Second Avenue Subway Project Phase 2, Contract 2 Public Hearing

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to Article 2 of the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law (“EDPL”) on the proposed acquisition of permanent property interests in properties in the Borough of Manhattan for Phase 2, Contract 2 of the Second Avenue Subway Project (“Project”). The hearing will review the public uses, benefits, purposes, and location of the Project, the impact the Project may have on the environment and residents of the area and will give the public an opportunity to comment on the Project and the proposed Property acquisition. 

Description of the project 

The Second Avenue Subway, when complete, will provide a subway line with 16 new stations extending from 125 St and Lexington Av to Hanover Square, will link MTA New York City Transit facilities with Metro-North Railroad at 125 St, and provide connections to buses. Acquisition of public and private real estate interests along the project route will be necessary for the construction and operation of the Project. 

Phase 1 of the Project has already been completed. Currently, the line runs from E 96 St to E 63 St along Second Av, where it joins the existing Broadway Line. Phase 2 of the Project will extend the line north to E 125 St turning west along E 125 St towards Lexington Ave. Contract 2 consists of construction of the launch box for the Tunnel Boring Machine(s), bored tunnel north from 120th St. at Second Ave. and tunnel & cavern mining for the 125 St station and future entrance and ancillary facilities.

Date, time, and place of the public hearing

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

The public hearing begins at 6:00 p.m. In-person registration is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

MTA Second Avenue Subway Community Information Center

69 East 125 Street (between Park and Madison Avenues in Harlem), New York, NY 10035

Directions

By subway:    

By bus: M1, M35, M60-SBS, M101, M103, M125

By rail: Metro-North Harlem-125 St Station

Public hearing format

This will be an in-person Public Hearing. Those interested in speaking must pre-register to speak at the Public Hearing. Each registered speaker will have two minutes to speak.

Registering for the public hearing

To register to speak at the Public Hearing, please sign up to comment in-person, online or call the Public Hearing Hotline at (646) 252-6777. All comments will be transcribed and made part of the permanent record of this hearing.

For more information, to pre-register to speak, or to submit comments

Those wishing to be heard at the Public Hearing can register here. You may present verbal testimony or submit written statements in lieu of or to supplement oral testimony concerning the proposed project. 

Submit a written comment. 

Comments may also be submitted via postal mail to: MTA Government & Community Relations, Attn: EDPL Second Avenue Subway, 2 Broadway, D16.94, New York, NY 10004

All written and online comments must be received by 5:30 p.m. on June 24, 2025. Comments received after this date and time will not be considered.

For questions about the hearing, contact Joe O’Donnell: 

Joe O'Donnell
MTA Construction & Development
2 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10004
(646) 252-2959
joseph.o’donnell@mtacd.org

Any property owner or other interested party who may wish to challenge the proposed property taking via judicial review may do so only on the basis of issues, facts, and objections raised at the EDPL public hearing.