Over the past four years we have steadily documented the progress of the Second Avenue Subway. On our annual pilgrimage into these surreal caverns, we once again descend into the “Thunderdome” 200 feet under one of America’s densest neighborhoods. Our tour was led by the MTA’s energetic President of Capital Construction Dr. Horodniceanu and Amitabha Mukherjee, Engineering Manager from Parson Brinckerhoff. Dr. Michael Horodniceanu leading our group into the second avenue subway construction site “Welcome to the thunder dome”- the shaft and elevator that ‘transported’ us into the mysterious world of caverns Construction of the Second Avenue Subway has progressed dramatically since our previous visit in July 2013. The gigantic muck houses that once occupied a substantial portion of 72nd and 69th Streets have disappeared, and the streetscape has (almost) been restored back to its original state with the exception of a few loading stations. Our makeshift gathering space, last year, is now… Read More