Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to rename the 110th Street - Central Park North subway station to the 110th Street - Malcolm X Plaza station.
Summary
A05339 directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Transit Authority to rename the 110th Street - Central Park North subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue line to the 110th Street - Malcolm X Plaza station. The bill conditions the renaming on the agencies determining that sufficient funds have been specifically committed for that purpose, and it requires the MTA to update station signage and any other issued materials to reflect the new name.
The measure is temporary in structure: it takes effect immediately but is automatically repealed once the station signs and related items have been updated, with the agencies required to notify the legislative bill drafting commission when the work is complete. In practical terms, the bill is a naming and signage directive rather than a broader transportation policy change, and it uses the public authorities law framework governing the MTA and NYCTA.
Impact
The bill would amend the legal obligations of the MTA and NYCTA by requiring them to use committed funds to implement a station renaming and to update official signage and materials accordingly. It does not alter fare policy, service levels, or transit operations, but it does impose a specific administrative and branding task on the transit authorities and creates a short-lived statutory mandate tied to completion of the signage update.
Sentiment
The available voting history shows strong support and no recorded opposition in committee, with the Assembly Ways and Means Committee voting 34-0 and the Assembly Rules Committee voting 29-0 in favor. No committee transcripts were provided, but the unanimous votes suggest the bill was viewed positively and as noncontroversial among members who considered it.
Contention
No explicit opposition appears in the provided record, and there are no committee transcript excerpts indicating debate. The only apparent practical issue is funding: the bill requires that sufficient funds be specifically committed before the renaming occurs, so any contention would likely center on whether the cost of replacing signs and related materials should be borne by dedicated funds and whether the station name change is an appropriate use of transit resources.
Same As
Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority to rename the 110th Street - Central Park North subway station to the 110th Street - Malcolm X Plaza station.