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In the past week, 35 to 43 elevators were out of service on any given day, up to 13% of all elevators, including many at busy stations like Times Square and Union Square, according to the MTA’s ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending $1 billion on the “Enhanced Subway Initiative” to renovate 30 subway stations, including new features such as USB ports and countdown clocks. But ...
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 ...
The MTA employees who work the elevators at New York’s deepest subway stations are set to be reassigned to station-cleaning next month. Members of TWU Local 100 oppose the transfers, which ...
It said some elevator outages happen because of replacement projects. “There’s never been a stronger commitment to accessibility in transit,” said MTA Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo.