# NYC Underground **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [November 5, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673 "2021-11-05T22:09:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/102 "2024-04-09T13:32:27Z")
That Jamaica station needed it. First thing many people see coming into NYC from JFK. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/103 "2024-04-09T15:49:00Z")
Honestly it still looks dumpy. It needs a comprehensive renovation and modernizarion like many other stations have received. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/104 "2024-04-09T15:52:08Z")
While the money from congestion pricing will go to capital projects, hopefully that means money from other sources is freed up for maintenance ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/105 "2024-04-09T16:48:02Z")
Sad as it is only 36 years old. Should not be this bad. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/106 "2024-04-12T17:38:41Z")
The NY subway is truly the Dolly Parton of rapid transit. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/a/aa48bd14f6d7348ee397263da55f711df6a9f676.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ramvid01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@ramvid01](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ramvid01)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/107 "2024-04-13T17:13:03Z")
Lets be honest those finishes just don’t look like they age well. They looked terrible 15 years ago as well. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/108 "2024-04-13T18:02:17Z")
Personally, Jamaica-van Wyck is the best out of the bunch being the least ugly and even had windows that made it less of a dungeon. The rest (including renovations of older, existing stations) during that era are ugly. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/b/1bf8e92fc66d635dffb4cca8b123325dab26f1ec.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/109 "2024-07-03T02:05:52Z")
The individual that the media refers to as the “governor” had nothing to do with this. Does anyone know why the individual’s name is on the press release? > **[ICYMI: Governor Hochul Announces Next Phase of Subway Service Enhancements...](https://new.mta.info/press-release/icymi-governor-hochul-announces-next-phase-of-subway-service-enhancements-and)** ---
**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:** [July 3, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/110 "2024-07-03T13:26:41Z")
Probably for the same reason she wore an MTA tshirt for the pride march last Sunday. 🫤 ---
**Author:** ![treebeard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/treebeard/32/173534_2.png) [@treebeard](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/treebeard)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/111 "2024-07-08T05:44:34Z")
those MTA shirts are good for congestion ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/112 "2024-07-08T11:57:41Z")
The MTA is a state organization and as such, the governor is a sort of head of the MTA. She names a large portion of MTA board members and appoints the Chair and CEO of the MTA. ---
**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:** [August 7, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/113 "2024-08-07T23:12:41Z")
> **[Exclusive look at MTA's G train modernization](https://abc7ny.com/post/exclusive-look-mtas-train-modernization-what-means-riders-new-york-city/15153632/)** > > Deep beneath the streets of Long Island City, a hundred-year-old subway tunnel is being reborn. New tracks, new switches, and new signals. The G train modernization is well underway. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/114 "2024-08-10T05:07:44Z")
The northern portion of the G is expected to resume service soon as upgrades there will be completed soon with work moving to the southern half of the line. > **[G train service to be restored on northern part of line as work moves south |...](https://www.amny.com/transit/g-train-service-restored-north-brooklyn-queens/)** > > Those looking for updates on the project can sign up for the MTA's G Train newsletter at https://cloud.info.mta.org/g-train-service-subscription ---
**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:** [August 28, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/115 "2024-08-28T05:47:38Z")
> **['Gridlock Sam': MTA Has a Cheap, Cop-Free Way to Make Platforms Safer -...](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/08/27/gridlock-sam-mta-has-a-cheap-cop-free-way-to-make-platforms-safer)** > > Installing metal barriers, with gaps for subway car doors, could be accomplished at hundreds of stations for the same cost as expensive platform screen doors. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/116 "2024-08-30T07:43:24Z")
> **[MTA installs platform barriers at 10 subway stations to prevent fatal slips...](https://gothamist.com/news/mta-installs-platform-barriers-at-10-subway-stations-to-prevent-fatal-slips-and-shoves)** > > The transit agency plans to install the barriers at one or two more stations per month through the end of the year. Painting the barriers black made a whole world of a difference. Black also hides the grime better than yellow used in the original installations. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/117 "2024-08-30T14:11:44Z")
What would be even better is if they were made of glass instead of metal and if they extended all the way across the entire platform instead of having gaps for train doors. ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/118 "2024-08-30T14:21:14Z")
I think they also need to be C shaped to close off the front portion on the yellow strip because then people will still get stuck on the opposite side of the barrier. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/119 "2024-08-30T14:44:49Z")
People at Gothamist are saying we can’t have continuous walls with doors because we have a few different car models with dissimilar door configurations. ---
**Author:** ![rbrome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/rbrome/32/5724_2.png) [@rbrome](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/rbrome)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/120 "2024-08-30T17:07:57Z")
That’s what the vertical style is for. Paris and Barcelona have the same problem, and have (at least) tested the vertical ones. ---
**Author:** ![tjr101](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tjr101/32/125010_2.png) [@tjr101](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/tjr101)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673/121 "2024-08-30T21:23:57Z")
Somehow I feel if these barriers were to be glass (while aesthetically pleasing) they would be vandalized. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/nyc-underground/20673.md?page=7)