NEW YORK — To some, the prospect of adding new subway elevators not far from the World Trade Center is a godsend, a desperately needed portal for the disabled to a subway system that is among the ...
MTA officials need to prioritize fixes to broken-down subway elevators — and New York’s Legislature needs to commit more money to the problem, disability advocates said Wednesday. “When we try to use ...
The topic of elevators in the subway system has often been a sore spot for the disabled community. It most recently surfaced as a hot issue when the Prospect Avenue, 53rd Street and Bay Ridge Avenue ...
An MTA plan to reassign 19 elevator operators at stations in Washington Heights poses a safety risk to riders with disabilities, a new lawsuit argued on Thursday. The elevator operator jobs at four ...
Commuters in the Bronx’s Longwood and Mott Haven neighborhoods will have an easier time using the subway with help from new elevators and other improvements at the No. 6 station at 149th St. The ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Safety and accessibility are major priorities for riders, transit workers and the MTA. The elevators at some Uptown subway stations are the scene for a debate about jobs and ...
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The MTA has identified the first 43 subway stations that will get new elevators as part of its 2025-2026 Capital Plan. The MTA’s budget for the next five years includes funding ...