MTA to begin digging 2nd Ave. subway in East Harlem, 50 years after project halted | NYGazet

The transit agency inked a nearly $2 billion contract on Monday to begin major construction work on a subway line that's been floated for a century.

Decades of empty promises are no more. The MTA board on Monday approved a contract to begin major construction on the Second Avenue Subway extension into East Harlem. The nearly $2 billion deal covers the bulk of the work for the extension, which aim... [3492 chars]