MTA Unveils Mid-American-Modernized Elevator in Greenwich Village

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled an elevator modernized by Chicago’s Mid-American Elevator at the West Fourth Street-Washington Square ACEBDFM subway station in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY, on May 20. The station serves approximately 27,000 riders each weekday. The last of three modernized elevators modernized at the station since 2025, the elevator opened on budget and ahead of schedule. Work included full replacement of the cab and associated equipment; a new head house and street-level canopy; modifications to the shaft and pit to accommodate new equipment; replacement and modernization of all machine room, electrical and mechanical equipment; and updates to the monitoring equipment, fire alarm system, intercom and cameras. The MTA currently has elevator replacement projects underway in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.