Once complete, the expanded Second Avenue Q line train will transport 100,000 riders a day.
NEW YORK -- The MTA will receive $3.4 billion to expand the Second Avenue subway system into East Harlem.The federal grant is for Phase 2 of the project, which will include stations at 106th and 116th streets. There will also be a subway entrance on Park Avenue near the Harlem Metro-North station.Read more: Second Avenue subway expanding into Harlem in Phase 2 of project: When and whereSen. Chuck Schumer called the grant historic.
'Not only for the amount of money, but for the fact that it's going towards a public transit project serving neighborhoods that have been neglected for years,' Schumer said. 'Ensuring East Harlem has greater access to jobs, health care and other essential services.'Read more: East Harlem residents, business owners sound off about Second Avenue Subway expansionSome people who live and work in East Harlem are concerned about the construction project's environmental impact.
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