Tag Archives: MTA

Decades of empty promises are no more. The MTA board on Monday approved a contract to begin major construction on the Second Avenue Subway extension into East Harlem. The nearly $2 billion deal covers the bulk of the work for the extension, which aims to add three new stations on the Q line that transit officials said would one day …

A historic hotel marquee above the Clark Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights came crashing down Sunday morning, forcing the MTA to suspend service at the station. The awning, located at the station’s Henry Street entrance, marked the bygone St. George Hotel. The subway entrance, opened in 1919, was built into the hotel’s lobby, which is now occupied by retailers. …