Harlem's 110 St. subway station finally renamed for Malcolm X

Harlem's 110 St. subway station finally renamed for Malcolm X

The 110 St-Central Park North subway station has been officially renamed to honor one of Harlem’s greats: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, known to all as Malcolm X. “One of the best ways to celebrate the rich history and community of Harlem is to recognize the contributions of Malcolm X and the Harlem Renaissance to New York and to the world,” said Governor Kathy Hochul, who attended the bill signing and commemoration event on Sunday, August 10.  The …

Harlem Renames Central Park Station To Malcolm X Plaza

On August 10, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to rename the 110th Street-Central Park North Station as the 110 Street-Malcolm X Plaza Station. “This year’s Harlem Week also marks the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance, the period following the Great Migration when 175,000 Black residents moved to the neighborhood to escape the racism and Jim Crow laws of the South,” Hochul said in a statement. “One of the best ways to celebrate the…