View Before and After Photos Of Re-NEW-Vated Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced crews completed much-needed cosmetic and functional renovations of the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer Av Subway Station in the Jamaica section of Queens. This work is part of New York City Transit (NYCT)’s Re-NEW-Vation program, which utilizes planned weekend service outages to perform upgrades, repairs, and enhanced cleaning in stations within a 55-hour window, providing customers with overhauled stations when service interruptions end on Mondays.
Over the last weekend, while planned track work and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades took place, transit workers installed new LED fixtures to brighten darkened areas, repaired concrete tripping hazards, cleaned service and emergency lighting, remediated water damage, and scrubbed and repainted station surfaces. The station uplift also includes refurbishment of transit employee facilities within the station as customers will now be able to enjoy a cleaner, brighter and revitalized Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer Av station.
“There’s nothing better than starting your day at a station that’s been cleaned, brightened completely refurbished and re-New-vated,” said New York City Transit President Richard Davey. “New York City Transit's North Star is continuing to provide faster, cleaner, and safer service through tangible results that riders can see for themselves.”
"Commuters in Southeast Queens and across the city deserve safe, clean stations, and the MTA/NYCT continues to move in the right direction to deliver," said State Senator Leroy Comrie. "This next phase of the re-NEW-vation program at Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer Ave station, continues the progress made earlier this year at Sutphin/Archer and is a welcomed enhancement to the rider experience."
"These investments into the experience at the subway station are much needed and welcome,” said New York City Council Member Nantasha Williams. “We thank our state leaders and the MTA for making this possible. Our subway stations are the front doors to our community for many travelers, and for too long this station was lacking a proper welcome mat for visitors and residents."
“Every New Yorker deserves a safe, clean and welcoming commute whenever they use our subway system — not only while they ride the train, but while they’re navigating our stations. Thank you to the MTA for its work to give the Jamaica Center subway station a facelift and create an inviting space for our neighbors as they go about their travels,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. "I look forward to additional stations across the borough receiving these much-needed maintenance upgrades in the months to come.”
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer Av is the 33rd station to be enhanced with an upcoming refurbishment planned at 121 St on the line. In total, NYCT plans to complete 50 “re-New-vations" by the end of the year.
About the Station Re-NEW-vation Program
The Station Re-NEW-vation Program is one of the major initiatives in New York City Transit’s Faster, Cleaner and Safer plan to improve the subway customer experience. The program was initiated with a soft launch over the summer of 2022 on the line in the Bronx, including deep cleaning and renovating components of nine stations along that line, while stations were closed for state of good repair work underway in tunnels. Cleanliness is one of the top five attributes customers cite in surveys that would improve satisfaction and encourage increased ridership. In response, NYC Transit developed this program integrating renovations into planned station outages.