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A1512Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS3439

Rename Subway Stations

Official title

“Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to rename certain subway stations”

Sponsor Diana RichardsonAD-43+29 co-sponsorsAffects Economy
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
2/10
Minimal
Outcome
Companion signed

Bill progress

Signed via S3439

What's happening

This bill directs the MTA to rename two Brooklyn subway stations to include "Medgar Evers College" in their names.

Why it matters

  1. Strengthens community identity. Renaming these subway stations to include "Medgar Evers College" highlights the presence and significance of the college, reinforcing local pride and recognizing its contributions to Brooklyn’s cultural and educational landscape.

  2. Improves wayfinding for students and visitors. Updating all official MTA materials—signs, maps, and more—helps students, prospective students, and visitors more easily locate the college, potentially increasing accessibility and enrollment.

  3. Honors Medgar Evers’ legacy. Associating a major public transit location with Medgar Evers College further memorializes the civil rights leader, raising awareness of his historical impact among everyday commuters and the broader public.

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Rename Subway Stations

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Diana Richardson

Assembly Member · Assembly District 43

History

  1. Substituted by S3439A
  2. Ordered to third reading rules cal.442
  3. Rules report cal.442
  4. Reported
  5. Reported referred to rules
  6. Reported referred to ways and means
  7. Print number 1512a
  8. Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
  9. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S3439Senate

Rename Subway Stations

Signed by Governor · Sponsor Zellnor Myrie

Impact 2 · MinimalSigned into law

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1512--A

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 15, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON, ORTIZ, BARRON, JOYNER, CARROLL, LENTOL, WRIGHT, PERRY, DILAN, MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to rename certain subway stations

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The President Street subway station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line of the New York city subway is hereby named the President Street - Medgar Evers College station and the Franklin Avenue subway station on the IRT Eastern Parkway line is hereby named the Franklin Avenue - Medgar Evers College station. The MTA shall ensure that all signs, maps, and any other items issued by the MTA are updated to accurately reflect the new name of the stations within such time and in such manner as the MTA shall deem appropriate.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04512-02-9

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