Per Governor’s State of the State Promise, MTA Remains on Track To Deliver More Than 100 Stations With Barriers by the End of 2025
Platform Barriers Delivered Better, Faster and Cheaper by Using In-House NYC Transit Labor
Customer Surveys Show Barriers Make Majority of Riders Feel Safer
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has installed protective platform edge barriers at 56 subway stations. Halfway through 2025, the MTA is on track to deliver on Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State direction to install barriers at more than 100 subway stations by the end of the year. This directive is part of a larger set of initiatives Governor Hochul announced in her State of the State address to protect subway riders and workers. The MTA continues to upgrade station lighting with brighter, safer LED bulbs. LEDs are now installed in 342 stations, on schedule for all 472 subway stations to be upgraded by the end of the year. Safety in the subway system continues to improve with overall major crimes dropping by 3 percent from the same period last year and by almost 10 percent when compared to pre-pandemic levels.
“New Yorkers’ safety will always be my number one priority, and customers need to both feel and be secure every time they ride the subway,” Governor Hochul said. “At my direction, the MTA has ramped up the installation of protective platform barriers, building on their efforts to brighten stations with LED lighting and equip every subway car with security cameras. Transit crime is down in 2025, and these efforts will make the subway system safer for everyone.”
Recent customer surveys have shown that 59 percent of riders wanted the installation of protective platform barriers throughout the system — including 88 percent of riders over the age of 65. A majority of respondents have also noted that they believe the presence of platform barriers in the station makes them feel safer and believe the barriers will protect against falls onto the tracks. Platform barriers are built and installed using in-house New York City Transit (NYCT) labor with in-house machinery in a NYCT facility resulting in lower costs and a faster installation timeline.
The selection of stations for the installation process prioritizes feasibility, including stations with standard car-stopping positions in segments of the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, F, M and L trains. Among these train lines, stations with higher ridership levels and island platforms are prioritized.
The following stations have platform barriers now installed:
Brooklyn:
- Clark St - 2, 3
- Morgan Av - L
- Grand St - L
- Dekalb Av - L
- Halsey St - L
- Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St - L
- Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs - L, M
- Graham Av - L
- Jefferson St - L
- Bedford Av - L
- Lorimer St - L
- Wilson Av - L
- Montrose Av - L
- Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum - 2, 3
- Grand Army Plaza - 2, 3
- President St - 2, 3
- Hoyt St - 2, 3
- Beverly Rd - 2, 5
- Sterling St - 2, 5
- Winthrop St - 2, 5
- Bergen St - 2, 3
Manhattan:
- 191 St - 1
- 5 Av - 7
- 1 Av - L
- 6 Av - L
- 125 St - 4, 5, 6
- Bowery - J, Z
- Fulton St - J, Z
- Broad St - J, Z
- Canal St - J, Z
- Wall St - 2, 3
- 23 St - 6
- 125 St - 2, 3
- Central Park North-110 St - 2, 3
- 135 St - 2, 3
- Astor Place - 6
- 8 Av - L
- Bleecker St - 6
- Fulton St - 2, 3
- Spring St - 6
- 103 St - 6
- Park Place - 2, 3
- 28 St - 6
- 68 St-Hunter College - 6
- 33 St - 6
- 96 St - 6
- 77 St - 6
- 145 St - 1
- Grand Central-42 St - 7
- Christopher St-Stonewall - 1
Queens:
- Flushing-Main St - 7
- 46 St - M, R
- 67 Av - M, R
- 75 Av - E, F
- Woodhaven Blvd - M, R
- Jamaica Center-Parsons Blvd-Archer Av - E, J, Z
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