New York’s most famously “almost” subway is inching toward a very real new chapter: Governor Kathy Hochul says the Second Avenue subway is poised to stretch west across 125th Street, adding three new stations and finally giving Harlem a crosstown link that isn’t dependent on a bus.
In her 2026 State of the State, Hochul laid out a plan for the MTA to begin preliminary engineering and design to extend the Second Avenue Subway tunnel west from the line’s planned Harlem-125th Street terminus toward Broadway. The concept will extend the Q line along 125th Street with new stops at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway, creating an east-to-west subway connection that would plug into a whole lot of north-south service.
“New Yorkers deserve a world-class transit system. By advancing projects like the Second Avenue Subway and reimagining Jamaica Station, we’re building on past investments to deliver more reliable, efficient and modern transit options for riders today and for generations to come,” Hochul said…