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second avenue subway

Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the grand opening ceremony for the Kosciuszko Bridge.
Apr 27

Andrew Cuomo Hails Kosciuszko Bridge Opening As His Latest Infrastructure Achievement

"It is just the beginning, my friends. We are gonna build a new New York because at the end of the day, it's very simple: our fundamental obligation as citizens, as parents, is to leave this place a better place."
By Madina Toure
Workers are viewed in a tunnel underneath Manhattan at the Second Avenue Subway project site on January 10, 2014 in New York City.
Apr 18

Mega-Projects Need a Mega-Manager

The next phase of the Second Avenue subway extends the line north from 96th Street to 125th Street.
By The Editors
MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney enter the 96th Street Station of the long-awaited Second Avenue Subway line.
Jan 2

Day After Second Avenue Subway Opens, Cuomo Announces His MTA Chairman Will Resign

Andrew Cuomo said Thomas Prendergast would step down to deal with "some personal issues and some family issues."
By Will Bredderman
MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney enter the 96th Street Station of the long-awaited Second Avenue Subway line.
Dec 22

‘Making the Impossible Happen’—100 Years Later, Second Avenue Subway On a Roll

By Madina Toure
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
Dec 20

Clinton-Backing Dem Congresswoman Open to Voting for Trump Infrastructure Bill

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK - APRIL 12: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers look at proposed designs for a completed subway platform in an underground tunnel for the long-proposed 2nd Avenue subway line April 12, 2007 in New York City. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the line, one of numerous since the project was first proposed 80 years ago. The first phase of the line is scheduled to be completed in 2013, running from 96th Street to 63rd Street at a cost of $3.8 billion. Upon completion, line would add 8.5 miles of tracks and carry five million riders on weekdays in four of New York City's five boroughs.
Dec 19

Peek the Second Avenue Subway’s Public Art, Morbid Anatomy Museum Shutters

By Alanna Martinez
The Batmobile from "Batman Forever" (1995, staring Val Kilmer) is seen at The Batman Exhibit on the exhibitions opening day on the Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tours at the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, California, on June 26, 2014. The exhibit celebrates the DC Comics iconic super hero and features batmobiles, costumes, props and other items from all seven Batman movies. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Oct 31

Halloween Afternoon Bulletin: Bad Batman, Ashes at the Opera, and More

By Sonja Hansen
Workers in a tunnel underneath Manhattan at the Second Avenue Subway project site in New York City, in 2014.
Oct 24

Afternoon Bulletin: Teenager Dies in Car Accident, Second Ave Subway Due in December

By Madeleine Streets
Work being done at the future 72nd Street Station of Second Avenue Subway. (Photo: Patrick Cashin for Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
May 17

Afternoon Bulletin: Rep. Maloney Threatens to Fail MTA, Bike Lane Crackdown and More

By Janaki Chadha
Mayor Bill de Blasio testifies to a House subcommittee on terrorism cuts.
Mar 22

Feds to City: Drop Dead (Again)

By Jillian Jorgensen
An athletic facility at Queens' Baruch College, part of NYU's campuses.
Feb 24

Afternoon Bulletin: CUNY Accused of Anti-Semitism, 2nd Ave Subway on Track and More

By Parker Richards
Dec 13

Chinese Takeaway: The U.S. Could Use an Order of Order

By Jeff Greenfield
(Photo: Kate Spade Instagram).
Dec 9

Rejoice Upper East Siders, Sidewalk Grates Won’t Ruin Your Heels Anymore

By Margaret Abrams
Mayor Bill de Blasio.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Nov 4

Afternoon Bulletin: Mayor de Blasio Unveils Industrial Plan for the City and More

By Stephanie Grella
An unfinished tunnel of the proposed Second Avenue Subway. (Photo by Spencer Platt for Getty Images)
Oct 29

Members of Congress Fume After MTA Slashes Second Avenue Subway Funding

By Ross Barkan
An ease in traffic will be a welcome outcome of the Second Avenue Subway. ((Jennifer Lu for Observer)
Oct 22

Going Underground: How Much Will the Second Avenue Subway Change the Upper East Side?

By Morgan Halberg
Bill de Blasio riding the subway. (Photo: Rob Bennett for NYC Mayor's Office)
Sep 28

‘Pitiful’: Bill de Blasio Blasts Transit Workers Union Over Attack Ad

By Will Bredderman
Comptroller Scott Stringer.
May 14

Stringer Calls MTA Request for $1.3 Billion From City ‘Insulting’

By Will Bredderman
MTA Employees at work constructing the Second Avenue station at 63rd street (MTA/Patrick J. Cashin)
Apr 15

A Photographer Shows What’s Really Going On With the Second Avenue Subway

By Ben Shapiro
Apr 9

The East Enders

By Karen Angel
The Upper East Side is only among the densest neighborhoods in the country—why does it need a subway? (Photo by Patrick J. Cashin of the MTA.)
Jul 31

Dan Doctoroff and John Zuccotti Don’t Think the East Side Needs Another Subway

By Stephen Jacob Smith
Apr 2

Moving on Up: Value Abounds in NYC’s Most Historically Glitzy Neighborhood

By Janet Allon
Can you top Gary Russo, the famous Second Avenue Sinatra?
Sep 28

Life May Be a Living Hell Along Second Avenue Subway, but at Least the MTA Wants to Make One Lucky Local a Star

By Matt Chaban
Worth a discount? (MTAPhotos, flickr
Apr 11

Cheapskates Eye Apartments Along Second-Avenue Subway

By Kim Velsey
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