New York
Elevator Service in NYCHA Developments Disrupted by Power Surge
Elevator service in dozens of NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments across the city was disrupted by, according to city officials, a power surge on June 25, PIX11News reports. Six developments on the...
In Memoriam: Eric Appana
Eric Appana, a QEI and senior field engineer for Motion Control Engineering's (MCE) New York office, passed away on June 23 at the age of 50. MCE Sales Representative Bette...
LiftComm Enhances NYC MTA Station Elevator Safety, Security
LiftComm, a provider of communication solutions for the transportation industry, recently completed jobs in Midtown Manhattan and the Bronx, NY. As part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) modernization of...
In Memoriam: Peter J. Hitsous
Lifelong Staten Island, NY, resident Peter J. Hitsous, who had a distinguished career with Allstar Elevator and Otis, from which he retired, passed away on March 12 at age 70....
TEI Providing Three Elevators For Bronx Hip Hop Museum
TEI Group told ELEVATOR WORLD it is installing three elevators for The Hip Hop Museum, a project at 585 Exterior Street that will anchor Bronx Point, a 585,000-ft2 mixed-used complex...
G-Tech Provides Elevators for New Brooklyn Tower
G-Tech Elevator Associates tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided four elevators for 499 President Street, a 10-story, 350-unit residential tower designed by SLCE Architects and developed by the Brodsky Organization and...
TKE Elevator System for New Brooklyn Residential Tower
TK Elevator (TKE) tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided six engineered gearless and one engineered hydraulic elevators at The Brook, a new 51-story residential building at 589 Fulton Street in Downtown...
NYC DOB To Allow Third-Party Inspection Through End of Year
Under a pilot program, the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) approved third-party elevator agencies to perform acceptance tests for new elevator installations, alterations and modernization work through December 31. Acceptance...
Otis Elevator System for Queens Affordable Housing Tower
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a four-unit elevator system for Edgemere Commons B1, a 15-story affordable housing complex designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Tishman Speyer's TS Communities...
Construction Plans and Rendering of Brooklyn Tower Revealed
A rendering of and details on the construction plans for 395 Flatbush Avenue Extension, a proposed 80-story residential skyscraper in Downtown Brooklyn, NY, were revealed by Mayor Eric Adams on...
