New York City’s mass-transit system is potentially on track for what could be its most ambitious expansion in close to a century thanks, in part, to a booster from the state’s western edge.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal last week to advance the possibility of someday extending the Second Avenue Subway west to three new stations beneath 125th Street marked her latest move to put her stamp on signature transportation projects.
While Hochul took a lot of heat from advocates for pausing congestion pricing less than a month before its original June 2024 start date, she’s now won many over with sustained support for major projects to build out the system that moves millions of New Yorkers daily.
“She’s building a transit legacy for herself,” said Kate Slevin, executive vice president at Regional Plan Association. “New Yorkers, for generations, will benefit if this comes to fruition.”…