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REBNY Spearheads Campaign for 7 Subway Stop

NEW YORK CITY-A coalition including REBNY and the construction industry wants federal funds to restore a planned West Side station that was scrapped in 2008.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on February 17, 2010

NEW YORK CITY-As work proceeds on a $2-billion extension of the No. 7 subway line, which currently bypasses a station previously planned for West 41st Street and Tenth Avenue, the Real Estate Board of New York has brought together a coalition to restore the subway stop. The group is seeking federal funds to give the 7 line two stops west of its current terminus at Times Square, and has launched a website, www.buildthestation.com, to help publicize the campaign.

“The city should be applauded for doing its part in finding a way to finance $2 billion,” says REBNY chairman Mary Ann Tighe in a release. “But spending $2 billion for one subway station instead of two is not making the most of the investment the city has made.” REBNY president Steven Spinola says in the release that “West Side development will be seriously hampered unless this subway station is built.”

According to the coalition, the area near the originally planned West 41st station is expected to support a population that will grow to about 32,500 workers and 27,500 residents over the next decade. The affected area includes an estimated 19 million square feet of residential and commercial space, with 10,286 planned residential units and 3,358 new hotel rooms.

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