NEW YORK (PIX11) – More than a dozen subway stations throughout New York City will undergo a “Re-NEW-vation” in 2024, the MTA announced on Friday.
During the first three months of 2024, the MTA will complete upgrades, repairs, and deep cleanings at 13 subway stations located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
“Customers deserve not just dependable service, but great station environments too,” New York City Transit Senior Vice President of Subways Demetrius Crichlow said. “I’m proud of all the hardworking NYCT employees who brought upgrades to 63 stations since the start of our Re-NEW-vations initiative.”
Since 2023, the renovation program has made use of weekend subway closures for track maintenance to complete deep cleanings, overhauls, and remodels to subway stations. MTA workers have scrubbed, scraped, re-painted, retiled, and renewed stations from top to bottom, according to the MTA.
50 subway stations have been renovated so far, according to officials.
In 2024, the first round of stations to receive renovations are:
- 66th Street - Lincoln Center No. 1 line
- Fort Hamilton Pkwy F/G lines
- 161st Street - Yankee Stadium D line
- Bushwick Avenue - Aberdeen Street L line
- Jamaica – Van Wyck E line
- Rockaway Avenue C line
- 57th Street F line
- 2 Avenue F line
- Sutphin Blvd – Archer Ave – JFK Airport E line
- 170th Street No. 4 line
- Shepherd Avenue C line
- Marble Hill - 225th Street No. 1 line
- Sutter Avenue - Rutland Road No. 3 line
Since the start of the Re-NEW-vation program, MTA workers have:
- Repainted 1.6 million square feet of surfaces
- Installed 17,030 new light fixtures
- Replaced 91,960 square feet of wall tile
- Replaced 4,142 square feet of floor tiles
- Replaced 918 metal signs
- Installed 41 new decals
- Removed 45 outdated, damaged, or unnecessary signs
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