Station Renaming for 23 St–Baruch College Station

Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA

Bill Recognizing Station Renaming Signed into Law by Governor Hochul in 2024

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the renaming of the 23 St 6 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 City University of New York (CUNY) system are being recognized in the renaming.

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 Senator Kristen Gonzalez.  

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, 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.