Harlem Subway Station Will Get Accessibility Upgrade: MTA Says

HARLEM, NY — A Harlem subway station will receive accessibility upgrades in the coming years, the MTA announced at the end of last week.

The 148th Street 3-train stop is among the stations that the MTA intends to award an Americans with Disabilities upgrade to by the end of the year.

The details on what those specific upgrades will be are not available yet, but Harlem representatives voiced their support.

"Today’s announcement about the 148th Street/Lenox Avenue 3-train station in Harlem and the 168 Street 1-train Station in Washington Heights brings much-needed relief to the community by updating these stations’ elevators and platforms to be wheelchair and ramp accessible," Rep. Adriano Espaillat said in a news release. "I look forward to construction beginning and completing these vital projects.”

The 148th Street train station is the farthest uptown stop on the 3 train line and currently is not ADA accessible.

The station has just a one-island platform since their is no uptown service from the station, and was opened in 1968.

In 2019, the MTA announced that the Harlem stop would be part of the agency's 2020-2024 Capital Program plan that included ADA-accessibility upgrades.

“We are determined to make the NYC Transit system fully accessible, not just for persons with disabilities, but also for seniors, for parents with children who are in strollers and travelers with luggage,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, in a news release.