West Village subway stop to be renamed for Stonewall National Monument

The Christopher Street station in the West Village is poised to get a new name after a bill to rename it in honor of the Stonewall National Monument cleared the state Legislature this week.

“Stonewall is not just a place of history for the community, but this is a living monument,” said Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who sponsored the bill with Assemblymember Deborah Glick.

The bill, which passed the State Senate on Wednesday after clearing the Assembly last month, would rename the 1 train subway stop “Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument station” to commemorate the Stonewall Inn uprising in 1969.

The site is considered the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ rights movement as patrons and others outside resisted police who raided the inn decades ago, earning it New York City landmark status in 2015 and a national monument in the adjacent park soon after.

“I was there with my husband and our young daughter when we first won marriage equality,” Hoylman-Sigal said. “The community gathers when there are moments of celebration, but also when there are times of trials and tribulations.”

The bill now heads to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk to be signed into law.