Archive for the ‘Subway’ Category

Go East, Young Man: The East Side Readies for the Second Avenue Subway

Posted on December 20th, 2009 by Daniel Fastenberg

By Dan Fastenberg

New York City got its first mass transportation line in 1837. It will get its newest one in 2018.
The arrival of the New York and Harlem railroad, as the first line was called, proved to be the catalyst for the development of Upper Manhattan. And today, the Upper East Side, known for its [...]

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‘This Construction A-Noise Me,’ Residents Say

Posted on December 18th, 2009 by James de Mellow

By James de Mellow and Aaron Lee
One thing a construction project like the Second Avenue Subway guarantees is a lot of noise. Aaron Lee and James de Mellow went to 82nd Street to hear it for themselves.

2nd Avenue Subway Noise / Columbia J-School from Aaron Lee on Vimeo.

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Going Underground

Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Yepoka Yeebo

97-1, at 97th Street and 2nd Avenue, will eventually be home to a tunnel as part of the Second Avenue Subway.

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