The MTA is looking to acquire nine properties including a Pentecostal church and a ground-floor laundromat that appears to have apartments above it.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.This week, the MTA took its first steps toward using eminent domain to acquire nine properties in East Harlem for construction on the next phase of the Second Avenue Subway.
"The filings follow the statutory process laid out in New York law to acquire these parcels, which will allow us to commence this important project for the community of East Harlem," MTA spokesperson Michael Cortez wrote in a statement. The MTA has been counting on congestion pricing to help fund projects like the next phase of the Second Avenue Subway. It still remains unclear whether federal officials will approve the program to charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan below 60th Street.
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