New York City
Russell Transitions From Lerch Bates to Buro Happold
Timothy Russell has transitioned from architectural design manager at Lerch Bates Inc. (LB) to associate principal, vertical transportation (VT), at Buro Happold, Russell announced recently. He is based in the...
AEG Appoints Clairmont New President
NYC-headquartered American Elevator Group (AEG), North America's largest independent elevator service provider, announced in June it has appointed Bryan Clairmont as president. Clairmont succeeds C. Mark Boelhouwer, who has assumed the...
FDNY Frees Worker Pinned Between Elevator and Wall
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) responders rescued a parking garage worker pinned between a car elevator and a wall on the Upper East Side of NYC, ABC 7 was...
Industry Veterans Launch NYC-Based VT Consultancy
Industry veterans Lucas Kairdolf and Danny Girgis have launched NYC-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy Clarkson + Varick, for which they serve as CEO/president and managing partner, respectively. Located in the northern...
Two ADA-Compliant Elevators Welcomed at NYC Station
NYC subway riders welcomed two new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevators at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Livonia Avenue station in Brownsville, Brooklyn, earlier this month, WWLP is among...
Liberty Elevator Promotes Kilimnik to Director of Engineering
Liberty Elevator Corp., headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey, and performing work throughout the NYC metropolitan area, has promoted Elan Kilimnik from project engineer to director of engineering. Kilimnik began his...
Deep Subway In NYC Forces Riders To Climb Long Stairs
Subway riders in Manhattan, NYC, are having difficulty getting around if their path forces them to enter the station at Fort Washington and 181st Street, because the escalators have broken down, forcing...
Elevator by Mid-American for New Times Square Subway Entrance
Developer Jamestown LP contributed US$10 million and the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) added US$40 million for a new entrance to the Times Square subway station — the system's busiest...
Champion Expands Hudson Valley Footprint
Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced on May 16 the acquisition of Hunter Elevator, a provider of elevator installation, service,...
VT Part of US$500-Million Redevelopment of One Times Square
An Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant elevator at the Times Square shuttle station is part of the US$500-million redevelopment of NYC’s iconic One Times Square — site of the New Year's...
