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MTA Renames 23 St Subway Station in Honor of CUNY’s Baruch College
October 17, 2025
23 St–Baruch College is the Seventh Station Named After a CUNY College
Photos
Video of the Remarks
and
B-Roll of the Unveiling
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From left, NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow, MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, Baruch College President S. David Wu, CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez unveil the signage for the newly renamed 23 St-Baruch College station.
Read the
original announcement
from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez today joined the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to announce the renaming of the 23 St 6 train station in Midtown to 23 St–Baruch College. Just a block away from the 23 St station, Baruch’s contributions to the community as a member of the CUNY system are being recognized in the renaming. The station is now the seventh in the subway system to include the name of a CUNY college.
“We’re always open to renaming stations where there’s a significant destination, like Baruch College, right by the subway,”
said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber
. “The school is a cornerstone of not only the CUNY system but the community, and we’re proud to recognize its contributions with new signage.”
From left, MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, Baruch College Undergraduate Student Government President Christian Perez, CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Baruch Graduate Student Assembly President Samuel Ofosu, Baruch President S. David Wu and Assembly Member Harvey Epstein.
“Every day New York City Transit gets Baruch College students, faculty and staff where they need to go, and we’re excited to honor the connection between our transit system and the communities in which we serve,”
said NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow
. “Transit is here to connect neighborhoods and bring people closer together, so we’ll continue to deliver safe and efficient service that the community can rely on.”
“The 23 St–Baruch College station, the seventh location of our city’s subway system to carry the name of a CUNY college, also marks the location where the University first opened its doors more than 175 years ago,”
said CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodriguez
. “As CUNY expanded its footprint to encompass 26 campuses across the five city boroughs, generations of New Yorkers have been transported by the MTA to classrooms and laboratories where CUNY helped them pursue and achieve their dreams. We celebrate this station co-naming as a symbol of the University’s ongoing partnership with the MTA. We thank Governor Hochul and MTA Chair Lieber, as well as Senator Gonzalez and Assembly Member Epstein, for their support.”
Baruch College students pose next to a CUNY advertisement placed on the side of an MTA bus.
The school was founded in 1847 as the Free Academy, the first institution of free public higher education in the United States. Baruch College became an independent senior college in 1968. It is ranked among the region’s and nation’s top colleges by
U.S. News and World Report
Forbes
, The Princeton Review and others. The college’s more than 19,500 students, who speak more than 110 languages and trace their heritage to more than 168 countries, have been repeatedly named one of the most ethnically diverse student populations in the United States.
“Today marks a momentous occasion—years in the making—the co-naming of the 23 St 6 train stop as ‘23 St–Baruch College,’”
said Baruch College President S. David Wu, Ph.D
. “This is more than a name change; it’s a powerful symbol of aspiration, opportunity, and the transformative power of education. We are deeply grateful to Assembly Member Harvey Epstein and State Senator Kristen Gonzalez—champions of education and opportunity—whose leadership made this recognition possible and to our partners at the MTA, for helping us celebrate this historic moment.”
Baruch College President S. David Wu with Baruch students and the college mascot at the unveiling of 23 St-Baruch College station.
In 2024, Governor Hochul signed
A8029C
into law, which directed the MTA to rename the 23 St station to the 23 St–Baruch College station. Legislation to rename the stations was sponsored by Assembly Member Harvey Epstein and State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez.
The 23 St–Baruch College station is the seventh in the New York City subway system to include the name of a CUNY college. In 2020, the two stations now known as Franklin Av–Medgar Evers College and President Av–Medgar Evers College were
renamed to include the name of the Crown Heights-based school
. The other subway stops representing the University are 68 St–Hunter College, 137 St–City College, Flatbush Av–Brooklyn College and Bedford Park Blvd–Lehman College.
Baruch College students celebrate the renaming of their local subway station to 23 St-Baruch College.
“As Baruch College’s academic excellence continues to grow, it’s only fitting that the local subway station — 23 St on the 6 Lexington Avenue line — share its name,”
said Representative Jerrold Nadler
. “Making this wonderful institution easier to find and promoting its presence across New York City and beyond.”
“This renaming symbolizes Baruch College’s longstanding significance and impact in our community. It also celebrates the opportunities that higher education offers, especially to first-generation students who make up one-third of Baruch’s student body,”
said State Senator Kristen Gonzalez
. “I’m so proud to support the efforts to honor this vital institution along with Assembly Member Epstein, MTA Chair Lieber, and President Wu.”
“I am happy to join Senator Gonzalez, Chair Lieber, and President Wu in celebrating the co-naming of 23 St-Baruch College Station,”
said Assembly Member Harvey Epstein
. “Baruch has been named the nation’s top college for social mobility for low and middle-income students. The co-naming of this station celebrates Baruch’s incredible impact on our city, state, and country.”
CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez presents a CUNY branded hat to MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber.
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