The extension of the line into East Harlem will require the MTA to seize properties through eminent domain, and will bring years of construction disruptions to the neighborhood, which makes some local residents and workers in the area wary.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New renderings released by the MTA on Wednesday shine a light on plans for a major overhaul of East Harlem through the extension of the Second Avenue subway.
. It will also bring years of construction disruptions to the neighborhood, a fact that has some local residents and workers wary. The MTA plans to tunnel underground to build the bulk of the extension. But contract documents show the agency plans a "cut and cover" construction method for the East 106th Street stop, which requires crews to dig up the street in order to build the station.
Sanford McLeod, who sells books at a table on East 125th Street, said he worried about being displaced by years of construction.
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