110th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

New York City Subway station in Manhattan 110th Street (disambiguation) March 2020 August 2025 110 Street 110th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) by David Shankbone.jpg East 110th Street & Lexington AvenueNew York, New York Manhattan East Harlem 40.794773 N 73.944426 W inline,title IRT IRT Lexington Avenue Line Lexington local Lexington local header NYCT Bus: M101 M102 M103M 2 side platforms 4 Underground future 1918 07 17 New York City Subway Lexington local 116th Street 103rd Street 1 1 nycs 5 does not stop here alltimesnightsonlyrushpeak y 116th Street 103rd Street IRT Lexington Avenue Line 330 The 110th Street station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located in East Harlem at the intersection of 110th Street and Lexington Avenue, it is served by the 6 train at all times, the <6> train during weekdays in the peak direction, and the 4 train during late nights. This station was constructed as part of the Dual Contracts by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company and opened in 1918. It was renovated from 2002 to 2004, and further renovations are planned to add elevators, making the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. History Construction and opening Following the completion of the original subway, there were plans to construct a line along Manhattan's east side north of 42nd Street. The original plan for what became the extension north of 42nd Street was to continue it south through Irving Place and into what is now the BMT Broadway Line at Ninth Street and Broadway. In July 1911, the IRT had withdrawn from the talks, and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was to operate on Lexington Avenue. The IRT submitted an offer for what became its portion of the Dual Contracts on February 27, 1912.Walker James Blaine Fifty Years of Rapid Transit — 1864 to 1917 1918 Law Printing New York, N.Y. 230–233 https://archive.org/details/fiftyyearsrapid00walkgoog November 6, 2016https://www.nytimes.com/1912/05/22/archives/petition-for-subway-in-lexington-ave-district-residents-object-to.html Petition for Subway in Lexington Ave. May 22, 1912 0362-4331 The New York Times February 16, 2009 A petition is being circulated among the residents and property owners of the section just south of the Grand Central Station, in Park and Lexington Avenues, protesting against the proposed abandonment of the construction of the Subway in Lexington Avenue, between Forty-third and Thirty-second Streets. May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021130/https://www.nytimes.com/1912/05/22/archives/petition-for-subway-in-lexington-ave-district-residents-object-to.html live In 1913, as part of the Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913,https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/20/100611839.pdf Subway Contracts Solemnly Signed; Cheers at the Ceremonial Function When McCall Gets Willcox to Attest. March 20, 1913 The New York Times January 11, 2018 en-US 0362-4331 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021115/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/20/100611839.pdf live the Public Service Commission planned to split the original Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) system from looking like a "Z" system (as seen on a map) to an H-shaped system. The original system would be split into three segments: two north–south lines, carrying through trains over the Lexington Avenue and Broadway–Seventh Avenue Lines, and a west–east shuttle under 42nd Street. This would form a roughly H-shaped system.March 19, 1913 Money Set Aside For New Subways; Board of Estimate Approves City Contracts to be Signed To-day with Interboro and B.R.T. en-US The New York Times https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/19/104910612.pdf November 10, 2017 0362-4331 July 7, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210707225820/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/19/104910612.pdf livehttps://books.google.com/books?id=mONHAQAAMAAJ&q=5,900+feet+long+clark+street+tunnel&pg=PA846 Engineering News-record 1916 McGraw-Hill Publishing Company 846 en December 28, 2020 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021116/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Engineering_News_record/mONHAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=5%2C900+feet+long+clark+street+tunnel&pg=PA846&printsec=frontcover live It was predicted that the subway extension would lead to the growth of the Upper East Side and the Bronx.https://www.nytimes.com/1918/03/10/archives/the-seventh-and-lexington-avenue-subways-will-revive-dormant.html The Seventh and Lexington Avenue Subways Will Revive Dormant Sections — Change in Operation That Will Transform Original Four-Tracked Subway Into Two Four-Tracked Systems and Double Present Capacity of the Interborough Whitney Travis H. March 10, 1918 The New York Times August 26, 2016 12 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021133/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/03/10/archives/the-seventh-and-lexington-avenue-subways-will-revive-dormant.html?searchResultPosition=1 livehttps://www.nytimes.com/1918/05/19/archives/article-1-no-title-east-tank-line-west-trunk-line-park-place.html Public Service Commission Fixes July 15 For Opening of The New Seventh and Lexington Avenue Subway Lines — Will Afford Better Service and Less Crowding — Shuttle Service for Forty-Second Street — How the Various Lines of the Dual System Are Grouped for Operation and List of Stations on All Lines May 19, 1918 The New York Times November 6, 2016 32 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021117/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/05/19/archives/article-1-no-title-east-tank-line-west-trunk-line-park-place.html?searchResultPosition=1 live The 110th Street station opened on July 17, 1918, with service initially running between Grand Central–42nd Street and 167th Street via the line's local tracks.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/17/102723156.pdf Lexington Av. Line to be Opened Today July 17, 1918 The New York Times April 21, 2020 en-US 0362-4331 13 December 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211214183011/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/17/102723156.pdf live1918-07-17 Lexington Subway to Operate To-day 8 New York Herald https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-herald/66004851/ 2023-05-30 On August 1, the "H system" was put into place, with through service beginning on the new east and west side trunk lines, and the institution of the 42nd Street Shuttle along the old connection between the sides.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 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 live1918-08-02 New "H" System Brings Worst Subway Jam 1, 6 New-York Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-new-h-system-brings-w/125572944/ 2023-05-30 The cost of the extension from Grand Central was $58 million.July 11, 1918 Finish a New Link of the Dual Subway; Lexington Avenue Line North of Forty-second Street to Begin Local Service Wednesday. Branch Extends to Bronx Through service, with Times SquareGrand Central Shuttle Connections, to Open Soon. Changes in the Bronx. 20 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1918/07/11/archives/finish-a-new-link-of-the-dual-subway-lexington-avenue-line-north-of.html January 8, 2017 0362-4331 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504021118/https://www.nytimes.com/1918/07/11/archives/finish-a-new-link-of-the-dual-subway-lexington-avenue-line-north-of.html?searchResultPosition=1 live Later years 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 On March 20, 1991, a woman was raped behind a pile of debris in the subway passageway connecting the 34th Street–Herald Square and 42nd Street–Bryant Park stations under Sixth Avenue during rush hour, which had entrances at 38th Street. This was the longest passageway in the system. That passageway was closed the day afterhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/28821041/daily_news/ Subway rape Diamond Randy March 22, 1991 New York Daily News February 24, 2019 12 February 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200207141245/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28821041/daily_news/ live and recorded 30 felonies since January 1, 1990. In response, on March 28, 1991, the NYCTA ordered the closing of the 15 most dangerous passageways in the system within a week, which the Transit Police and citizen advocacy groups had called for since the previous year.http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/23/nyregion/subway-path-boarded-shut-after-a-rape.html Subway Path Boarded Shut After a Rape Wolff Craig March 23, 1991 The New York Times February 1, 2018 en-US 0362-4331 August 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170820120737/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/23/nyregion/subway-path-boarded-shut-after-a-rape.html live The locations were chosen based on crime volume, lighting, traffic and physical layout. These entrances were closed under the declaration of a public safety emergency, and were blocked off with plywood and fencing until public hearings were held and official permission was obtained.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28821203/daily_news/ Tunnel vision March 30, 1991 New York Daily News February 24, 2019 19 February 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200207141245/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28821203/daily_news/ live One of the stations that had an entrance closed was 110th Street, which has the exit-only staircase at 111th Street from the northbound platform closed. 52 felonies had occurred at the station since January 1, 1990.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28821130/daily_news/ 15 dangerous corridors to be closed Chang Dean March 29, 1991 New York Daily News February 24, 2019 7 February 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200207141245/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28821130/daily_news/ live The entrance was permanently closed in 1992, following a public hearing.January 1992 Transit Authority Committee Agenda January 17, 1992 New York City Transit Authority E.19, E.35 https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1yVsipSjzkOzN7ul231M6XRU7LELXpzJ8 December 28, 2020 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504022122/https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yVsipSjzkOzN7ul231M6XRU7LELXpzJ8 live In June 2002, it was announced that 110th Street would be one of ten subway stations citywide to receive renovations. Work on these ten renovation projects was estimated to cost almost $146 million, and was scheduled to start later that year, and be completed in April 2004. The renovation projects made repairs to platforms, replaced or refurbished stairways, installed new lighting and tiles, and reconfigured fare control areas.http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/renovation-set-10-subway-stations-article-1.485558 Renovation Is Set For 10 Subway Stations Pete Donohue June 11, 2002 New York Daily News January 8, 2018 en January 9, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180109064005/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/renovation-set-10-subway-stations-article-1.485558 live In May 2018, New York City Transit Authority President Andy Byford announced his plan subway and bus modernization plan, known as Fast Forward, which included making an additional 50 stations compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 during the 2020–2024 Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Capital Program to allow most riders to have an accessible station every two or three stops.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/nyregion/nyc-subway-byford-proposal.html A Sweeping Plan to Fix the Subways Comes With a $19 Billion Price Tag Fitzsimmons Emma G. May 22, 2018 The New York Times May 23, 2018 en-US 0362-4331 January 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210110100344/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/nyregion/nyc-subway-byford-proposal.html liveTransform the Subway Fast Forward Metropolitan Transportation Authority May 23, 2018 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afef986c3c16a2dc6705929/t/5b056a55aa4a99ccc11291bc/1527081560241/Fast+Forward+The+Plan+to+Modernize+NYCT.pdf 41 May 23, 2018 January 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210110100352/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afef986c3c16a2dc6705929/t/5b056a55aa4a99ccc11291bc/1527081560241/Fast+Forward+The+Plan+to+Modernize+NYCT.pdf live The draft 2020–2024 Capital Program released in September 2019 included 66 stations that would receive ADA improvements.https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-capital-plan-five-year-51-billion-20190916-vv4redne5nfkvjrjtfwxuuckqi-story.html MTA announces $51 billion plan to save the subway, treat NYC's transit sickness Guse Clayton September 16, 2019 New York Daily News September 16, 2019 January 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210110100357/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-capital-plan-five-year-51-billion-20190916-vv4redne5nfkvjrjtfwxuuckqi-story.html live In December, the MTA announced that an additional twenty stations, including 110th Street, would be made ADA-accessible as part of the Capital Program.http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-announces-20-additional-subway-stations-receive-accessibility MTA Announces 20 Additional Subway Stations to Receive Accessibility Improvements Under Proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan December 19, 2019 MTA December 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20200322233116/http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-announces-20-additional-subway-stations-receive-accessibility March 22, 2020 liveMTA unveils nearly full list of subway stations to receive elevators Vincent Barone amNewYork December 19, 2019 https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-unveils-nearly-full-list-of-subway-stations-to-receive-elevators/ December 20, 2019 January 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210110100427/https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-unveils-nearly-full-list-of-subway-stations-to-receive-elevators/ live In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MTA $157 million for accessibility renovations at five stations, including 110th Street.https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grants/grant-programs/all-stations-accessibility-program-fy24-projects All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects May 28, 2024 Federal Transit Administrationhttps://www.transit.dot.gov/about/news/biden-harris-administration-announces-343-million-modernize-transit-stations-improve Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country May 28, 2024 Federal Transit AdministrationGonella Catalina NYC subway stops and East Orange NJ Transit station are getting accessibility upgrades Gothamist May 28, 2024 https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-subway-stops-and-east-orange-nj-transit-station-are-getting-accessibility-upgrades May 30, 2024 The funds would be used to add elevators, signs, and public-announcement systems, as well as repair platforms and stairs, at each station. The accessibility project was to be funded by congestion pricing in New York City, but it was postponed in June 2024 after the implementation of congestion pricing was delayed.Collins Keith 2024-07-11 See How Your Subway Service May Suffer Without Congestion Pricing https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/11/nyregion/subway-cuts-congestion-pricing.html 2024-07-12 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 However, after congestion pricing was approved, the MTA announced that the elevator installations would proceed. Station layout This underground station has four tracks and two side platforms. The two center express tracks are used by the 4 and 5 trains during daytime hours.trackref trackbook3 The 6 stops here at all times, and the 4 stops here during late nights.timetable 4timetable 6 The station is between NYCS 116th Street Lexington to the north and NYCS 103rd Street Lexington to the south.map Both platforms have their original trim line, which has "110" tablets on it at regular intervals, and name tablets, which read "110TH STREET" in serif font. The artwork at this station is a mosaic entitled Un Sábado en la Ciento Diez (A Saturday on 110th), by Manuel Vega in 1996.http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=6&artist=1&station=13 110th Street - Manuel Vega - Sábado en la Ciento Diez (Saturday on 110th Street), 1996 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority live https://web.archive.org/web/20171123180848/http://web.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=nyct&line=6&artist=1&station=13 November 23, 2017 April 3, 2020 Exits thumb|Uptown entrance Each platform has one same-level fare control area at the center. Each one has a turnstile bank, token booth, and two street stairs. The ones on the southbound platform go up to either western corners of Lexington Avenue and 110th Street, while the ones on the northbound platform go up to either eastern corners. There are no crossovers or crossunders to allow a free transfer between directions.https://new.mta.info/document/21166 110th Street Neighborhood Map April 2018 mta.info Metropolitan Transportation Authority December 28, 2020 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504022123/https://new.mta.info/document/21166 live Both platforms used to have second exits at their northern ends to 111th Street.https://books.google.com/books?id=rZUlAQAAIAAJ Final Report of the Joint Legislative Committee Appointed to Investigate the Public Service Commissions Vol. 1 New York State Legislature 1915 612 December 28, 2020 May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504022122/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Documents_of_the_Senate_of_the_State_of/rZUlAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 live1940s NYC Street photos of every building in New York City in 1939/1940 https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_1_01637_0052a#16.32/40.794498/-73.944217 2020-08-28 1940s.nyc May 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220504022125/https://1940s.nyc/map/photo/nynyma_rec0040_1_01637_0052a#16.32/40.794498/-73.944217 liveImage http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~5~5~186047~540503 2020-06-03 nycma.lunaimaging.com June 3, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200603222808/http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYCMA~5~5~186047~540503 live The entrance on the northbound platform to the southeastern corner of 111th Street and Lexington Avenue was closed due to safety reasons in 1992 and was subsequently slabbed over. The only evidence of this exit is a steel door in the wall.http://www.pcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2001-Reopening-Closed-Entrances.pdf Reopening Closed Subway Entrances Using High Entry/Exit Turnstiles - Suggestions from the New York City Transit Riders Council November 2001 New York City Transit Riders Council April 3, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153323/http://www.pcac.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2001-Reopening-Closed-Entrances.pdf December 22, 2015 The entrance on the northbound platform closed some time before 1992. References External links http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/stations?5:3111 IRT East Side Line 110th Street nycsubway.org — Un Sabado en la Ciento Diez (A Saturday on 110th Street) Artwork by Manuel Vega (1996) Station Reporter — 4 Train Station Reporter — 6 Train MTA's Arts For Transit — 110th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) 110th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platforms from Google Maps Street View y y yes Category:IRT Lexington Avenue Line stations Category:New York City Subway stations in Manhattan Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1918 Category:1918 establishments in New York City Category:East Harlem