New South Ferry Subway Station (Finally) Opening Today

The new $530 million South Ferry subway terminal is opening today, after years, and more recently months, of delays. The station's new platform will allow all ten subway cars' doors to open (before only five could open on the short platform). The AP reports, "Governor David Paterson and other officials are scheduled to attend Monday's ribbon-cutting ceremony." It is also the first new station in 20 years and has some beautiful elements, like a topographic mosaic map of NYC. Photo: Ben Yankee on Flickr

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By Jen Chung in News on March 16, 2009 9:35 AM

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NannyState

Weren't the Early-to-mid '00s great?

ChickenUnderwear

I was there, I became a Subway Geek today.

http://whatyourdonotknowbecauseyouarenotme.blogspot.com/2009/03/today-i-became-subway-geek.html

Asphyxia8

When I saw on the news that 1 trains were delayed this morning due to (inevitable) mechanical problems, I took the R/W from 57th Street instead to Whitehall which still took me almost 50 minutes as the W train I got on stopped at Canal (WTF?!?!) for some strange reason. Ya just can't win with the MTA, I tell ya!

Homer2323

$500 million to serve ONE stop on ONE subway. Totally worth it. Why does the MTA have no money? I dont understand.

colonelcasey

not to mention all the old stone walls they unearthed under the battery dating back to the 18th century.

longacre

They actually built a new station which required new tunneling and digging and such, it was not just renovation of the old station. The shady part is not the cost, but the fact that they used 9/11 money to do it.