The New York subway will become cleaner: 13 stations will be renovated and cleaned in the city this summer

This spring and next summer, 13 New York subway stations will undergo modernization and cleaning under the Re-NEW-vation program, reports AmNY.

The Re-NEW-vation program is a concentrated effort Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to provide rapid improvements to subway stations throughout the system, such as renovations, lighting replacement and deep cleaning. Since the initiative began in 2022, about 75 stations have already been upgraded, according to MTA New York City Transit President Richard Davey. Read everything you need to know about the New York subway in our material.

“The Re-NEW-vation program shows all of our riders that we are committed to making stations cleaner, brighter and safer, and making commuting easier for everyone,” said MTA Chief Customer Officer Shanifa Riara. – So far, the program has affected stations in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. And it won’t end anytime soon.”

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Between April and June, the MTA will conduct NEW-vation upgrades at the following stations:

• Beach 90th Street and Beach 116th Street at Rockaway Park Shuttle, Queens;
• Harlem-148th Street on 3 line, Manhattan;
• 18th Street on the N line, Brooklyn;
• Bay Parkway on F line, Brooklyn;
• Eastchester-Dyre Avenue on the 5th line, Bronx;
• 116th Street on the 6th line, Manchettan;
• Gates Avenue on the J line, Brooklyn;
• Prince Street on the R and W lines, Manchettan;
• Grand Avenue-Newtown on the M and R trains, Queens;
• Franklin Avenue at Franklin Avenue Shuttle, Brooklyn.

In addition, the MTA will conduct "Re-NEW-vation" at two G train stations in Brooklyn - Flushing Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue.

Planned improvements at each station include a full paint job, replacing light fixtures with LEDs, removing outdated signs, sealing cracks, restoring stairwells, installing new drainage systems, and repairing tiles and ceilings.

During the first three months of 2024, the MTA completed “Re-NEW-vations” at 13 subway stations, including 170th Street on the 4th Line in the Bronx and Marble Hill-225th Street on the 1st Line in Manhattan.