A few notes about this listing:
This is an edited listing of news stories about the Second Avenue subway. Stories of particular significance have been highlighted using a bold font.
"In the 2nd Ave Subway, art and architecture are at odds"
Curbed - 2/28/17
"2nd Av Subway Relieves Crowding on Neighboring Lines"
The New York Times - 2/1/17
"Where the Second Avenue Subway Went Wrong"
The New Yorker - 1/23/17
"Riding the 2nd Av Subway With the Blogger Who Knows It Best"
Village Voice - 1/11/17
"How The 2nd Av Subway Has Changed These New Yorkers' Lives"
Curbed - 1/11/17
"What the 2nd Av Subway Line Could Mean for Real Estate on the UES"
NY Cooperator - 1/5/17
"Did It Always Take This Long to Build a Subway Line?"
The New York Times - 1/5/17
"The Underground New Year's Party a Century in the Making"
Motherboard - 1/5/17
Photos: "Looking Back at the Construction of the 2nd Av Subway"
Untapped Cities - 1/4/17
Audio: "At Long (Long!) Last, Stories From Your 2nd Ave Subway Commute" (16:54)
WNYC - 1/3/17
"Second Avenue Subway, Clean and Fast, Is Praised as Commuters Return"
The New York Times - 1/3/17
Video: "NYC 2nd Ave subway part of effort to revitalize transit" (3:20)
CBS Morning News - 1/1/17
"As 2nd Av Subway Opens, a Train Delay Ends in (Happy) Tears"
The New York Times - 1/1/117
"Gov. Cuomo Throws 2nd Ave Subway Party For The First (Private) Ride"
Gothamist - 1/1/17
Here's a listing of the recent additions
to the right-hand column of The Launch Box:
"New York's 2nd Av Subway: A Century in Maps"
CityLab - 12/30/16
"A Long Wait for the Second Avenue Subway, but Worth It"
The New York Times | December 28, 2016
"Gov. Cuomo to take inaugural ride of Second Ave. subway on New Year's Eve"
Daily News | December 27, 2016
"Transit fans tour the spanking new 2nd Ave subway station before official Jan. 1 opening"
Daily News | December 22, 2016
"Inside the new Second Avenue Subway"
NY Post | December 22, 2016
Images: 96th Street Station
Office of Gov. Cuomo | December 22, 2016
"Ghost tunnel under Central Park will reopen along with Second Avenue Subway"
6sqft | December 22, 2016
"When Manhattan Had Elevated Trains"
The Atlantic | December 22, 2016
"Second Avenue subway cost concerns transit experts"
amNY | December 22, 2016
"A Brief History Of The Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway"
Gothamist | December 21, 2016
Press Release: Second Avenue Subway to Open On-Time
Press Release from the MTA | December 19, 2016
The Art of the Second Avenue Subway
Office of Gov Cuomo | December 19, 2016
"2nd Avenue Subway Will Open on New Year’s Day, M.T.A. Says"
The New York Times | December 19, 2016
"Art Underground: A First Look at the Second Avenue Subway"
The New York Times | December 19, 2016
"Gov. Cuomo promises Second Ave. subway will meet deadline, open on New Year's Day"
Daily News | 12/18/16
"24-Story Senior Living High Rise Slated for Second Avenue in 2019"
DNAinfo | 12/15/16
"Second Avenue Subway Won't Open Until 'All Stations' Are Finished: MTA"
DNAinfo | 12/14/16
"With Second Ave. Subway, Cuomo Has Hands-On Role and Eye on the Future"
The New York Times | 12/13/16
"M.T.A. Races to Finish 2nd Avenue Subway as Deadline Looms"
The New York Times | 12/12/16
"MTA: Second Avenue Subway on Track to Finish Required Systems Testing Before End of December"
amNY | 12/12/16
Images: Gov. Cuomo Visits New 86th Street Station
Office of Governor Cuomo | 12/11/16
Images: Gov. Cuomo Visits New 72nd Street Station
Office of Governor Cuomo | 12/9/16
"Cuomo ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Second Avenue Subway Opening By Jan. 1"
WCBS-TV | 12/9/16
"MTA Under Pressure to Open Second Avenue Subway"
The Wall Street Journal |12/5/16
"Second Avenue subway’s launch date may change, MTA warns"
amNY | 11/16/16
" ‘Unprecedented’ Work Required to Open 2nd Avenue Subway by Year’s End, Officials Say"
The New York Times | 11/14/16
"Changing Grid: Second Avenue Subway and Its Impact on Rental Costs"
StreetEasy Blog | 11/9/16
"All aboard the Second Avenue Subway real estate boom"
The New York Post | 11/2/16
"2 Stations on New 2nd Ave Line May Not Be Ready by December"
The New York Times | 10/26/16
"After Almost a Century, Second Avenue Subway Is Oh-So-Close to Arriving"
The New York Times | 10/24/16
"MTA Reassesses Timeline for 2nd Ave Subway Station"
NBC NY | 9/26/16
"Contractor in no hurry to help finish Second Ave. Subway"
Daily News | 6/20/16
2016 Second Ave Subway Report Card - Congresswoman Maloney
5/16/16
"New subway line already impacting home prices along Second Avenue"
Real Estate Weekly | 5/13/16
"M.T.A. Spending Plan Restores Funding for 2nd Ave. Subway"
The New York Times | 4/20/16
"Second Avenue Subway May Still Be Delayed Despite Extra Funds, MTA Says"
DNAinfo | 4/18/16
MTA Begins Procurements to Extend Second Avenue Subway to East Harlem
MTA Press Release| 3/4/16
"To meet a December deadline, MTA to spend $66 million accelerating 2nd Ave. Subway work"
2nd Ave. Sagas | 2/21/16
"Second Avenue Subway Could Revive the W Line, Officials Say"
The New York Times | 2/19/16
"DOT Proposes Complete Street for Second Ave Above 68th Street"
StreetsBlog NYC | 1/7/16
"Second Ave. subway at risk of missing December 2016 opening deadline"
NY Daily News | 12/15/15
"2nd Ave. Condo Prices Soar in Anticipation of Coming Subway, Study Says"
DNAinfo - 11/13/15
Statement from MTA Chairman and CEO Prendergast on 2nd Ave Subway
MTA Press Release - 11/12/15
"De Blasio says MTA has to reconsider 2nd Ave Subway cuts"
Politico NY - 11/3/15
Maloney and Rangel question MTA 2nd Ave Subway Plans in light of cuts
Press Release from Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney - 11/3/15
"Anger in East Harlem Over New Delays in 2nd Ave. Subway Plans"
The New York Times - 10/29/15
"Baby, Baby, Where Did Our Love (or Second Avenue Subway Money) Go?"
WNYC - 10/29/15
"New MTA Capital Plan Slashes Funding for Second Avenue Subway"
WNYC - 10/28/2015
"New York City and State Reach Agreement on M.T.A. Capital Plan"
The New York Times - 10/10/15
"Second Ave. subway at risk of missing December 2016 opening deadline"
New York Daily News - 12/15/15
"2nd Ave. Condo Prices Soar in Anticipation of Coming Subway, Study Says"
DNAinfo - 11/13/15
Statement from MTA Chairman and CEO Prendergast on 2nd Ave Subway
MTA Press Release - 11/12/15
"De Blasio says MTA has to reconsider 2nd Ave Subway cuts"
Politico NY - 11/3/15
Maloney and Rangel question MTA 2nd Ave Subway Plans in light of cuts
Press Release from Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney - 11/3/15
"Anger in East Harlem Over New Delays in 2nd Ave. Subway Plans"
The New York Times - 10/29/15
"Baby, Baby, Where Did Our Love (or Second Avenue Subway Money) Go?"
WNYC - 10/29/15
"New MTA Capital Plan Slashes Funding for Second Avenue Subway"
WNYC - 10/28/15
"New York City and State Reach Agreement on M.T.A. Capital Plan"
The New York Times - 10/10/15
Video: "Drone takes tour of NYC's 2nd Avenue subway line"
CBS News - 9/16/15
"What Is With This Incredibly Specific Second Avenue Subway Sign?"
New York Magazine - 7/10/15
"More snags in progress on 2nd. Ave. subway line as pols doubt MTA's goal of 2016 opening"
Daily News - 7/1/15
Video: Second Avenue Subway Update
MTA - 6/25/15
"Feds Say 2nd Ave Subway to Open Later Than MTA Expects"
WNBC TV - 6/8/15
"2nd Ave subway may divert Q trains out of Astoria"
New York Daily News - 6/4/15
"The MTA's $80,000 Video Game About the Second Avenue Subway Is Addicting"
Village Voice - 5/29/15
"Update From Underground: NYC's Second Avenue Subway"
The Wall Street Journal - 5/22/15
Video
"MTA wants $2.5B from NYC for Second Avenue Subway"
New York Post - 5/4/2015
"MTA: Fund the Plan or Risk 2nd Ave Subway Expansion"
WNYC - 4/29/15
"NYC's New Subway Stations Feature a Twist On Its Famous Typeface"
Gizmodo - 4/28/15
"New Photos Show 2nd Ave Subway Stations Nearing Completion"
Gothamist - 4/27/15
"2nd Ave Subway Brings Fear-Inducing LED Streetlights"
Curbed - 4/24/15
"A Photographer Shows What’s Really Going On With the Second Avenue Subway"
New York Observer - 4/15/15
"Whistleblower alleges pay scam at Second Avenue Subway project"
NY Post - 4/6/15
"Second Ave. subway project will be cut short if funding doesn't come through, MTA chief says"
NY Daily News - 3/2/15
"Why the Second Ave. subway could be delayed—again"
Crain's New York Business - 2/25/15
"Throughout 2nd Ave Subway Build, Local Businesses See Fewer Customers, No Aid"
Gotham Gazette - 2/23/15
2nd Ave Subway Station Shell at 86th Street Complete
MTA Press Release - 12/18/14
"First look at a Second Avenue Subway station"
NY Post - 12/7/14
"Second Avenue, After Construction"
NYpress.com - 11/5/14
"Soft Rock, High Speeds: The 2nd Avenue Subway"
Cafe.com - 10/29/14
"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help"
The Economist - 10/17/14
"State Review Board Nixes MTA Capital Program "
WNYC - 10/3/14
"Promise of New Subways Has West Siders Excited and East Siders Skeptical"
The New York Times - 10/2/14
"MTA Wants 2nd Ave Subway Downpayment, But Can’t Tell Us How Much It’ll Cost"
New York YIMBY - 9/26/14
"FDNY rescues hardhat trapped in 2nd Ave. tunnel mishap"
By By Erin Calabrese, Shawn Cohen and Daniel Prendergast
New York Post - 8/20/14
"Light at the End of the Tunnel: The Second Avenue Subway Already Sending Real Estate Prices Soaring"
6sqft - 8/11/14
"M.T.A. Chief Gives Preview of Proposed Five-Year Capital Plan"
The New York Times - 8/8/14
"MTA to propose allocating $1.5 billion toward Phase 2 of Second Ave. subway"
NY Daily News - 8/7/14
"NYC Can't Afford to Build the Second Avenue Subway, and It Can't Afford Not To"
The Atlantic CityLab - 7/17/14
"Second Ave. Subway Delays Cast Doubt on 2016 Completion, Consultant Says"
DNAinfo New York - 6/27/14
"All Aboard? 2nd Ave Subway Set to Transform Retail"
Commercial Observer - 5/22/14
"MTA chief: 'Too early to tell' about 2nd Ave subway Phase II' "
amNY - 5/21/14
"Man proposes to girlfriend in unfinished subway tunnel"
NY Post - 5/18/14
"2nd Ave subway line construction is progressing: officials"
NY Daily News - 5/16/14
"Woman Killed by School Bus on Upper East Side, Officials Say"
DNAinfo New York - 5/8/14
"A Subterranean Stroll Through NYC's Newest Train Tunnel"
Gizmodo - 5/2/14
Photos: The Second Avenue Subway, Under Construction
WNYC - 5/1/14
"SAS progress: Dec. 2016 end date on track"
amNY - 5/1/14
Uber Announces Second Avenue Subway Expansion
Uber.com - 4/1/14
"The MTA’s Subways, Bridges and Tunnels Through the Eyes of an MTA Photographer"
WNET/Thirteen - 3/26/14
"UES sees boost from 2nd Ave subway progress"
The Real Deal - 3/1/14
"Landlords dig Second Ave. subway"
Crain's New York Business - 2/24/13
"Geologists Glimpse a Heaven Below"
The New York Times - 2/17/14
"Subway Art on the Future Second Avenue Subway Line Revealed"
untapped cities - 1/22/14
Second Avenue Subway Reaches Major Milestones
MTA Press Release - 11/22/13
Touring the SAS Community Information Center
Urban Omnibus - 11/22/13
"MTA Plans to Evict Tenants and Take Over Part of Co-Op for 2nd. Ave. Work"
DNAInfo New York - 1/8/14
"Shops along 2nd. Ave. subway line construction sites want big bucks in 2014"
NY Daily News - 1/7/14
"Where is the Second Avenue Subway going"
Capital - 10/23/13
"No Heel Hazards (or Gusts) as Subway Expands"
The New York Times - 10/1/13
"SUV crashes into 2nd. Ave. subway construction site"
New York Daily News - 7/29/13
"Descending into the 2nd Ave Construction in NYC"
Untapped Cities.com - 7/24/13
"Second Avenue Subway: Phase 1 Halfway Done" (video)
NBC 4 New York - 7/11/13
Abandoned SAS segment party prompts NYPD inquiry
2nd Ave. Sagas - 6/25/13
"New York's Double Standard on NIMBYism"
The Atlantic - 6/25/13
"Build Second Avenue Subway Entrance Elsewhere, Yorkville Residents Tell MTA"
DNAinfo.com New York - 6/14/13
"Digging the Second Avenue Subway" (video)
CBS News - 4/14/13
"Yorkville High-Rise Sues MTA Again Over Second Avenue Subway Entrances"
DNAInfo New York - 3/25/13
"After four-hour rescue attempt, SAS subway worker hauled out of muddy depths alive"
NY Daily News - 3/19/13
"When Muck Swallowed Construction Worker, Rescuers Innovated"
The New York Times - 3/19/13
"Residents Fear Future Storms Could Flood Second Avenue Subway"
DNAInfo New York - 12/19/12
"New York’s Second Ave. Subway Construction" (images)
Epoch Times - 12/14/12
"Take the T Train"
The Huffington Post - 12/11/12
"Second Avenue Subway Construction" (video)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism - 12/8/12
"The Second Avenue NYC Subway Dig, part 1" (video)
ASME.org - Oct 2012
"The Second Avenue NYC Subway Dig, part 2" (video)
ASME.org - Oct 2012
Summary Report of August 21, 2012 Incident
MTA Capital Construction - 9/13/12
"Going deep: A look inside NYC’s giant subway tunnels" (video)
Today/NBC News - 9/12/12
"Work to Resume at Site of Second Ave. Subway Mishap"
The Wall Street Journal - 8/23/12
"Unsecured Steel Plate Above Subway Blast Site ‘Opened Like a Trapdoor’ "
The New York Times - 8/22/12
"2nd ave subway blast sends debris eight stories high"
NY Daily News - 8/21/12
"Blast on Second Avenue Subway Project Shatters Windows Above Ground"
New York Times - 8/21/12
"Below Ground, Blessing a Fresh Tunnel Where Diggers Risk Their Lives"
The New York Times - 8/6/12
"Betting on Second Avenue"
The Wall Street Journal - 8/5/12
"Residents Call Subway Construction Breeding Ground for Crime"
OurTown - 8/2/12
"Second Avenue Subway - 8/2/2012 Update" (video)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Tunneling Below Second Avenue"
The New York Times - 8/1/12
"Way Down in The Hole" (images)
The New York Times - 8/1/12
"The Once and Future Plan to Get New York on Track" (video)
The New York Times - 8/1/12
"Hush-Hush: Undercover and Underground at the Second Avenue Subway Site"
NY Observer - 7/25/12
"MTA Unveils 2nd Ave Subway Air Monitoring Site"
DNAInfo New York - 6/8/12
"2nd Avenue subway construction air-quality readings" (video)
Fox5 News - 6/8/12
"Short subway line, $4.5 billion price tag" (video)
CNNMoney - 5/31/12
"Famous Artists Tapped for Second Avenue Subway Station Installations"
DNAInfo New York - 5/11/12
"No Light at the End of the Tunnel"
Manhattan Magazine - 4/27/12
"Worker Seriously Injured at 86th Street SAS Site"
DNAInfo New York - 4/16/12
"Sandhogs at work on 2nd Ave. Subway" (video)
via YouTube - 4/11/12
"Sandhogs in Their Element: Beneath Second Avenue"
The Village Voice - 4/9/11
"Dig Baby, Dig -- Building a Subway Line" (video)
The Daily - 3/10/12
"Lung hazard at 2nd Ave. Subway"
NY Post - 3/19/12
Photo Tour Of Humongous Cavern Under Second Avenue (46 images)
Gothamist.com - 3/8/12
"The Second Avenue subway penalty: An appraiser's view"
BrickUnderground - 2/27/12
"MTA Mulls Night Visits to Homes of Sleepless Second Ave. Subway Neighbors"
DNAInfo New York - 2/21/12
"Amid a Subway Project’s Dust and Noise, No Complaints About the Rent"
The New York Times - 2/21/12
"Dogs Suffer SAS Health Woes, Owners Say"
DNAInfo New York - 2/8/12
"Should it take decades to build a subway?"
Salon - 2/4/12
"East Siders’ deep-down subway look"
New York Post - 1/22/12
"MTA's SAS Air-Quality Study Dismisses Health Concerns"
DNAInfo New York - 1/19/12
Press Release: Law Suit Filed: Stylist Killed by Dump Truck
Source: Kreindler & Kreindler LLP
PRNewsWire via MarketWatch.com - 1/19/12
"Second Avenue Subway NYC" (video)
via YouTube - 1/9/12
Abandoned 2nd Ave Subway Tunnel (video)
via myBlockNYC.com - 2011
"City Grinds Out a Market for Muck"
Wall Street Journal - 12/22/11
"Pounding Away"
Our Town - 12/14/11
"Working New York: Sandhogs" (audio)
WNYC - 11/28/11
"Subway Depths, Lit by Art"
The Wall Street Journal - 11/25/11
"Dust and Odors From 2nd Ave. Subway Project Worry Residents"
DNAInfo New York - 11/11/11
"2nd Ave. Subway won't lose fed funding"
NY Daily News - 11/1/11
"Behind the Scenes, MTA Engineer-in-Chief Michael Horodniceanu builds a new transit system..."
Capital - 11/1/11
Building Transit Today: The Second Avenue Subway
Untapped New York - 10/4/11
"MTA Defends 2nd Ave Subway Construction Amid Health Worries"
DNAInfo New York - 9/27/11
"Residents Voice Concerns Over Impact On Air Quality" (video)
NY1 News - 9/26/11
Second Avenue Subway Update (video)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority - 9/2/11
"TBM breakthrough in New York"
TunnelTalk - 9/2011
"A Bonus for First Avenue: It's Not Second"
The Wall Street Journal - 9/2/11
"Underground Economy: Cashing in on Rubble From the 2nd Avenue Subway" (audio)
WNYC Radio - 8/23/11
"No Subway, but a Little Silence on Second Avenue"
The New York Times - 8/15/11
"No more underground blasts at night on 2nd Ave" (video)
WABC-TV - 8/15/11
"2nd Ave. Serenade"
New York Post - 8/2/11
"Trying to Plug Big Budget Gap, MTA Asks City to Pay for 2nd Avenue Subway"
WNYC News - 7/30/11
"Sandhogs resurface and the 96st Subway entrance begins"
Thompson's Travels - 7/25/11
"Dust and Odors at Second Avenue Subway Construction Site"
DNAInfo New York - 6/24/11
"Second Avenue Subway Project" (video)
via YouTube - 5/15/2011
"2nd Avenue subway construction buries local small businesses"
Crain's New York Business - 4/24/11
"Second Avenue Street Damage Causes Havoc for Residents and Cars"
DNAInfo New York - 4/11/11
Inside the Second Ave. Subway (56 images)
via Flickr - 4/7/11
Second Avenue Subway Image Set (26 images)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority - 4/7/11
"MTA's Signs Off the Rails"
The Wall Street Journal - 4/6/11
"Subway Walls Falling to Pieces" (video)
Build It Bigger, The Discovery Channel - 4/6/11
"Upper East Side Building Sues MTA Over Planned Subway Entrances"
DNAInfo New York - 2/17/11
"MTA Steps Up Efforts to Help Struggling Second Avenue Shops"
DNAInfo New York - 2/11/11
"Tony's Di Napoli Shuttered by 2nd Ave Subway"
DNAInfo New York - 1/5/11
"Learning the Hard Way About Life Across Town"
The New York Times - 12/16/10
"Living, Briefly, Among the Noise" (video)
The New York Times - 12/16/10
"2nd Avenue Subway Explained to First Graders"
The New York Times - 10/31/10
"Business Owners Protest Second Ave. Subway Impact"
Our Town - 10/27/10
"Subway salvation - Prettying-up for 2nd Ave. dig"
New York Post - 10/23/10
"Mistake in Second Avenue Subway Work Cuts Gas Off"
The New York Times - 10/14/10
"Readers Tell of More Second Avenue Subway Woes"
The New York Times - 10/5/10
"Subway Work on 2nd Avenue Hobbles Stores"
The New York Times - 10/5/10
"Second Avenue Subway Reaches "Boring" Milestone" (video)
NY1 News - 9/22/11
"Plumbing an Obstacle to 2nd Ave. Subway"
The New York Times - 9/9/10
"Above Ground, a 2nd Ave. Subway Plan Attracts Critics"
The New York Times - 8/31/10
"Drill Down: Going Deep With NYC’s Second Avenue Subway Project"
Wired - 8/31/10
"Business Slides on Second Avenue As Subway Construction Drags On"
The Wall Street Journal - 7/31/10
"Equipment failure delays 2nd Ave. subway AGAIN!"
Daily News - 7/27/10
"MTA Agrees: 2nd Ave. Subway Expected in 2018"
Our Town - 7/15/10
Feds See 'Grim' Delays, Overruns on Second Ave. Subway, East Side Access
NY Observer - 7/9/10
"Second Avenue Subway Construction Drill Pops Up on East 90th Street"
DNAInfo New York - 7/8/10
"Subway Drill Pierces Second Avenue; MTA Investigates" (video)
NY1 News - 7/8/10
"Under Second Avenue"
New York Construction - 7/1/10
"With 2nd Ave. Project, Brief Moves May Pay"
The New York Times - 6/22/10
Strangled on Second Ave.
NY Post - 6/21/10
"Second Avenue businesses not digging subway"
Craine's New York Business - 6/20/10
"MTA: First phase of Second Ave. subway on track"
Craine's New York Business - 6/14/10
"Businesses Affected by Second Avenue Subway Construction Demand Money from MTA"
DNAInfo New York - 6/14/10
"Plan to Allow Billboards on Upper East Side Co-Ops Near Second Avenue Subway Project is Rejected"
DNAInfo New York - 5/26/10
Second Avenue Subway TBM Launch Ceremony (video)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority via YouTube - 5/14/10
"Drill Baby Drill at Future 2nd Avenue Tunnel" (video)
NY Post via YouTube - 5/14/10
"Tenants of Upper East Side Building Prepare for MTA Second Avenue Subway Take Over"
DNAInfo New York- 4/27/10
"Rats Mob The Upper East Side"
The Wall Street Journal - 4/26/10
TBM Cutterhead Arrives (2:51)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority - 4/22/10
"Residents brace for 2nd Avenue subway work"
The Real Deal - 4/13/10
"The Stone-Eating Worms"
New York Magazine - 3/28/10
"MTA's construction of 2nd Ave. subway forcing New Yorkers from six buildings to move out"
NY Daily News - 3/23/10
"Subway work impacts apartment residents" (video)
WABC-TV/DT New York - 3/23/10
Blasting on Second Avenue (video)
The Launch Box - 3/19/10
"Second Avenue Subway hit with lawsuit"
The Real Deal - 1/26/10
"What is the Second Avenue Subway" (video)
Metropolitan Transportation Authority - 1/12/10
"Subway Construction Blasts Business" (video)
MeFeedia - 12/17/09
"Going Underground" (video)
Vimeo - 12/17/09
"43. Because We Keep Digging"
New York - 12/13/09
"Second Avenue Strife"
Pavement Pieces - 12/14/09
"With new subway, massive eyesores"
The Real Deal - 11/30/09
"Co-op Boards Together vs. MTA"
Habitat Magazine - 11/25/09
"2nd Ave. Subway May Be Delayed, Again,
And Gets B-minus In Report"
NY Daily News - 9/26/09
"Tenants Making Way for Subway Ask:
You Want Me to Move Where?"
The New York Times - 9/7/09
"Businesses Along Second Avenue Subway Continue to Struggle"
Epoch Times - 8/19/09
"Second Avenue Subway delay to impact real estate in the short-term"
The Real Deal - 7/22/09
"Further Delays Possible for Second Avenue Subway"
The New York Times - 7/22/09
" 'You can hold me accountable': MTA construction chief says no more delays to Second Ave. subway"
NY Daily News - 7/22/09
MTA construction chief says no more delays to Second Ave"
NY Daily News - 7/22/09
"Subway Line Along Second Ave. Delayed Till 2016"
The New York Times - 7/21/09
"Second Avenue Subway animation + quick facts" (video)
via YouTube - 5/1/09
"Building the 2nd Avenue Subway" (video)
Thirteen/WNET - 12/15/08
"2nd Avenue Subway New York" (audio)
ABC Radio National (Australia) - 11/26/08
"Upper E. Hell Zone"
New York Post - 11/10/08
"Local Business Owners Struggle Through Construction Project"
The Epoch Times - 11/6/08
"Second Avenue Subway: Rethink 1"
The Transport Politic - 11/5/08
"Second Avenue Subway: Rethink 2"
The Transport Politic - 11/6/08
"2nd Avenue Heartache" (video)
YouTube - 08/16/08
"Businesses Suffer 2nd Ave. Subway Tunneling, Call on Mayor's Support"
Epoch Times - 06/23/08
"End of the Line - For Second Avenue shop owners, it’s a subway to hell"
New York Magazine - 2/10/08
"Clobbered by a Train They Didn't See Coming"
The New York Times - 1/27/08
"MTA to $uffer if Train 'Stalls'"
New York Post - 11/20/07
"U.S. Approves $1.3 Billion for 2nd Avenue Subway"
The New York Times - 11/19/07
"Nerves Exposed, Second Avenue Waits for Its Subway"
The New York Times - 10/07/07
"Miracle on (and Under) Second Avenue"
Architectural Record - 8/07
"Second Avenue Subway Could Prove To Be Track to Profits"
The New York Sun - 7/12/07
"2nd Ave. Subway’s Photo Op Cost the M.T.A. $89,000"
The New York Times - 5/25/07
"Developers Mull Uses for Rare Rock Excavated for Tunnels"
The New York Sun - 4/26/07
"Was There a Ghost? No, Just a Tunnel at the
Latest Subway Groundbreaking"
The New York Times - 4/13/07
"A Ground Breaking History" (video)
The New York Times - 4/13/07
"Is That Finally the Sound of a 2nd Ave. Subway?"
The New York Times - 4/9/07
"2nd Ave. Subway Platforms May Get Glass Walls and Sliding Doors"
The New York Times - 4/5/07
"A Museum-Quality Car for a Subway Yet Unbuilt"
The New York Times - 3/24/07
"Costs Expand for Digging New Subway"
The New York Times - 3/20/07
"First 2nd Ave. Stops Would Connect With Downtown"
Downtown Express - 4/21/06
"Transit Agency Authorizes Funds for 2nd Ave Line"
The New York Times - 11/16/05
"The Bond Passed. Now Comes the Hard Part:
Actually Building a 2nd Avenue Subway"
The New York Times - 11/14/05
"Proposition No. 2 Promises 2nd Ave. Subway"
Epoch Times - 11/2/05
"M.T.A. Expected to Ask for Proposals To Build First Stage of 2nd Ave. Subway"
The New York Times - 4/27/04
"MTA Presents Latest Plans For Second Avenue Subway" (video)
NY1 News - 4/26/04
"The Line That Time Forgot"
New York Magazine - 3/29/04
"East Side Residents Complain About Second Avenue Subway" (video)
NY1 News - 9/23/03
"Public Hearings Begin On Second Avenue Subway" (video)
NY1 News - 5/12/03
"Plans Advance for Building a 2nd Avenue Subway the Length of Manhattan"
The New York Times - 4/5/00
"M.T.A. Accused of Censorship in Stopping Ads for Second Avenue Subway" (video)
NY1 News - 3/7/00
"Fight for Second Avenue Subway Line Continues" (video)
NY1 News - 9/28/1999
"Official Urge M.T.A. to Build Full Second Ave. Subway Line"
The New York Times - 9/9/99
"Group Seeking 2d Ave. Subway Takes Issue With M.T.A."
The New York Times - 8/19/99
"Officials Cite Costly Hurdles to Second Avenue Subway Plan"
The New York Times - 3/12/99
"After 24 Years, Subway Line for Second Avenue Gets Another Looks"
The New York Times - 1/27/99
"Experts Offer a Wish List to Improve Transportation on the East Side"
The New York Times - 6/27/95
"A Tunnel Waiting Two Decades for a Train; Shafts for the Second Avenue Subway Are Maintained, in Case the Line Is Ever Built"
The New York Times - 4/19/94
"For Rnt by M.T.A.: 2 Tunls, Need Wrk, No Vu"
The New York Times - 8/2/82
"Once Hailed Subway Is Scorned in East Harlem"
The New York Times - 6/24/77
"Work Is Stopped on Subway Line - City Lacks Funds to Finish Part of 2d Ave. Project"
The New York Times - 9/26/75
"2d Ave. Tunnelers Push On, Despite Potential Futility"
The New York Times - 1/10/75
"2d Ave. Subway Put Off Further"
The New York Times - 12/14/74
"2d Ave. Subway Delayed till '86 As Costs Spiral"
The New York Times - 11/1/74
"Beame and Wilson Man the Jackhammers To Start 4th Segment of 2d Ave. Subway"
[at 2nd Street]
The New York Times - 7/26/74
"Ground Is Broken [again] for 2d Ave. Link"
[at the Canal Street end of the Manhattan Bridge]
The New York Times - 10/25/73
"Network of Uncharted Utility Lines is Found in Digging for 2d Ave. Subway"
The New York Times - 2/18/73
"Rockefeller and Lindsey Break Ground for 2d Avenue Subway"
[at 103rd Street]
The New York Times - 10/28/72
"U.S. Agrees to Aid 2d Avenue Subway"
The New York Times - 6/11/72
"M.T.A. Agress to Station at 96th St. on 2d Ave. Line"
The New York Times - 10/4/71
"M.T.A. Adds a Stop, 72nd St., To Its 2d Avenue Subway Plans"
The New York Times - 8/28/71
"Second Avenue Subway: Bumpy Road Ahead"
New York - 2/8/71
"Design Pact Set for New Subway
- $11.6-Million Contract Let on Plans for 2d Ave. Line"
The New York Times - 8/17/70
"City Approves 2d Ave. Subway and 11 Other New Transit Lines"
The New York Times - 9/21/68
"3 Agencies of City Ask Modification of 2d Ave. Subway
- Report to Estimate Board Calls for Tunnel,Not Open Cut, and Only 2 Tracks"
The New York Times -8/15/68
"Routes Outlined for New Subways"
The New York Times - 1/2/68
"A 2d Ave Subway Called Unlikely"
The New York Times - 3/9/57
"City's Huge Debt May Delay Start of 2d Ave. Subway"
The New York Times - 8/18/52
"$500,000 Voted for 2d Ave Subway by Estimate Board"
The New York Times - 9/14/51
"Subway Expansion to Cost $400,000 Proposed for City
- 6-track 2nd Ave. Main Unit in Plan to
Raise Capacities in Some Cases by 357%"
The New York Times - 12/15/47
"100 Miles of Subway in New City Project;
52 of Them in Queens
- Second Av. Trunk Line to Be Hub, Linking With Bronx and
New River Tubes to East"
The New York Times - 9/16/29
"Second Av. Chosen for Next Subway; Cost $800,000"
The New York Times - 8/30/29
"City Soon to Launch $600,000 Subway for the East Side"
The New York Times - 4/5/29
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