New York
In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann
Tim Herrmann, a beloved father, brother, friend and husband, passed away on April 13 at age 64. A well-known figure in the NYC elevator industry, Herrmann previously worked for ECI-EDI...
HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire
HydraSafe® Brake CEO Kevin Cunningham recently shared news with ELEVATOR WORLD about work in NYC, a physical move and a new hire. In Manhattan in late April, HydraSafe provided installation training...
NYC MTA Welcomes Modernized Elevators at Bronx Subway Station
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) welcomed two completely modernized elevators at the 3rd Avenue-149th Street subway station in the South Bronx on May 1. Contracted to Otis, work included...
G-Tech Elevator Rises to Challenge at Flatiron Building
G-Tech Elevator Associates LLC, founded in 2010 by Brock Glenn and his father, mobilized on-site at Manhattan's Flatiron Building in April to tackle the bulk of the elevator work for...
Alvarado Named GM of MEGA Elevator U.S. Facilities
Diego Alvarado has been named the general manager (GM) of the U.S. facilities for MEGA Elevator Parts and Electrical Supply, a top elevator parts supplier in the nation headquartered in...
Elevator Completed at Child Care Center in NY
Local officials, representatives of organizations and nonprofits and members of the Utica, NY community gathered on April 7 to celebrate the completion of the elevator at the DeSales Center, the Daily...
Labor Shortage Delays NYC Elevator Acceptance Tests
Consultancy VDA, Inc., issued a notice that scheduling acceptance testing for new elevator installations and modernizations in NYC is significantly delayed due to a labor shortage in the NYC Department...
TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch
NYC-headquartered TEI Group announced on April 17 it has been awarded a major 30-unit contract at The Torch, a supertall hotel skyscraper also known as 740 Eighth Avenue that will...
Skyline Elevator System For New Brooklyn Residential Building
Skyline Elevators tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided an 11-stop, 3500-lb capacity elevator for 1615 Cedar Street, a new residential property with eight stories above ground in Midwood, Brooklyn, NY. The...
In Memoriam: David M. Childs
David M. Childs, the Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) architect best known for realizing One World Trade Center (WTC) and working with developer Larry Silverstein after 9/11 to rebuild Lower...
