It’s the last stop for this East Harlem business. A construction supply firm will be forced to shutter after more than three decades as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority moves to

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is moving forward with the Second Avenue Subway expansion, a project that has been promised to East Harlem for nearly a century. The MTA Board has approved a nearly $2 billion contract for the tunneling and excavation work for Phase two of the project.

As NYC's long-awaited subway expansion finally gets the green light, some will be forced out as the MTA seizes properties.