolink.pdf MetroLink - New Transit for New York January 1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20100802231532/http://www.rpa.org/pdf/metrolink.pdf August 2, 2010 dead 21st century construction Introduction of the station to plans In March 2007, plans for the construction of the Second Avenue Subway were revived.Neuman William https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/nyregion/09subway.html Is That Finally the Sound of a 2nd Ave. Subway? April 9, 2007 The New York Times June 28, 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110505162314/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/nyregion/09subway.html May 5, 2011 The line's first phase, the "first major expansion" to the New York City Subway in more than a half-century,https://www.amny.com/transit/the-second-avenue-subway-explained-1.11244882/ The Second Avenue subway explained December 18, 2015 am New York October 27, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161027123735/https://www.amny.com/transit/the-second-avenue-subway-explained-1.11244882/ October 27, 2016 included three stations in total and cost $4.45 to $4.5 billion,* https://rew-online.com/light-at-end-of-tunnel-for-second-ave-subway/ Light at end of tunnel for Second Ave. subway Putzier Konrad May 14, 2014 Real Estate Weekly live https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034400/http://rew-online.com/2014/05/14/light-at-end-of-tunnel-for-second-ave-subway/ September 7, 2017 June 5, 2014 mdy-all http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12227191/project-update-second-avenue-subway Project Update: Second Avenue Subway August 15, 2016 Mass Transit live https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123026/https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/article/12227191/project-update-second-avenue-subway March 27, 2019 October 27, 2016https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drones-exclusive-look-at-new-york-city-second-avenue-subway-line/ Drone takes tour of NYC's 2nd Avenue subway line September 16, 2015 CBS News live https://web.archive.org/web/20161024105935/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drones-exclusive-look-at-new-york-city-second-avenue-subway-line/ October 24, 2016 October 27, 2016 spanning from 105th Street and Second Avenue to 63rd Street and Third Avenue.http://www.newyork.com/articles/real-estate/updates-on-nycs-biggest-subway-projects-second-avenue-and-east-side-access-59421/ Updates on NYC's Biggest Subway Projects: Second Avenue and East Side Access Nonko Emily January 30, 2014 NewYork.com June 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517132213/http://www.newyork.com/articles/real-estate/updates-on-nycs-biggest-subway-projects-second-avenue-and-east-side-access-59421/ May 17, 2014 dead mdy-all Phase 1 opened on January 1, 2017, with the line's northern terminal at 96th Street.https://abc7ny.com/news/decades-in-the-making-second-avenue-subway-set-to-open-to-the-public/1680811/ Decades in the making, Second Avenue Subway set to open to the public McCowan Candace December 31, 2016 ABC7 New York live https://web.archive.org/web/20170102170503/https://abc7ny.com/news/decades-in-the-making-second-avenue-subway-set-to-open-to-the-public/1680811/ January 2, 2017 January 1, 2017Fitzsimmons Emma G. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/nyregion/second-avenue-subway-opening-upper-east-side-manhattan.html Highlights From the Opening of the Second Avenue Subway January 1, 2017 The New York Times January 1, 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170101195614/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/nyregion/second-avenue-subway-opening-upper-east-side-manhattan.html January 1, 2017 Palmer Emily en-US 0362-4331 Remnick Noah Slotnik Daniel E. Wolfe Jonathan The second phase, between 125th and 96th Streets, was allocated $525 million in the MTA's 2015–2019 Capital Plan for planning, design, environmental studies, and utility relocation.Fitzsimmons Emma G. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/nyregion/anger-in-east-harlem-over-new-delays-in-2nd-ave-subway-plans.html Anger in East Harlem Over New Delays in 2nd Ave. Subway Plans October 29, 2015 The New York Times November 3, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20151103014702/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/nyregion/anger-in-east-harlem-over-new-delays-in-2nd-ave-subway-plans.html November 3, 2015 en-US 0362-4331http://web.mta.info/capital/pdf/CapitalProgram2015-19_WEB%20v4%20FINAL_small.pdf MTA Capital Program 2015-2019 October 28, 2015 Metropolitan Transportation Authority October 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022737/http://web.mta.info/capital/pdf/CapitalProgram2015-19_WEB%20v4%20FINAL_small.pdf November 17, 2015 This phase will complete the project's East Harlem section. The alignment will run under Second Avenue to 124th Street,http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/figuref-01.pdf Second Avenue Subway 2004 FEIS Figure F-1 125th Street Station Study Area for Potential Easements or Acquisitions 2004 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20161122051804/http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/figuref-01.pdf November 22, 2016 August 7, 2016 before turning west on 125th Street.http://web.mta.info/capital/pdf/MTA_15-19_Capital_Plan_Board_WEB_Approved_v2.pdf MTA Capital Program 2015 – 2019 Capital Plan Renew. Enhance. Expand. As Approved by MTA Board April 20, 2016. As Approved by the CPRB May 23, 2016. May 2016 Metropolitan Transportation Authority August 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161110142705/http://web.mta.info/capital/pdf/MTA_15-19_Capital_Plan_Board_WEB_Approved_v2.pdf November 10, 2016 mta.info On October 18, 2016, the de Blasio administration announced a rezoning plan for East Harlem.Baird-Remba Rebecca https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/10/initial-east-harlem-rezoning-plan-promises-30-story-towers-and-less-parking.html Initial East Harlem Rezoning Plan Promises 30-Story Towers and Less Parking - New York YIMBY October 18, 2016 New York YIMBY October 23, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161022165823/https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/10/initial-east-harlem-rezoning-plan-promises-30-story-towers-and-less-parking.html October 22, 2016 en-US One of the three Special Transit Land Use (TA) districts is for the area of the 116th Street station.https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/east-harlem/east-harlem-presentation-101816.pdf East Harlem Neighbourhood Study - Draft Planning Framework October 18, 2016 www1.nyc.gov NYC Planning - DCP Manhattan Office live https://web.archive.org/web/20161023195503/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/east-harlem/east-harlem-presentation-101816.pdf October 23, 2016 October 22, 2016 On November 21, 2016, the MTA requested that the Phase 2 project be entered into the Project Development phase under the Federal Transit Administration's New Starts program.http://maloney.house.gov/sites/maloney.house.gov/files/NY%20New%20York%20City%202nd%20Ave%20Subway%20Phase%202%20Letter%20signed%2012.23.16.pdf Re: Project Development Initiation – Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Garliauskas Lucy December 23, 2016 maloney.house.gov Federal Transit Administration live https://web.archive.org/web/20170112040746/https://maloney.house.gov/sites/maloney.house.gov/files/NY%20New%20York%20City%202nd%20Ave%20Subway%20Phase%202%20Letter%20signed%2012.23.16.pdf January 12, 2017 December 24, 2016 On December 15, several elected officials for the area announced that they were seeking $6 billion of funding for Phase 2 of the line, including $2 billion from the federal government.Barone Vincent https://www.amny.com/transit/second-avenue-subway-should-get-federal-support-before-obama-leaves-office-officials-say-1.12763301/ Officials look to secure federal funds for 2nd Ave. subway December 15, 2016 amNY December 16, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161216134723/https://www.amny.com/transit/second-avenue-subway-should-get-federal-support-before-obama-leaves-office-officials-say-1.12763301/ December 16, 2016 These officials wished to secure funding from the presidential administration of Barack Obama before Obama's term ended on January 20, 2017. In their request for funding, they cited that they wanted to avoid an uncertain response from the first administration of Donald Trump and start construction on Phase 2 as soon as possible. The FTA granted this request in late December 2016.Krisel Brendan https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/phase-2-2nd-avenue-subway-clears-preliminary-funding-hurle Phase 2 of 2nd Avenue Subway Clears Preliminary Funding Hurdle December 23, 2016 Harlem, NY Patch January 4, 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161225133904/https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/phase-2-2nd-avenue-subway-clears-preliminary-funding-hurle December 25, 2016 en-US Under the approved plan, the MTA would complete an environmental reevaluation by 2018, receive funding by 2020, and open Phase 2 between 2027 and 2029.https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/New_York_City_2nd_Ave_Subway_Phase_2_Profile.pdf New York City 2nd Ave Subway Phase 2 Profile December 27, 2016 FTA January 4, 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170615232209/https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/New_York_City_2nd_Ave_Subway_Phase_2_Profile.pdf June 15, 2017 mdy-all In January 2017, it was announced that Phases 2 and 3, which are expected to cost up to a combined $14.2 billion, were on the Trump administration's priority list of 50 most important transportation projects nationwide.Mocker Greg https://pix11.com/2017/01/26/second-avenue-subway-expansion-to-be-added-to-trumps-infrastructure-priority-congresswoman-says/ Second Avenue Subway expansion to be added to Trump's infrastructure priorities, congresswoman says January 27, 2017 New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV January 27, 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170217020309/https://pix11.com/2017/01/26/second-avenue-subway-expansion-to-be-added-to-trumps-infrastructure-priority-congresswoman-says/ February 17, 2017Fox Alison https://www.amny.com/transit/second-avenue-subway-a-priority-for-trump-rep-maloney-says-1.13020262/ Second Avenue subway a priority for Trump, Rep. Maloney says January 26, 2017 am New York January 27, 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170126215629/https://www.amny.com/transit/second-avenue-subway-a-priority-for-trump-rep-maloney-says-1.13020262/ January 26, 2017 en In July 2018, the MTA released a supplemental environmental assessment for Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway. The updated report indicated that the 116th Street station would be relocated about 30 ft m north compared to what had been proposed in the 2004 FEIS, eliminating a curve at the south end of the platform. Because the station is located below the surface, there would be less space to build utility rooms underground compared to deep-level Phase 1 stations, and so the ancillary facilities would be larger than in the Phase 1 stations.http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/ea_phase2/02_Description_of_Phase_2_Modified_Design-07-2018.pdf Supplemental Environmental Assessment to the Second Avenue Subway Final Environmental Impact Statement: Phase 2 - Chapter 2 July 2018 Metropolitan Transportation Authority July 13, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180713020232/http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/ea_phase2/02_Description_of_Phase_2_Modified_Design-07-2018.pdf July 13, 201811–12 Both ancillaries had to be relocated, since the locations outlined in the 2004 FEIS were no longer feasible for demolition.21–22 The entrances were also enlarged for easier access from Second Avenue, and an entrance at 118th Street and Second Avenue was relocated from the southeast corner to the northeast.Figure 2-2A Under the new plan, the station would also include extra elevators in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Whereas Phase 1 stations only included elevators at one entrance, the 106th and 116th Street stations would both include elevators at two entrances.18 Current plans The original 1970s plans for the Second Avenue Line did not include a station at 116th Street; as part of the original construction, there were three tracks built in this segment, with the middle track intended to be used for repairing and inspecting trains. A station at 116th Street was added due to requests from the community during Phase 1's planning in the early 2000s.http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/sdeis/appendixb.pdf Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS): Appendix B: Development of Alternatives April 2003 Metropolitan Transportation Authority January 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20190711223541/http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/sdeis/appendixb.pdf July 11, 2019 mta.infoB-15 Because of this, the existing tunnel segment from 110th Street to 120th Street was initially proposed to be partially demolished to make room for the 116th Street station.http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_pdf/Community%20Board%2011%20Presentation%204.5.16%20Final.pdf Second Avenue Subway Update to Community Board 11 April 5, 2016 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20170316041839/http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_pdf/Community%20Board%2011%20Presentation%204.5.16%20Final.pdf March 16, 2017 January 4, 2017 The platform will be 25 ft 3 in wide, the width of the station will be 59 ft m. However, by April 2019, it was decided to simply build a platform over the center trackway, instead of totally rebuilding the structure, to save a considerable amount of money.http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/190415_1400_cpoc.pdf Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting April 2019 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority 46 live https://web.archive.org/web/20190524134137/http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/190415_1400_cpoc.pdf May 24, 2019 January 18, 2019 There will be a mezzanine built at the station with ancillary space on either side, and the height between the platform and the ceiling will be 16 ft 8 in. It is not yet clear where an elevator will be. Track maps on the MTA's website show that the station will have two tracks and one island platform.http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/figure2-04.pdf Second Avenue Subway Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), May 2004 Figure 2-4 Track Diagram, North of 55th Street May 2004 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority August 7, 2016 September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925070641/http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/figure2-04.pdf dead The station would extend approximately 41 ft deep from street level to trackbed. Under current plans, there are to be two exits. One exit would be at the northeast corner of 116th Street and Second Avenue; the other would be at the northeast corner of 118th Street and Second Avenue.Figure 2-2A Under the original plan, one ancillary would be present on the east side of Second Avenue near 115th Street and one will be on the west side near 119th Street, while a third ancillary would be located over the entrance at 116th Street.http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/figure8-03.pdf Second Avenue Subway Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), May 2004 8-3 116th Street Station May 2004 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180820/http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/feis/figure8-03.pdf June 20, 2018 August 7, 2016https://www.125thstreet.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2nd-Avenue-Subway-Phase-2.pdf Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 April 2018 125thstreet.nyc Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180820/https://www.125thstreet.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2nd-Avenue-Subway-Phase-2.pdf June 20, 2018 June 20, 2018 July 2018, the ancillary near the southeast corner of 116th Street was relocated to the northeast corner of 115th Street, while the ancillary at the northeast corner of 118th Street was relocated to the west side of Second Avenue between 119th and 120th Streets. The ancillary over the entrance at the northeast corner of 116th Street was eliminated, and the entrances were enlarged.Figure 2-2A In April 2023, it was reported that the MTA had filed paperwork indicating plans to use eminent domain in order to acquire certain properties along the route.NYC subway: Second Avenue subway plans to expand with use of eminent domain ABC7 New York April 21, 2023 https://abc7ny.com/2nd-avenue-subway-ave-harlem-125th-street/13163937/ June 25, 2025 February 16, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250216022146/https://abc7ny.com/2nd-avenue-subway-ave-harlem-125th-street/13163937/ live The MTA subsequently filed a request in June 2025 to obtain 10 properties near the 116th Street station through eminent domain.Hughes C. J. MTA moves to seize 10 East Harlem sites for new Second Avenue subway station Crain's New York Business June 24, 2025 https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/mta-moves-seize-10-east-harlem-sites-new-second-avenue-subway-station June 25, 2025 June 25, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250625065403/https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/mta-moves-seize-10-east-harlem-sites-new-second-avenue-subway-station live In August 2025, the MTA board awarded a $1.97 billion contract to Connect Plus Partners, a joint venture between Halmar International and FCC Construction. The contract includes the construction of the 125th Street station shell, reconstruction of the existing tunnel near the 116th Street station, and new tunnels between Second Avenue–120th Street and Lenox Avenue–125th Street.Russo-Lennon Barbara MTA board approves $2 billion contract to extend Second Avenue Subway into East Harlem amNewYork August 18, 2025 https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/second-avenue-subway-extension-east-harlem/ August 18, 2025Spivack Caroline Second Avenue subway extension on fast track with $1.9B contract approval Crain's New York Business August 18, 2025 https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/second-avenue-subway-extension-fast-track-19b-contract-approval August 18, 2025 References 30em y y y Category:East Harlem Category:Proposed IND Second Avenue Line stations Category:Second Avenue (Manhattan)