New Yorkers will finally get a chance to ride on the long-awaited Second Avenue subway at the start of the new year.
The grand opening has had almost a century worth of delays, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed on Twitter that the first phase of the line will open January 1. New Yorkers can already see the new line on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's subway map.
MTA gave us a sneak preview of the subway and some of its beautiful artwork created by high-profile artists — scroll down for a closer look.
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The Second Avenue subway line is a three-stop extension of the Q train. Starting in 2017, the line will travel beyond Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street to service new stations at 72nd, 86th, and 96th Streets.
The grand opening marks the first phase of the Second Avenue subway line extension. The second phase will extend the Q an additional three stops, to 125th Street in Harlem, but that won't come for a number of years.
Source: The New York Times
The line may eventually extend to Lower Manhattan as well.
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