Adi Talwar
The second phase of the 2nd Avenue Subway will extend the Q train from 96th Street to East Harlem, with new stations to be built along Second Avenue at 106th and 116th streets, and at 125th Street between Lexington and Park avenues.
Some East Harlem residents are less optimistic about the prospect of the new stations, and are particularly concerned about the potential disruption caused by their construction, which is estimated to take about nine years.
Elected officials and criminal justice advocates are calling for the city and Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down the five-story Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center in the Bronx.
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