MTA Adds 12 New Stations in Accessibility Expansion

MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer and Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo announce the next 12 subway stations that will receive ADA upgrades during a press conference at the Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College Station on the 2/3/4/5 lines on Tuesday, Jul 22, 2025. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)

NEW YORK CITY - The MTA and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced 12 additional stations will receive accessibility upgrades under the 2025-2029 Capital Plan. As part of the Capital Plan, 60 stations will be made ADA-accessible.

The stations selected fall under “legislatively mandated criteria” that includes priority destinations, transfers, demographics, geographic coverage, and ridership. More than 2,000 responses from the public across the five boroughs informed the MTA of “accessibility priorities.” The MTA has added these stations to the previous 43 outlined in the 2025-2029 Capital Plan.

The 12 stations that will receive upgrades are:

• 53 St  

• 63 Dr-Rego Park   

• 190 St  

• Bedford-Nostrand Avs  

• Botanic Garden  

• Cathedral Pkwy (110 St)  

• Eastchester-Dyre Av  

• Fordham Rd   

• Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College     

• Grand Army Plaza   

• Grand Av-Newtown   

• Woodlawn  

As part of the MTA’s celebration of Disability Pride Month, the MTA launched a newer Elevator and Escalator Status tool for passengers to “check the status of any elevator or escalator.” The newer status tool has a new interface with improvements made to the search function and overall navigation. Investments in these upgrades come from congestion pricing funds, according to the MTA.

ADA Stations by 2029

“Every New Yorker deserves an accessible, safe, and reliable transit system, and today’s announcement represents real progress towards a better subway for everyone,” Governor Hochul said. “Thanks to record investment in the MTA’s current capital plan and funding from congestion pricing, dozens of station accessibility projects across the city are already underway. By including 12 more stations to our accessibility program, this historic pace of upgrades will only get better.” 

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said, “When it comes to accessibility, the MTA is delivering much more than ever before – both in terms of dollars and number of ADA stations. And thanks to our fully funded Capital Plan, we are going to keep moving forward at the same pace – five times faster than ever before – until we achieve full accessibility.” 

MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer said, “Nearly a quarter of every accessible station in the system has been built in the last five years. We’re on an unprecedented streak of success in bringing our system to everyone, and we can’t wait to keep the momentum going. This next batch of stations presents new opportunities to expand access, and we’re ready to complete the projects better, faster, and cheaper.” 

MTA Chief Accessibility Officer and Senior Advisor Quemuel Arroyo said, “This is the next step in our journey to make transit accessible for everyone, including riders with disabilities, seniors, families with strollers, and visitors. These stations serve tens of thousands of daily riders, and I’m thrilled to see how these upgrades will improve their customer experience.”