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Clarkson + Varick Names Kirles Girgis Director of Engineering
National vertical-transportation consultancy Clarkson + Varick recently named Kirles Girgis director of engineering. With more than 10 years' experience in national leadership roles at Schindler and consulting firm Lerch Bates,...
Carlo Named VP of Service Operations at NYC-Based Centennial Elevator Industries
Anthony Carlo, who boasts a nearly 40-year career in the elevator industry, was recently named vice president (VP) of service operations at Queens, NYC-based Centennial Elevator Industries, Inc. He joined...
Otis Elevator System for Google’s New NYC HQ
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided an elevator system for Google's new 12-story headquarters at St. John's Terminal, Manhattan, NYC, that includes 24 SkyRise® passenger elevators (four banks of six),...
NYC Industry Veteran Joins Start Elevator in New Business Development
NYC elevator industry veteran Christine Lypen joined Bronx, NY-based Start Elevator in March in new business development in the NYC and New Jersey areas. Lypen comes to Start from a...
Otis VT System for National Urban League Building in Upper Manhattan
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a complete vertical-transportation (VT) system for the unique, mixed-use National Urban League building in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, NYC, a 141,000-ft2 property...
Seven-Elevator Schindler System for NYC’s Seventh Aloft Hotel
Schindler tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided five S7000 passenger and two S7000 service elevators to 450 Eleventh Avenue at Hudson Yards directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center...
“Cities in the Sky: The Quest To Build the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers” To Publish in May
Rutgers University Professor Jason M. Barr tells ELEVATOR WORLD his new book, “Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers,” will be published by Scribner Books...
FDNY Rescues 7 Passengers From Stuck Elevator at Empire State Building
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) crews rescued seven passengers stuck in an elevator at Manhattan’s Empire State Building — at 1,250-ft, one of NYC’s tallest buildings — at around...
Mid-American Provides Three Elevators for MTA Bronx Subway Station
Family-owned and operated Mid-American Elevator, Chicago's largest independent elevator company, provided three new elevators to the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to enhance accessibility at the Bronx's Tremont Avenue subway...
Queens Residents Dealing With Costly Home Elevator Repair Bills
Residents of elevated homes near the water in Queens, NY, are dealing with frequently out-of-service elevators and resulting costly repair bills, CBS News reported in February. A representative of a...
