MTA officials can’t guarantee that the Second Avenue Subway construction timeline is on track.
When asked at a City Council hearing yesterday if the December 2016 opening date for the extension of the Q line to 96th Street was a “drop-dead” completion time, MTA construction chief Michael Horodniceanu admitted, “Can I tell you that absolutely there will be no delays and that I can put my life on the line with that? The answer is no.”
But he also said the date is “set, as far as I’m concerned, in stone.” Also, the MTA will make a “decision” as to whether the second phase of the project — from 96th Street to 125th Street — will be funded in upcoming years.
Meanwhile, the MTA has been sued by MacArthur Properties, because the outdoor-dining permits of two of their eateries — Patsy’s Restaurant and Cinema Cafe — were pulled to make way for the subway.