# NEW YORK | Second Avenue Subway **URL:** \ **Category:** Parks & Infrastructure\ **Created:** [July 27, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554 "2014-07-27T21:06:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/265 "2026-01-12T22:49:58Z")
> **[MTA still finishing work on Second Ave. subway stations that opened in 2017](https://gothamist.com/news/mta-still-finishing-work-on-second-ave-subway-stations-that-opened-in-2017)** > > The MTA needs to upgrade fire systems, add waterproofing measures and shore up electrical systems at its newest subway stations. ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/266 "2026-01-13T17:16:00Z")
“newest” and its 9 year old stations… ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/267 "2026-01-13T20:57:25Z")
> **[Gov. Hochul demands 125th Street subway extension, shelves downtown 2nd Ave....](https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-demands-125th-street-subway-extension-nixing-downtown-2nd-ave-subway-plan)** > > The governor seeks to push the line's terminal over to West Harlem. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/268 "2026-01-13T21:27:28Z")
That article is intentionally misleading to gather clicks, as Hochul has not mentioned “axing” the downtown phase but simply prioritizing Phase 2. What is being proposed is to utilize the TBM being built for phase 2 and extend the tunnel to 125th Street, where a connection can be made to the 1 train. Money is also saved as the TBM is kept in the ground and utilized further, and work can be staged by building a shaft at the end of Phase 2 while the tunnels are being dug. Essentially, this is a “phase 2.5” that serves as a continuation of Phase 2. Here’s [the actual MTA feasibility study on an extension to 125th](https://www.mta.info/document/196361). ---
**Author:** ![allaround2025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@allaround2025](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/allaround2025)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/269 "2026-01-13T21:31:12Z")
This is huge. It will be great if it gets done. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/270 "2026-01-31T09:21:41Z")
> **[Second Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem will continue, but could hit...](https://www.amny.com/news/second-avenue-subway-extension-continues-funds/)** > > The Second Avenue Subway's East Harlem extension project will keep chugging away despite the Trump administration's pause on federal funding for the project — ---
**Author:** ![SideStreet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/sidestreet/32/72746_2.png) [@SideStreet](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SideStreet)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/271 "2026-01-31T13:47:35Z")
Say what you will about the Biden-Harris era, but they were politically braindead in their generosity toward red districts. They prioritized an outdated centrist ideal of universal funding that current admin clearly laugh at the idea of obligation to return. It’s a classic example of centrist Dems bringing a policy paper to a knife fight, failing to grasp that in a zero-sum world funding is a weapon of leverage not a civic duty. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/272 "2026-02-01T14:22:57Z")
Race to the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/273 "2026-02-03T15:56:21Z")
> **[Does Hochul's 125th Street Subway Have to Be That Expensive? - Streetsblog...](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/03/does-hochuls-125th-street-subway-have-to-be-that-expensive)** > > The next phase of New York City's Second Avenue Subway carries a huge price tag, but advocates say the train could cost less with some minor changes. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/274 "2026-02-26T13:47:16Z")
> **[MTA threatens to sue Trump administration over frozen 2nd Avenue subway funds](https://gothamist.com/news/mta-threatens-to-sue-trump-administration-over-frozen-2nd-avenue-subway-funds)** > > The MTA's threat comes after a federal judge ordered the feds to release the withheld funds. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/275 "2026-03-17T16:51:49Z")
> **[MTA sues Trump administration over order to halt Second Avenue subway funding](https://gothamist.com/news/mta-sues-trump-administration-over-order-to-halt-second-avenue-subway-funding)** > > The feds stopped making payments on a $3.4 billion grant for the project back in October. Now, the MTA says they need to funding restored, or else the project is at risk. ---
**Author:** ![adam\_James](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/adam_james/32/179610_2.png) [@adam\_James](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/adam_James)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/276 "2026-03-17T18:48:56Z")
I have a question. Do we share construction images here? ---
**Author:** ![infoshare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/infoshare/32/18825_2.png) [@infoshare](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/infoshare)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/277 "2026-03-17T18:59:38Z")
> [@adam\_James](#): > > Do we share construction images here? Sharing some construction images of the interior build-out at 262 5th Avenue. So, the answer is YES. As in - Yes In My Back Yard. 🤣 > [@NEW YORK | 262 Fifth Ave | 860 FT | 60 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-262-fifth-ave-860-ft-60-floors/1777/1392): > > Got to love these lyrics. “Money, Money, Money, Must be funny in the rich man world.”:star\_struck: ---
**Author:** ![adam\_James](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/adam_james/32/179610_2.png) [@adam\_James](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/adam_James)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/278 "2026-03-17T21:04:54Z")
I’m not talking about 262 5th Ave. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/279 "2026-03-18T13:52:24Z")
You’re being pedantic. ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/280 "2026-03-18T16:00:56Z")
when we have access to them yea ---
**Author:** ![NeverForgiveAction](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/neverforgiveaction/32/181835_2.png) [@NeverForgiveAction](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NeverForgiveAction)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/281 "2026-03-18T16:23:26Z")
I think the OP was just looking for a thread to post an East Harlem construction photo. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/282 "2026-03-18T23:36:37Z")
Here’s an image published by the MTA that showcases the start of important work. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/7/a7f202934d5e102c0220a9233da28cf0dd0b97fb.jpeg) What they’re doing right now involves utility relocation along 2nd Avenue. Other works involve digging holes for the station entrances and the TBM launch box, which will enable them to launch and assemble the TBM. The TBM is under construction right now, and once the hole is dug, it should be ready and able to be deployed. ---
**Author:** ![adam\_James](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/adam_james/32/179610_2.png) [@adam\_James](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/adam_James)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/283 "2026-03-18T23:59:53Z")
Here’s a thread that I made to post photos in East Harlem: [NEW YORK | East Harlem | General Development](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-east-harlem-general-development/25314) ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554/284 "2026-03-19T02:15:30Z")
> **[NYC Subway Life on Instagram: "Coming soon here: 2nd Avenue Subway, 125th St...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVtOaKBkX5s/?igsh=MW13MGJmN2dpNTd3)** > > 566 likes, 18 comments - nysubwaylife on March 8, 2026: "Coming soon here: 2nd Avenue Subway, 125th St > > \#NYCSubway #NYC #NewYorkCity". [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554.md?page=13) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-second-avenue-subway/554.md?page=15)