MTA merchandising machines coming to 26 subway stations; see full listing

The MTA is rolling out merchandising machines at greater than two dozen subway stations within the subsequent yr and a half, providing the a whole lot of 1000’s of people that move via them every day new snack and drink choices.

Three of them are already up and working — on the 2nd Avenue F prepare station, the twenty third Road R and W station, and the 116th Road 6 station. The MTA is establishing store inside former retail areas, so the machines match throughout the current stations’ framework and do not crowd already-busy platforms and walkways.

CC Merchandising, Inc. manages them. In some unspecified time in the future, the corporate can select so as to add extra choices, together with retail merchandise, tech, well being and wonder merchandise, and different helpful on-the-go objects.

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MTA Brings Vending Machines to Former Retail Spaces — MTA merchandising machine at 2 Av F station within the Decrease East Facet of Manhattan. (Credit score: MTA)

A complete of 26 stations are set to have the machines. The rollout will occur over the course of the remainder of this yr and into 2027, officers mentioned.

In response to the MTA, these are the subway stations set to get merchandising machines:

twenty third Road 6 prepare station
forty second Road-Bryant Park B, D, F, M prepare station
forty ninth Road N, Q, R, W prepare station
fifth Avenue 7 prepare station
eighth Road NYU R and W prepare station
86th Road 1 prepare station
86th Road 4, 5, 6 prepare station
96th Road 6 prepare station
Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Middle 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R prepare station
Borough Corridor 2, 3, 4, 5 prepare station
Broadway-Lafayette Road B, D, F, M prepare station
Brooklyn Bridge-Metropolis Corridor 4, 5, 6 prepare station
Canal Road A, C, E prepare station
Canal Road prepare station
Christopher Road-Stonewall 1 prepare station
DeKalb Avenue B, Q, R prepare station
Flushing-Fundamental Road 7 prepare station
Grand Road B and D prepare station
Prince Road R and W prepare station
Jamaica-179th Road F prepare station
South Ferry 1 prepare station
Wall Road 4 and 5 prepare station
Woodhaven Boulevard M and R prepare station

“By turning vacant retail areas into buyer facilities, we’re activating an area into one clients can profit from,” MTA Chief Buyer Officer Shanifah Rieara mentioned. “We’re making stations extra welcoming and extra handy, and we stay up for the set up of extra merchandising machines and higher selection.”

CC Merchandising has a license settlement for a five-year time period, with an possibility to increase for an additional 5 years, the MTA mentioned.