NY officials announce $800,000 study for subway heat capture system

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul, and the MTA have announced an $800,000 feasibility study. The project would create the first thermal energy network in a U.S. transit system at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station complex. It aims to capture excess heat from the subway platform, store it deep underground, and repurpose it. The stored energy would be used to heat City Hall and other nearby municipal buildings during winter.

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