Metro-North is planning to open four new train stations in the Bronx in 2027: Hunts Point, Parkchester/Van Nest, Morris Park, and Co-Op City. The stations are part of the MTA’s Penn Station Access project, which will connect the East Bronx directly to Manhattan Penn Station.

Since 2018, the City and local communities have been working together on the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Study to ensure planning around these stations meets the needs of the local communities they will serve. The Department of City Planning (DCP) and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) have been coordinating with other relevant City and State agencies on these efforts.

In Fall 2023, Council Members Rafael Salamanca Jr., Kevin C. Riley, Amanda Farías, and Marjorie Velázquez as well as Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson are sponsoring additional community engagement alongside agency partners to ensure Bronxites have a voice in the process and all the information they need as these planning efforts move forward. The City Council’s Planning and Land Use Division and Community Engagement Division are helping to support this community engagement process.

Frequently Asked Questions

To view responses to Frequently Asked Questions about the upcoming Metro North Stations and additional improvements coming to the Bronx, please click here for English, and click here for Spanish.

Community Engagement Summary Report, Fall 2023

Council Members Amanda Farías, Kevin C. Riley, Rafael Salamanca Jr., and Marjorie
Velázquez, in partnership with the Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, sponsored a series
of community engagement workshops alongside agency partners to ensure Bronxites are able to
speak directly to their elected officials while these planning efforts move forward and prior to public
review.

Please click here to view the Community Engagement Summary Report, including survey responses and most frequent recommendations and concerns from participants.

Click here to hear Bronx residents share their vision for their communities. 

Previous Events

October 26th Public Workshop: Morris Park

• Link to event flyers here: English (pdf), Español (pdf). 

October 18th Public Workshop: Co-Op City Station Planning

• Link to event flyers here: English (pdf), Español (pdf)

October 16th Public Workshop: Hunts Point Station Planning  

• Link to event flyers: English (pdf), Español (pdf)

October 3rd Public Workshop: Parkchester/Van Nest (in person)

• Link to event flyers: English (pdf), Español (pdf)

September 20th Info Session (remote)

• Link to DCP’s presentation
• Link to Info Session Recording
  • • (We apologize that the first few minutes of this zoom recording were cut off due to technical difficulties).
• Link to DCP’s Zoning Handbook (2018 edition)
• Link to event flyers: English (pdf), Español (pdf)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): English (pdf), Español (pdf)