A 6617 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to rename Utica Avenue subway station to Malcolm X Boulevard/Utica Avenue train station

This bill directs the MTA to rename the Utica Avenue subway station (on the A and C lines in Bedford-Stuyvesant) to "Malcolm X Boulevard/Utica Avenue station" once sufficient funds are committed specifically for the name change. It requires the MTA to update all station signs and materials to reflect the new name. The bill affects the MTA directly and the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, where the station is located. As a procedural renaming bill, it does not create new policies or funding but formalizes an existing station name change.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions

A6617 A6617A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that the station rename applies to the A and C lines in Bedford-Stuyvesant rather than just the IND Fulton Street Line, and to specify the full station name as Malcolm X Boulevard/Utica Avenue. The bill also added procedural language indicating the committee discharged the bill and ordered it reprinted as amended.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include the A and C lines in Bedford-Stuyvesant, clarifying the specific subway lines affected by the station rename.
SCOPE

Changed the referenced subway line from 'IND Fulton Street Line' to 'A and C lines in Bedford-Stuyvesant' to provide more precise geographic and line identification.

DEFINITION

Updated the station name format from 'Malcolm X Boulevard-Utica Avenue' to 'Malcolm X Boulevard/Utica Avenue' with a slash separator.

TECHNICAL

Added procedural language indicating the bill was committee discharged, amended, and recommitted to the committee.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 16, 2025

How they voted

1460
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 152
Jun 16, 2025
D Democratic105
100 Yea 5
95% Yea
R Republican47
46 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 16, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6617A
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Stefani Zinerman
Stefani Zinerman
DDemocratic
NY
56