The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that New York City Transit (NYCT) will complete upgrades, repairs, and deep cleanings at 13 subway stations in the first quarter of 2024. This is part of NYCT’s Re-NEW-vation Program which utilizes planned service outages to perform station-wide repairs, enhancements, and deep cleanings. When regular service returns to the station, customers are met with cleaner and brighter station environments. Following the success of the first full year of the program in 2023, Re-NEW-vations are now a permanent initiative at NYCT Department of Subways.
During re-NEW-vations, stations are scrapped, primed, and repainted. Lightening fixtures are replaced with new LED lights and added in areas to brighten dark spaces. Benches located on platforms and mezzanines are refinished for customer seating. Outdated signs are removed and replaced where needed with clearer messaging. Cracks are repaired and repaved to prevent tripping hazards. Each station also undergoes repairs specific to each location’s needs including completely rebuilding and rehabilitating stairways, installing new draining systems to prevent flooding conditions during heavy weather events, comprehensive tile work, and extensive track ceiling repairs.
The first round of stations to receive renovations in 2024 are:
• 66 St – Lincoln Center
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy
• 161 St – Yankee Stadium
• Bushwick Av – Aberdeen St
• Jamaica – Van Wyck
• Rockaway Av
• 57 St
• 2 Av
• Sutphin Blvd – Archer Av – JFK Airport
• 170 St
• Shepherd Av
• Marble Hill – 225 St
• Sutter Av – Rutland Rd
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