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A 11621: Renames the 8th Avenue subway station to the 8th Avenue - Brooklyn Chinatown station.
What A 11621 does, verified August 16, 2026
<p> This act directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or the New York City Transit Authority to rename the 8th Avenue subway station on the BMT West End line in Brooklyn. The station, currently located at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 62nd Street, will be officially renamed the "8th Avenue - Brooklyn Chinatown Station." This renaming will occur only after the authorities determine that sufficient funds have been specifically committed for the purpose. The authorities are required to update all signs, maps, and other issued materials to reflect the new station name within ten months of the act's passage. The legislation takes effect immediately upon introduction. </p>
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-07-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11621
- What is the current status of A 11621?
- As of August 16, 2026, A 11621 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on July 29, 2026, was "referred to corporations, authorities and commissions".
- Did A 11621 pass?
- Not yet. A 11621 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11621, and where is it now?
- A 11621 was authored by Asm. Lester Chang. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
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| Jul. 29, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, July 29, 2026 · 270 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11621 IN ASSEMBLY July 29, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Chang) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority rename the 8th Avenue subway station 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 section 1263 of the public authorities law, and the New York city trans- 6 it authority, the public benefit corporation created by section 1201 of 7 the public authorities law, shall use such specifically committed funds 8 to rename the 8th Avenue subway station on the BMT West End Line of the 9 New York city subway, located at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 62nd 10 Street in the borough of Brooklyn, to the 8th Avenue - Brooklyn China- 11 town station. The MTA shall ensure that all signs, maps, and any other 12 items issued by the MTA are updated to accurately reflect the new name 13 of the station within ten months. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16098-01-6
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