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Second Avenue Subway
Photos: Subway Construction Work Deep Under Manhattan
New photos of the massive of the cavern that will one day be a brand new subway station on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Photos: New York’s Second Avenue Subway Construction
Pictures inside the huge Second Avenue Subway project—a new line being built underneath Manhattan’s Upper East Side—were recently released.
Errant Subway Blast in New York Strayed From Approved Plan
Drilling angled holes rather than vertical holes was one error that led to underground blasting for the Second Avenue subway.
An Underground Look at New York’s Second Avenue Subway
The Second Avenue subway has faced major setbacks, including damaging the foundations of buildings by underground blasting and community complaints about air contamination.
Second Avenue Subway Tour
A sneak peek at a pictorial documentary of the Second Avenue Subway Project.
Upper East Side’s Nosiest Street Revealed
Our Town found the loudest noise readings at the intersection of Second Avenue and 96th Street, “where cranes lifted detritus from a pit and jackhammers pile-drove the pavement.” Noise measurements were made of the Upper East Side between 86th and 96th streets.
