Open House Planned To Discuss UWS Subway Shutdowns

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The MTA will host an open house on the Upper West Side on Monday, March 26 to inform neighborhood residents on the upcoming shutdown of three subway stations.

The open house will be held at the American Museum of Natural History's Linder Theater. Open house attendees should enter the museum using the West 77th Street entrance, according to an MTA notice.

The three subway stations targeted for closing are located along Central Park West at West 110th, 86th and 72nd streets on the B/C lines, according to the MTA. The West 110th Street station will close on April 9, the and West 72nd Street station will close May 7 and the West 86th Street station will close June 4, according to the MTA.

The stations will close as part of the MTA's Enhanced Station Initiative to rehabilitate stations with aesthetic improvements and install new technology such as countdown clocks and LED illuminated handrails. One station, located at West 163rd Street in Washington Heights, already closed for renovations.

Transit advocates have criticized the MTA's renovation plans because they do not include upgrades for accessibility at any of the targeted stations.

Monday night's open house will be held from 6:30-8 p.m., according to an MTA notice.

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