Co-op to MTA: No Second Avenue Subway Stop Here

The tenants of 301 East 69th Street, a building on the northeast corner of 69th and 2nd Avenue, are giving the MTA alternate options for subway entrance placement. The Post reports that the "posh" co-op buliding is upset with the MTA's intention to " partially condemn their building" during construction, and would like the entrance to be moved to the northwest or southwest corners. Which is brilliant, because it's not like construction would really affect any of the buildings on the other corners. Gothamist guesses that the subway entrance at East 69th Street would be a part of the East 72nd Street stop proposed. The MTA could build the stop two ways: With access to uptown and downtown service (common at express stations) or with access to uptown service only since it's on the east side of the street. If it's the latter, then asking the MTA to move the entrance to the west side of the street is moot. And it seems like there should be an entrance on both sides of the street, not just one. Who knows - the MTA's planning is so confusing, and with it happening on such an-already developed block, everything is a crapshoot.

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By Jen Chung in News on July 14, 2004 8:45 AM

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ss

It's not imminent domain, but eminent domain.

Kevin Walsh

It's not like there's actually going to BE a 2nd avenue Subway.

www.forgotten-ny.com

Linus

Let 'em move to Prospect Heights...

Trilby

Since you have to be retarded to work for the MTA, I imagine that the Second Ave. line will be built (if at all) with the greatest inconvenience to everyone, and with stops that are pleasing to almost no one.

Anyone care to guess why bus stops are always placed a few blocks NORTH and a few blocks SOUTH of subway stops? An easy transfer would- what?- make NYers TOO SOFT????

Trilby

Since you have to be retarded to work for the MTA, I imagine that the Second Ave. line will be built (if at all) with the greatest inconvenience to everyone, and with stops that are pleasing to almost no one.

Anyone care to guess why bus stops are always placed a few blocks NORTH and a few blocks SOUTH of subway stops? An easy transfer would- what?- make NYers TOO SOFT????

Trilby

Since you have to be retarded to work for the MTA, I imagine that the Second Ave. line will be built (if at all) with the greatest inconvenience to everyone, and with stops that are pleasing to almost no one.

Anyone care to guess why bus stops are always placed a few blocks NORTH and a few blocks SOUTH of subway stops? An easy transfer would- what?- make NYers TOO SOFT????

Jen

Josh - thanks for catching that!

Josh

Whoa, I'm just as confused by this as I am by the MTA.

The MTA could build the stop two ways: With access to uptown service only (common at express stations) or with access to uptown service only since it's on the east side of the street.

Jeff

Sorry, these co-op owners are fucked. It all comes down to two words: imminent domain. What the MTA wants, the city will give them. The co-op owners will be compensated nicely for the hassle, but they simply don't have a choice in the matter.