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A11450 • 2025

Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street Hispanic Society

Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street Hispanic Society

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Sponsor
Al Taylor
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street Hispanic Society

Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street Hispanic Society Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street - Hispanic Society located at the 1 line on 157th Street of the New York city subway.

What This Bill Does

  • Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street Hispanic Society Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street - Hispanic Society located at the 1 line on 157th Street of the New York city subway.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Official Summary Text

Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street Hispanic Society
Renames the 157th subway station to the 157th Street - Hispanic Society located at the 1 line on 157th Street of the New York city subway.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          11450

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      May 18, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Taylor) --
          read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
          and Commissions

        AN  ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority and New York
          city transit authority to rename the 157th street  subway  station  to
          the 157th street subway - Hispanic Society

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Upon a determination  by  the  metropolitan  transportation
     2  authority  or  the New York city transit authority that sufficient funds
     3  have been committed to it specifically for such purpose,  the  metropol-
     4  itan transportation authority, the public benefit corporation created by
     5  subdivision 5 of section 1263 of the public authorities law, and the New
     6  York  city  transit authority, the public benefit corporation created by
     7  section 1201 of the public authorities law, shall use such  specifically
     8  committed  funds to rename the 157th street subway station on the 1 line
     9  on 157th street of the New York city subway to  157th  street  subway  -
    10  Hispanic  Society  station.  The  metropolitan  transportation authority
    11  shall ensure that all signs and any other items issued by the  metropol-
    12  itan  transportation authority are updated to accurately reflect the new
    13  name of the station.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15939-01-6