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NYC Council Approves West 4th Street Station Funding, Cutting Commute Times for Greenwich Village Riders
The July 7 vote directs $8 million toward platform and accessibility upgrades at the West 4th Street station, which serves 250,000 daily riders from Greenwich Village and nearby blocks.
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The New York City Council on July 7 passed a capital budget amendment allocating $8 million for platform resurfacing, new elevators and signal improvements at the West 4th Street subway station in Manhattan Community District 2.
The measure responds to a 2025 Metropolitan Transportation Authority engineering report that flagged repeated service disruptions and long wait times for elevator repairs at the station, which connects the A, B, C, D, E, F and M lines serving residents from Houston Street to 14th Street.
Daily Effects for Village Households
Commuters who board at West 4th Street will gain two additional working elevators by the end of 2028, reducing reliance on stairs for riders with strollers, mobility devices or heavy packages from the nearby Jefferson Market Library branch. Local delivery workers and employees at the weekly Greenmarket on West 4th Street can expect fewer morning delays when trains are held for platform clearance.
Households in rent-stabilized buildings along Bleecker and MacDougal Streets may see indirect savings if faster transit reduces the need for car ownership or taxi use during peak hours, according to the city Department of Transportation trip data for zip code 10014.
The MTA 2025 ridership figures show the station handled 91 million entries and exits last year, with 38 percent of those trips originating inside Greenwich Village boundaries.
Next Steps for Construction
Design work begins in September under the MTA Capital Program, with track access windows scheduled for weekends in 2027. The city Budget Office projects completion of the first elevator bank by December 2028, followed by signal modernization in 2029.