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MTA to Close 2 Harlem Subway Stations for 6 to 12 Months for Renovation

By Gustavo Solis | January 11, 2016 6:38pm
 This subway stop on 145th Street and Lenox Avenue is one of 30 throughout the city slated to be closed for anywhere between six months to a year while they are under renovation, according to the MTA.
This subway stop on 145th Street and Lenox Avenue is one of 30 throughout the city slated to be closed for anywhere between six months to a year while they are under renovation, according to the MTA.
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HARLEM — Two Harlem subway stations — on the C, B and 3 train lines —will close for as long as a year for major renovations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.

The two are among 30 citywide slated to be upgraded in the next four years. Renovations will make bring technological upgrades like Wi-Fi hotspots and USB ports to the subway system, the governor said.

The MTA is absolutely vital to the daily functioning of New York City, but for too long it has failed to meet the region’s growing size and strength,” said Cuomo in a statement. “This is about doing more than just repair and maintain — this is thinking bigger and better and building the 21st century transit system New Yorkers deserve.”

The majority of the work will be done in two years but the governor expects the entire upgrade to be completed in four.

In Harlem, the two stations that will be renovated are Cathedral Parkway on 110th Street along the C and B lines, and 145th Street on Lenox Avenue along the 3 line, according to the MTA.

Specific times for the closures have not been set but an MTA spokesman said the renovations will be staggered so not all stations will be closed at the same time.

Shuttering the stations for six months to a year will allow workers to complete the work faster than working on weekends and nighttime, according to the MTA.

"The intention is to do this necessary work the best way possible, so instead of doing endless rounds of weekend closures, we believe the work can be done faster and at lower cost by doing short full closures," MTA spokesman Adam Lisberg said in a statement.