tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22010755315440105042024-03-08T07:24:09.173-05:00The Launch Box Bloga blog about building the
Second Avenue SubwayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201075531544010504.post-79776504538752101422017-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:002017-04-26T10:43:51.768-04:00AT LONG LAST, A SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY!I can't top the New York Times, so please have a look at their updates on the opening of Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway on this link:<br />
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<b><a href="http://nyti.ms/2hGNPIm" target="_blank">Second Avenue Subway Opens: Updates</a></b><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons, Emily Palmer, Noah Remnick, Daniel Slotnik and Jonathan Wolfe<br />
<i>The New York Times</i> | January 1, 2017<br />
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority | 1/1/2017<br />
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A wonderful video that covers the history, the planning, the construction and the artwork of what is the Second Avenue Subway in New York City.<br />
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<b>Here's a collection of notable stories, videos, and pictures from today's start of Revenue Service for Phase 1 of the project.</b><br />
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Photos: <a href="https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo">@NYGovCuomo</a> and Chairman Prendergast rode the first train in regular service on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/2ndAveSubway?src=hash">#2ndAveSubway</a> today. <a href="https://t.co/H8Butudi2Z">https://t.co/H8Butudi2Z</a></div>
— MTA (@MTA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MTA/status/815650003591036928">January 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<a href="http://gothamist.com/2017/01/01/new_subway_smell_second_avenue_subw.php" target="_blank">"New Subway Smell: Second Avenue Subway Opens On New Year's Day"</a><br />
By Scott Heins | Gothamist | January 1, 2017<br />
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<a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/the-first-day-in-the-life-of-the-second-avenue-subway.html" target="_blank">"The First Day in the Life of the Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Jen Kirby | <i>New York Magazine </i>| January 1, 2017<br />
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The first incident on the new line.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ServiceAlert?src=hash">#ServiceAlert</a>: Due an earlier incident at 72 St, Q train service has resumed with delays.</div>
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCTSubway/status/815654882996850689">January 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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WNYC | January 1, 2017<br />
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<b>Here's a listing of the recent additions</b><br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/kRkGPNYCdOs">"NYC's Second Avenue Subway Set To Open After Decades Of Delays"</a><br />
By Craig Melvin | TODAY | December 30, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2hyZM32">"Second Avenue Subway's Arrival Brings Fear That Rents Will Soar"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 30, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2iKwf3S">"Second Avenue Subway Ringing In New Year With Party"</a><br />
By Sarah Maslin | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 29, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2iGcmey">"A Long Wait for the Second Avenue Subway, but Worth It"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 28, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gov-cuomo-inaugural-ride-ave-subway-nye-article-1.2924640">"Gov. Cuomo to take inaugural ride of Second Ave. subway on New Year's Eve"</a><br />
By Dan Rivoli | <i>Daily News</i> | December 27, 2016Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201075531544010504.post-70770666824446654062016-12-29T18:00:00.000-05:002017-04-26T10:44:32.815-04:00The Second Avenue LocalSay hello to the <b>New Q Train </b>. . .<br />
the <b>Second Avenue/Broadway Express/Brighton Local</b><br />
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The full schedule is available on this download link:<br />
<a href="http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/tqcur.pdf">Q Line Subway Timetable</a> (PDF) | effective January 1, 2017<br />
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Q trains will operate between Coney Island-Stillwell Av, Brooklyn, and <b>96 St/</b><br />
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In Manhattan, Q service operates on <b>Second Av</b> stopping at 96 St, 86 St, 72 St, then Lexington Av/63 St, and 57 St/7 Av. Q service <u>runs express on Broadway</u> (except late nights), stopping at 42 St-Times Sq, 34 St-Herald Sq, 14 St-Union Sq, and Canal St.<br />
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Late nights, the Q <u>runs local</u> between 96 St and Coney Island-Stillwell Av via the Manhattan Bridge.<br />
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Starting on January 1, 2017 Q trains will run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and <b><u>every six minutes</u></b> during peak hours.<br />
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Starting on Monday, January 9, 2017, Q trains will begin operating in full service, which includes overnight service.<br />
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<b>Notable points from the new Q Line timetable</b><br />
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Scheduled travel time from 96th St to . . . (at 7 am on weekdays)<br />
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63rd St/Lexington Av | <b>6 mins</b><br />
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58th St/7th Av | <b>9 mins</b><br />
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34th St Herald Sq | <b>13 mins</b><br />
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Canal St | <b>20 mins</b><br />
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Atlantic Av (Brooklyn) | <b>29 mins</b><br />
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<b> </b>Coney Island-Stillwell Av | <b>1 hr 4 mins</b><br />
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Oddly the strip map in the Q Line timetable does not list the new stations at 96th St, 86th St, and 72nd St as <b>♿</b> accessible stations. Either this is just an oversight or the new elevators are not yet ready. I guess we'll find out on January 1st. (<b>Update</b>: The timetable was corrected on December 30th. The elevators were in fact working when revenue service started on January 1, 2017.)<br />
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<i><b>A footnote:</b></i><br />
As I write this posting it is hard for me to imagine that the countdown clock on this blog (which I posted here over three years ago) now says that we have just <b>2 days</b> to go until the Start of Revenue Service. It really only seems like yesterday that I posted my first set of images of the construction of Second Avenue... back on April 14, 2007.<br />
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Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend Governor Cuomo's Ceremonial Ride on New Years Eve (I haven't been invited) or the Start of Revenue Service on January 1st (we have guests visiting).<br />
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I will post a set of images of the new stations in the next week or so and then I plan to wrap up this project with a retrospective posting that looks back at the past ten years.<br />
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I will leave Phase 2, 3 and 4 of this project to someone else.<br />
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Ben Heckscher<br />
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<b>Here's a listing of the recent additions</b><br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2iGcmey">"A Long Wait for the Second Avenue Subway, but Worth It"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 28, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gov-cuomo-inaugural-ride-ave-subway-nye-article-1.2924640">"Gov. Cuomo to take inaugural ride of Second Ave. subway on New Year's Eve"</a><br />
By Dan Rivoli | <i>Daily News</i> | December 27, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/transit-fans-tour-spanking-new-ave-subway-station-article-1.2920719">"Transit fans tour the spanking new 2nd Ave subway station before official Jan. 1 opening"</a><br />
By Dan Rivoli | <i>Daily News</i> | December 22, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nypost.com/2016/12/22/inside-the-new-second-avenue-subway/">"Inside the new Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Danielle Furfaro | <i>NY Post</i> | December 22, 2016<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/albums/72157676756060010">Images: 96th Street Station</a><br />
Office of Gov. Cuomo | December 22, 2016<br />
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<a href="https://www.6sqft.com/ghost-tunnel-under-central-park-will-reopen-along-with-second-avenue-subway/">"Ghost tunnel under Central Park will reopen along with Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Diane Pham | 6sqft | December 22, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/12/when-manhattan-had-elevated-trains/508670/">"When Manhattan Had Elevated Trains"</a><br />
By Vincent Valk | <i>The Atlantic</i> | December 22, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.amny.com/transit/second-avenue-subway-cost-concerns-transit-experts-1.12792664">"Second Avenue subway cost concerns transit experts"</a><br />
By Vincent Barone | <i>amNY</i> | December 22, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://gothamist.com/2016/12/21/2nd_avenue_subway_history.php">"A Brief History Of The Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Rebecca Fishbein | Gothamist | December 21, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.mta.info/news/2016/12/19/governor-cuomo-announces-time-opening-second-avenue-subway">Press Release: Second Avenue Subway to Open On-Time</a><br />
Press Release from the MTA | December 19, 2016<br />
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<a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-presents-largest-permanent-public-art-installation-new-york-history-ahead-second">The Art of the Second Avenue Subway</a><br />
Office of Gov Cuomo | December 19, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2i7gcwZ">"2nd Avenue Subway Will Open on New Year’s Day, M.T.A. Says"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 19, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2i0Oiqi">"Art Underground: A First Look at the Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 19, 2016Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201075531544010504.post-51628205096119352752016-12-19T09:00:00.000-05:002017-04-26T10:45:17.907-04:002ND AVE SUBWAY TO OPEN NEW YEARS DAY<b>Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway will open to the public on Sunday, January 1st, 2017.</b><br />
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Here's a link to the full story:<br />
<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cuomo-promises-ave-subway-open-jan-1-article-1.2915501" target="_blank">"Gov. Cuomo promises Second Ave. subway will meet deadline, open on New Year's Day"</a><br />
By Dan Rivoli, Edgar Sandoval, and Leonard Greene | <i>Daily News</i> | December 18, 2016<br />
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— Emma G. Fitzsimmons (@emmagf) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/810511368071839744">December 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Here's a link to recent video report, with yet another tour led by Governor Cuomo, from Sunday evening.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Second-Avenue-Subway-Service-Begins-January-Gov-Cuomo-Says-407383455.html">"2nd Avenue Subway Service to Begin New Year's Day: Gov. Cuomo"</a><br />
By Andrew Siff | WNBC New York | December 18, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2i0Oiqi" target="_blank">"Art Underground: A First Look at the Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Randy Kennedy | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 19, 2016<br />
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Correction from the MTA: The Second Avenue subway will open at *NOON* on January 1 (not 6:04 a.m. as the chairman said earlier).</div>
— Emma G. Fitzsimmons (@emmagf) <a href="https://twitter.com/emmagf/status/810910103088037891">December 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<b>It's official — the MTA has confirmed that the line will open on January 1st.</b><br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2i7gcwZ">"2nd Avenue Subway Will Open on New Year’s Day, M.T.A. Says"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | December 19, 2016<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.mta.info/news/2016/12/19/governor-cuomo-announces-time-opening-second-avenue-subway" target="_blank">Second Avenue Subway to Open On-Time</a></b><br />
Press Release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority | December 19, 2016<br />
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Revenue service will begin at noon on January 1, when the first uptown Q train to Second Avenue departs from the 57-7 Av station. Trains will run every six minutes during peak hours and will run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the rest of the first week. Overnight service will begin on Monday, January 9.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mta.info/news/2016/12/19/governor-cuomo-presents-largest-permanent-public-art-installation-new-york-history">MTA Press Release: Governor Cuomo Presents Largest Permanent Public Art Installation in New York History Ahead of Second Avenue Subway Opening</a><br />
Press Release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority | December 19, 2016<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/sets/72157677942834956" target="_blank">Images: Second Avenue Subway Artwork</a><br />
MTA via Flickr | December 19, 2016<br />
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<b>Here's a listing of the recent additions</b><br />
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<a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/a-history-of-waiting-for-the-second-avenue-subway.html?mid=twitter_nymag">"A History of Waiting for the Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Christopher Bonanos | New York Magazine | 12/16/16<br />
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<a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161215/yorkville/senior-living-second-avenue">"24-Story Senior Living High Rise Slated for Second Avenue in 2019"</a><br />
By Shaye Weaver | DNAinfo | 12/15/16<br />
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<a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161214/financial-district/second-avenue-subway-when-will-it-open-on-time-dec-31">"Second Avenue Subway Won't Open Until 'All Stations' Are Finished: MTA"</a><br />
By Danielle Tcholakian | DNAinfo | 12/14/16<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201075531544010504.post-40480679374529727582016-12-14T09:00:00.000-05:002017-04-26T10:45:42.279-04:00CBS2: 2nd Ave Subway Tour With The Governor <br />
CBS New York has been all over this story over the past few days. Here are three of their recent reports from Second Avenue.<br />
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Reported by Magdalena Doris | WCBS-TV | 12/14/16<br />
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Reported by Marcia Kramer | WCBS-TV | 12/13/16<br />
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CBS New York reports that 2,000 people are working 24/7 to get the line open by the end of the year. <br />
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Cuomo says, "I think we could almost open tomorrow."<br />
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Reported by Janelle Burrell | WCBS-TV | 12/12/16<br />
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The countdown to the end of the year deadline continues.<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2hLJEbM">"With Second Ave. Subway, Cuomo Has Hands-On Role and Eye on the Future" - NYT</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | 12/13/16<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2gzGL1z">"M.T.A. Races to Finish 2nd Avenue Subway as Deadline Looms"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | 12/12/16<br />
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By Jose Martinez | <i>amNY</i> | 12/12/16<br />
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Office of Governor Cuomo | 12/11/16<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/albums/72157676032223891">Images: Gov. Cuomo Visits New 72nd Street Station</a><br />
Office of Governor Cuomo | 12/9/16<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201075531544010504.post-85491306919602711292016-12-09T20:00:00.000-05:002017-04-26T10:46:34.779-04:00The Final PushWill it open on time, or not - that is the question of the day.<br />
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I ventured out last Wednesday to have a look at the work sites along Second Avenue and what I saw was not pretty.<br />
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What I expected to see was a set of new subway entrances and ancillary buildings that were <u>finished</u>. Instead what I saw was an army of construction workers, supervisors, inspectors, consultants, engineers, MTA officials, and others racing to complete a project that first broke ground back in 2007.<br />
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Reliable sources have told me that Governor Cuomo has been on site three times in the past few weeks and that he is pushing the MTA very hard to get the line open by the end of 2016. Sources tell me that many contractors now have people working 24/7 - three shifts, seven days a week.<br />
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Other reliable sources tell me that the line will open, in some form, on F<strike>riday, December 30th, 2016</strike>. (it appears now that the line will open on January 1, 2017) What this exactly means is not clear but it would seem that if there is a will (of the Governor) there must be a way. Right?<br />
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We should know for sure next week when the MTA Board of Directors holds their last meetings before the end of the year.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Update | December 10, 2016</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/sets/72157676032223891" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d5ceQMBq7aw/WE1zqeqjKQI/AAAAAAAAIr8/UlL2vvfG4H8khZnvLqtCm2zZpx3ekh8fwCLcB/s400/SAS%2B-%2BCuomo%2B-%2B9%2BDec%2B2016.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/albums/72157676032223891" target="_blank">"Governor Cuomo visits 2nd Ave Subway Station in New York City"</a> <br />
Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo | December 9, 2016 | via Flick<br />
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Governor Andrew Cuomo toured the active 72nd Street Station work site on Friday, December 9th.<br />
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Melissa DeRosa, Governor Cuomo's Chief of Staff, said, "Governor Cuomo visits the Second Avenue subway several times a week and holds weekly meetings with the MTA and its contractors. Today was another one of those visits. The Governor believes the progress is encouraging and he's cautiously optimistic about hitting the January 1 deadline."<br />
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Oddly, the images show that the Governor was not wearing a hard hat or protective glasses during his tour of the job site.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Update | December 11, 2016</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/sets/72157673749530154" target="_blank">"Governor Cuomo Visit 2nd Ave Subway 86th St Station"</a><br />
Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo | December 11, 2016 | via Flick<br />
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Governor Cuomo drops in to tour the progress at another station.<br />
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A note about the posting that follows:<br />
Click any of the station signs to view a map that shows the location of each new subway entrance.<br />
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12/7/2016<br />
Upper level - looking east<br />
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This is an image of the upper level of the existing Lexington Av/63rd St station. The train arriving is a Manhattan-bound F train. On the opposite side of the platform is the track that leads to the new tunnel under Second Avenue.<br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tY6R0-t2F_g/WErZcrvIjkI/AAAAAAAAIpQ/3o0DN3DlHAEsyB5zoM6HaiWhdhSRmgBHACLcB/s1600/IMG_1898.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tY6R0-t2F_g/WErZcrvIjkI/AAAAAAAAIpQ/3o0DN3DlHAEsyB5zoM6HaiWhdhSRmgBHACLcB/s400/IMG_1898.jpg" width="228" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
Upper level - looking east<br />
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A view of one of the new stairways that connect the upper and lower levels of this station.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TAo_TYTdNVo/WErZdVHtERI/AAAAAAAAIpY/tBKeh3aX5E8j8g-6TVz3TvWkVG4O19vLACLcB/s1600/IMG_1887.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TAo_TYTdNVo/WErZdVHtERI/AAAAAAAAIpY/tBKeh3aX5E8j8g-6TVz3TvWkVG4O19vLACLcB/s400/IMG_1887.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
Lower level - looking east<br />
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F Line trains use the tracks on the right and Q Line trains will use the tracks on the left.<br />
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<i>Further information on the reconstruction of this station can be found in this earlier report:</i><br />
<a href="http://thelaunchbox.blogspot.com/2012/10/behind-blue-wall.html">"Behind the Blue Wall"</a> | The Launch Box | October 21, 2012<br />
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Now let's go up to street level to have a look at the new entrances that will provide access to the east end of the Lexington Av/63rd St platform.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hnja0g5jYPs/WErZefUkDrI/AAAAAAAAIpg/z83LjbUduLwND_vInw8cL9rzok01p7ijQCLcB/s1600/IMG_1919.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hnja0g5jYPs/WErZefUkDrI/AAAAAAAAIpg/z83LjbUduLwND_vInw8cL9rzok01p7ijQCLcB/s400/IMG_1919.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
63rd Street & 3rd Avenue<br />
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A view of the new elevator entrance on the NW corner and the new entrance on the SW corner.<br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cc8HWYZfnAk/WErZfBuSKGI/AAAAAAAAIpo/IQc-jLaZsd4HaXO9BIFU8VmPt_KhtBtTgCLcB/s1600/IMG_1931.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cc8HWYZfnAk/WErZfBuSKGI/AAAAAAAAIpo/IQc-jLaZsd4HaXO9BIFU8VmPt_KhtBtTgCLcB/s400/IMG_1931.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
63rd Street & 3rd Avenue<br />
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A view of the new entrance on the NE corner.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wcqVGFmdCak/WErZftjSuJI/AAAAAAAAIps/jruT_MoIpGsiPxrQk55etfwgvtnueK4tgCLcB/s1600/IMG_1936.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wcqVGFmdCak/WErZftjSuJI/AAAAAAAAIps/jruT_MoIpGsiPxrQk55etfwgvtnueK4tgCLcB/s400/IMG_1936.jpg" width="305" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
63rd Street & 3rd Avenue<br />
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A view of the new entrance on the SE corner.<br />
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<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110814694674195937063.00048fe98de8385c59d39&ll=40.768037,-73.95892&spn=0.003908,0.009463&z=17&lci=transit_comp" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532194446758380210" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tjgTAe0iBhA/TMZNidtsArI/AAAAAAAAEUA/bLHs7oAsDyU/s400/small+72+Street+Q.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 80px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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The images that follow show on-going work at the street level entrances to the new 72nd Street Station on Second Avenue. As the images show, there is still a considerable amount of work that still needs to be accomplished before these entrances can be opened to the public.<br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DO_PZ3BJmDM/WErZghjbTCI/AAAAAAAAIp0/-5z51RDo7b4gfa21J7QDh-Pzz5xm_WRvACLcB/s1600/IMG_1966.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DO_PZ3BJmDM/WErZghjbTCI/AAAAAAAAIp0/-5z51RDo7b4gfa21J7QDh-Pzz5xm_WRvACLcB/s400/IMG_1966.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
69th St - looking south<br />
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A view of one of the two entrances been constructed in a bump-out on Second Avenue near the NE corner of this intersection. If I'm not mistaken, the original plan was to construct this entrances inside the building at this corner but for many reasons this plan was changed.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hf_tc8xjJkA/WErZhEGib4I/AAAAAAAAIp4/rPXzIPBxVzEQOt7cYrELNR9ESKjpv0VIgCLcB/s1600/IMG_1980.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hf_tc8xjJkA/WErZhEGib4I/AAAAAAAAIp4/rPXzIPBxVzEQOt7cYrELNR9ESKjpv0VIgCLcB/s400/IMG_1980.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
btw. 69th & 70th streets - looking south<br />
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Another view of the new entrances on this location.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bfCd2xIUd2Y/WErZjNR5QjI/AAAAAAAAIqI/4kHGpnVoEb4QVTdHQ5I14jvUmTV_G-SyQCLcB/s1600/IMG_2031.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bfCd2xIUd2Y/WErZjNR5QjI/AAAAAAAAIqI/4kHGpnVoEb4QVTdHQ5I14jvUmTV_G-SyQCLcB/s400/IMG_2031.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
72nd St - looking east<br />
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A view of the new elevator entrance on the SE corner of this intersection. The entrance consists of a bank of five elevators.<br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L5TTK4Yg4Rc/WErZjYVUulI/AAAAAAAAIqM/3jy02j0GSogB5g4DomDbn-kYMIlIedosgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2034.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L5TTK4Yg4Rc/WErZjYVUulI/AAAAAAAAIqM/3jy02j0GSogB5g4DomDbn-kYMIlIedosgCLcB/s400/IMG_2034.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
72nd St - looking east<br />
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The image shows a flock of birds flying above the new elevator entrance at this location. The birds are not actually real - they are part of the artwork that has been installed at this entrance.<br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-79_D1kMc1_o/WErZifNMXPI/AAAAAAAAIqE/gClVEWZFE4gJHDwydm_xFoP0od0jLsYJQCLcB/s1600/IMG_2026.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-79_D1kMc1_o/WErZifNMXPI/AAAAAAAAIqE/gClVEWZFE4gJHDwydm_xFoP0od0jLsYJQCLcB/s400/IMG_2026.jpg" width="249" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
72n St - looking east<br />
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A man waiting for an elevator or a work or art? You be the judge.<br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HCUN1wAK_08/WErZkECFx5I/AAAAAAAAIqQ/USvR9cx-5tE_i8qLuDqTBlwqiZfX-vXVgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2041.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HCUN1wAK_08/WErZkECFx5I/AAAAAAAAIqQ/USvR9cx-5tE_i8qLuDqTBlwqiZfX-vXVgCLcB/s400/IMG_2041.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
72nd St - looking NW<br />
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A view of the massive 8-story tall ancillary building that has been constructed at the NW corner of this intersection. This structure also includes a new entrance to the station.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jETsTMUI6G0/WErZko5EloI/AAAAAAAAIqU/HGXbGucFdTEaVLQz1QxqX51eGLk7xddBwCLcB/s1600/IMG_2042.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jETsTMUI6G0/WErZko5EloI/AAAAAAAAIqU/HGXbGucFdTEaVLQz1QxqX51eGLk7xddBwCLcB/s400/IMG_2042.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
2nd Av, just north of 72nd St - looking west<br />
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Workers dealing with a few issues at this entrance location.<br />
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Look carefully and you can see something quite odd in this image. So why is there a balloon flying under the roof here?<br />
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I was fooled by what I saw when I took this shot. It wasn't until the following day when I was editing that I noticed that this image includes a lifesize piece of artwork.<br />
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<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110814694674195937063.00048fe98de8385c59d39&ll=40.77704,-73.952365&spn=0.003908,0.009463&z=17&lci=transit_comp" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532194446039143826" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tjgTAe0iBhA/TMZNibCNVZI/AAAAAAAAEUI/8e3GeXDwULU/s400/small+86+Street+Q.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 80px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pk1s4_Ofozg/WErZmpfKpWI/AAAAAAAAIqk/gjCCtXb0BQEtbdbjLcXYbX625iqMHnZgwCLcB/s1600/IMG_2077.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pk1s4_Ofozg/WErZmpfKpWI/AAAAAAAAIqk/gjCCtXb0BQEtbdbjLcXYbX625iqMHnZgwCLcB/s400/IMG_2077.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
83rd St - looking south<br />
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A view of the new entrance to the 86th Street station at this location.<br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bic837lvxz0/WErZnGelF5I/AAAAAAAAIqo/CxusrWq2gmcs-NT_eb0TLT9WSGV9qyjKgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2085.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bic837lvxz0/WErZnGelF5I/AAAAAAAAIqo/CxusrWq2gmcs-NT_eb0TLT9WSGV9qyjKgCLcB/s400/IMG_2085.jpg" width="237" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
Just south of 86th St - looking north<br />
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The worker in this image is measuring the sound level at this location. The worker is collecting data to verify that the sound that being produced by the nearby jackhammer work is not louder than what is permitted.<br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tfAHc9b0cjc/WErZoGRCpvI/AAAAAAAAIqs/2T1aqUFqLRk1VATxgWbRUY61jHV-HstNgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2105.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tfAHc9b0cjc/WErZoGRCpvI/AAAAAAAAIqs/2T1aqUFqLRk1VATxgWbRUY61jHV-HstNgCLcB/s400/IMG_2105.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
Just north of 86th St - looking south<br />
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Ongoing work at 86th street. The building on the right is an ancillary structure for the new subway line. The new entrances at this location are on 86th Street on the east side of Second Avenue.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kzdq49Y2NHI/WErZolUUJtI/AAAAAAAAIq0/GsYowJ2Xdts1uNb9sEtthUdojm4NO5WPQCLcB/s1600/IMG_2120.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kzdq49Y2NHI/WErZolUUJtI/AAAAAAAAIq0/GsYowJ2Xdts1uNb9sEtthUdojm4NO5WPQCLcB/s400/IMG_2120.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
Just south of 94th St - looking west<br />
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A view of the new entrance on the SW corner of 94th and Second Ave.<br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R2Eo-z7zVPM/WErZpTyMhxI/AAAAAAAAIq8/Zi55PS5aX1EhqsOlnWIJ7AnWs79i8XaCACLcB/s1600/IMG_2130.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R2Eo-z7zVPM/WErZpTyMhxI/AAAAAAAAIq8/Zi55PS5aX1EhqsOlnWIJ7AnWs79i8XaCACLcB/s400/IMG_2130.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
just north of 94th St - looking south<br />
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A view of a new entrance on the NE corner of 94th and Second Avenue<br />
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bqEpMqjFM2E/WErZrtbDTbI/AAAAAAAAIrM/3cwGhgxXp0cGYbLY7_xTw9uU_7phkR2vgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2162.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bqEpMqjFM2E/WErZrtbDTbI/AAAAAAAAIrM/3cwGhgxXp0cGYbLY7_xTw9uU_7phkR2vgCLcB/s400/IMG_2162.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
96th St, NE corner - looking SE<br />
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A view of the new entrance on the SW corner of 96th and Second Avenue - which includes both an escalator entrance and an elevator entrance.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y9rkIHPyT0k/WErZqHda38I/AAAAAAAAIrA/qjSJx8BmJog0DF_mhNUMExpyG0Kt70ZaACLcB/s1600/IMG_2143.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y9rkIHPyT0k/WErZqHda38I/AAAAAAAAIrA/qjSJx8BmJog0DF_mhNUMExpyG0Kt70ZaACLcB/s400/IMG_2143.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
95th St - looking north<br />
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A very active work site at this location.<br />
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XXydAN-rZsA/WErZrA_EgII/AAAAAAAAIrI/0r_P7B7H1yUEQEAPrYGvokIMxFm4ZdJPgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2157.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XXydAN-rZsA/WErZrA_EgII/AAAAAAAAIrI/0r_P7B7H1yUEQEAPrYGvokIMxFm4ZdJPgCLcB/s400/IMG_2157.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
12/7/2016<br />
97th St, NE corner - looking SW<br />
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The ancillary building for the 96th Street station.<br />
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Interested in what's next for the Second Avenue Subway? Then get yourself over to the official Second Avenue Subway Community information Center at 1628 Second Avenue, btw. 84th and 85th streets. The staff there can answer most any question that you might have about Phase I or Phase II of the project<br />
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Note that this office will most likely be moving to East Harlem at some stage in 2017 as Phase II of the project kicks into high gear.<br />
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Further details on the scanned images below.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CjkGxG3oK80/WEr50rjEhbI/AAAAAAAAIro/dZE6i-R0x3k87l9vCaY2t1rypXKrR-4pwCLcB/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CjkGxG3oK80/WEr50rjEhbI/AAAAAAAAIro/dZE6i-R0x3k87l9vCaY2t1rypXKrR-4pwCLcB/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<b>Here's a listing of the recent additions</b><br />
<b>to the right-hand column of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Launch Box:</span></b><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/mta-under-pressure-to-open-second-avenue-subway-1480889219&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzA2NTAwOTM5ODY2NTkxMDE5NTIaMzAyYjZmNTZjNzUxN2Q0MTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHvYP4bt14aGdtdYFtMD9GX0vo28g">"MTA Under Pressure to Open Second Avenue Subway"</a><br />
By Mike Vilensky | <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> | December 5, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://www.amny.com/transit/second-avenue-subway-s-launch-date-may-change-mta-warns-1.12627275">"Second Avenue subway’s launch date may change, MTA warns"</a><br />
By Vincent Barone | <i>amNY</i> | November 16, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2eUyQpK">" ‘Unprecedented’ Work Required to Open 2nd Avenue Subway by Year’s End, Officials Say"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | November 14, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://streeteasy.com/blog/second-avenue-subway/">"Changing Grid: Second Avenue Subway and Its Impact on Rental Costs"</a><br />
By Mariela Quintana | StreetEasy Blog | November 9, 2016<br />
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<a href="http://nypost.com/2016/11/02/all-aboard-the-second-avenue-subway-real-estate-boom/">"All aboard the Second Avenue Subway real estate boom"</a><br />
By Roberta Bernstein | <i>The New York Post</i> | November 2, 2016<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/b-GAA4DOd7s" target="_blank">"Second Avenue Subway Test Train"</a> (10:20)<br />
10/27/2016 | via YouTube (no sound)<br />
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A very nice high-definition video of the forward view from a front window of an operating subway train under Second Avenue. <br />
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The train in the video starts on one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_track" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tail tracks</a> north of the new 96th Street station.<br />
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The train then proceeds into the nearly complete 96th street and comes to a stop at the south end of the platform.<br />
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The train then slowly departs the station and crosses over to the other track.<br />
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The train proceeds to the 86th Street station and comes to a stop at the south end of the platform.<br />
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The train then proceeds south, at a good rate of speed, to the 72nd Street station where it again comes to a stop at the south end of the platform.<br />
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The train then departs the 72nd Street station,<br />
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<i>If you pause the video at 6:52 you will see a flat wall on the left side of the track. The current plan for Phase 3 of the Second Avenue Subway Project calls for the construction of a tunnel on the other side of this wall. After the new tunnel is built a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch" target="_blank">turnout</a> will be constructed at this location. This turnout will allow future T Line trains to continue south, under Second Avenue.</i><br />
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The train follows the track that curves to the west and then passes through the upper level of the north side of the existing 63rd Street/Lexington Av station.<br />
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The train then proceeds through a section of the tunnel that connects the newly constructed line to the existing 57 St station. (unfortunately this part of the video is somewhat out of focus.)<br />
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It is not clear at the moment who recorded this unofficial video — but it wasn't me!<br />
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<b>Here's a listing of the recent additions</b><br />
<b>to the right-hand column of The Launch Box:</b><br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2dLnk4d">"2 Stations on New 2nd Ave Line May Not Be Ready by December"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> | 10/26/16<br />
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<a href="http://nyti.ms/2ewXqkz">"After Almost a Century, Second Avenue Subway Is Oh-So-Close to Arriving"</a><br />
By Emma Fitzsimmons | <i>The New York Times</i> } 10/24/16<br />
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<a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Second-Avenue-Subway-Timeline-79th-Street-Station-Elevator-Escalator-Testing-394632091.html">"MTA Reassesses Timeline for 2nd Ave Subway Station"</a><br />
By Andrew Siff and Rana Novini | NBC New York | 9/26/16<br />
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