Second Avenue Subway
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The Second Avenue Subway is a New York City Subway line on Manhattan’s East Side, built to relieve congestion on the Lexington Avenue Line and long envisioned as a major north–south transit corridor.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway line
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infrastructure project → rapid transit line → |
| artProgram |
MTA Arts & Design permanent installations
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| borough |
Manhattan
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| connectsTo |
63rd Street–Lexington Avenue
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BMT Broadway Line → IND Queens Boulevard Line → Lexington Avenue Line → |
| constructionMethod |
cut-and-cover
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tunnel boring machine → |
| constructionStart |
2007
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| country |
United States of America
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| features |
ADA-accessible stations
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air-conditioned stations → full-length mezzanines at some stations → platform screen doors provision-ready infrastructure → |
| fundingSource |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital program
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State of New York → federal government of the United States → |
| futurePhase |
Phase 2
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Phase 3 → Phase 4 → |
| historyEvent |
funding crises in 1970s halted earlier work
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multiple construction attempts in mid-20th century were started and abandoned → originally proposed in 1920s as part of IND Second System → |
| lineColorOnMap |
turquoise
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| lineDesignation |
Second Avenue Line
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| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City → New York State → |
| notableStationArt |
72nd Street station artwork by Vik Muniz
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86th Street station artwork by Chuck Close → 96th Street station artwork by Sarah Sze → |
| openingDate |
2017-01-01
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| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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New York City Transit Authority → |
| ownedBy |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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| phase |
Phase 1
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| phase1IntermediateStation |
86th Street
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| phase1TerminusNorth |
96th Street
NERFINISHED
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| phase1TerminusSouth |
72nd Street
NERFINISHED
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| plannedExtensionDirection |
north to Harlem–125th Street
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south to Lower Manhattan → |
| planningStart |
1920s
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| purpose |
provide north–south transit on Manhattan’s East Side
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relieve congestion on the Lexington Avenue Line → |
| relieves |
Lexington Avenue Line crowding
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| runsAlong |
Second Avenue
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| servicePattern |
Q train operates via Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 96th Street
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| status |
partially completed
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| usesServiceDesignation |
Q
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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East Side of Manhattan
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hasTransportation |
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Lenox Hill
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servedBy |
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Upper East Side
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traversedBy |
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Q train
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usesLine |