Starting in 2010, the station was renovated as part of a $45 million project. The project included rehabilitation of the tunnel portal, realignment and rehabilitation of the platforms and installation of new cast iron lighting fixtures. Initially, no elevators were planned for the Dyckman Street station because it was not on the MTA's list of "key stations" that would receive disabled access under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The United Spinal Association subsequently filed a lawsuit to stop the project because it did not include elevators. The suit was settled in 2011, and an elevator to the southbound platform was built. No elevator was added to the northbound platform because, at the time, the geology was determined to be too difficult to accommodate an elevator there. The project was completed in February 2014. Northbound accessibility was proposed in February 2019 as part of the MTA's "Fast Forward" program.