New Elevators Enhance Accessibility at NY Train Station

Commuters are applauding a new set of elevators provided by Liberty Elevator at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Hartsdale Train Station in Hartsdale, NY, approximately 22 mi. north of Manhattan, News 12 is among outlets to report. Representing “a significant help for individuals requiring assistance to access train platforms,” the elevators were installed following what the source describes as multiple requests by those who use MTA’s Metro-North Railroad system. On the website for the nearby Town of Greenburgh, Town Supervisor Paul Feiner described the elevators as “a holiday present from Metro-North to Hartsdale” that will help the elderly, physically disabled and parents pushing strollers. In addition to the elevators, Metro-North installed heating systems.