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"The WTC Cortlandt is more than a new metro station, it symbolizes the determination of New Yorkers to restore and significantly enhance the World Trade Center site," said Joe Lhota, president of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The new station is fully accessible and has several kiosks where commuters can get information or ask for help.
Fidel Molina, 18, was one of the first people on the platform this afternoon. Wearing a T-shirt and hat wearing the No. 1 train's logo, he told his affiliate Spectrum News NY1 that he was hoping to work for the MTA someday.
"I drive all the subway and lines 1 and 5 are my favorite, I wanted to see this station since my childhood, but it was closed after the destruction of the twin towers I am very proud to be here", Molina I said.
The work of the station, titled "Chorus", is a sober white marble mosaic adorning the walls of the train station bearing the text of the 1776 Declaration of Independence and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. United Nations from 1948.
Ohio State University artist and professor Ann Hamilton attended the ribbon cutting ceremony and spoke with NY1 about the unveiling of her piece.
"It's incredibly beautiful to see people react quietly, I think, to the weight, importance, and materiality of the language on the wall," said Hamilton.
A New Yorker was notably absent. Governor Andrew Cuomo, who oversees the MTA, skipped the ceremony.
Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have often quarreled over the responsibility of the troubled system, a frequent source of complaints to residents about astronomical spending and increasing delays. The Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management of the University of New York issued a report in 2017 that the annual number of subway users has increased from $ 966 million to $ 1.7 billion over the past year. of the last four decades.
But some believe that the new station is a sign of hope for the beleaguered commuters.
"The successful construction of the WTC Cortlandt station on the city's toughest yard represents our ability to deliver on our promises to modernize and rejuvenate the metro," said NYC Transit President Andy Byford in a statement.
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