Artist rendering of the 125th St. entrance to the Second Ave. Subway.
Artist rendering of the 125th St. entrance to the Second Ave. Subway. ( Photo: MTA)

The contact was awarded at a special board meeting of the MTA, but the trains won’t begin rolling until all the work is completed in 2032. Meanwhile dozens of people will be evicted in East Harlem as the work gets underway, according to a report.

MTA Inks $2B Contract to Bore New Tunnels Under 2nd Ave.

20 Aug 2025 | 06:28
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Major work on the long awaited expansion of the Second Ave. subway is set to being preliminary work next month after the MTA’s board unanimously approved the awarding a nearly $2 billion tunnel boring contract for Phase 2 that will ultimately expand the Q line from 96th St. to E. 125th St. and Lexington...

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The dashed red line represents AccuWeather meteorologists’ forecast path for the eye of the hurricane. The gray shaded areas on either side of the forecast path represent alternative paths the hurricane could take based on changing steering conditions. Tropical storm and hurricane conditions will extend well beyond the track of the eye.
The dashed red line represents AccuWeather meteorologists’ forecast path for the eye of the hurricane. The gray shaded areas on either side of the forecast path represent alternative paths the hurricane could take based on changing steering conditions. Tropical storm and hurricane conditions will extend well beyond the track of the eye. ( Photo: AccuWeather)

Rip Tides from Hurricane Erin Means No Ocean Swimming at City Beaches Aug. 20-21
20 Aug 2025 | 11:40

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa said that swimming will...

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This was the scene of a collision between two bikes on Aug. 16 during the Summer Streets road closure. A social media campaign is underway to find the hit and run rider who slammed into the back of another e-bike causing the 35 year old woman to slam into the pavement and dislocate her shoulder.
This was the scene of a collision between two bikes on Aug. 16 during the Summer Streets road closure. A social media campaign is underway to find the hit and run rider who slammed into the back of another e-bike causing the 35 year old woman to slam into the pavement and dislocate her shoulder. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly)

Bid to Find Hit-and-Run Biker Who Slammed into Another Biker During Summer Streets
19 Aug 2025 | 10:24

It was Aug. 16, the final weekend of the popular Summer Streets program that Department of Transportation...

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