New York
MTA Seeking Insight on Urine Detection Systems
NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a request in April for information from companies that have successfully installed elevator car urine detection systems in large transit systems, airports or institutions,...
Innocore Pro Elevator Supplies Two Units at LIC Tower
Queens, NY-headquartered Innocore Pro Elevator, Inc., provided two, 500 ft/min overhead gearless passenger elevators making 25 stops to The Greene, a recently completed 21-story residential tower at 46-30 Pearson Street...
Elevators, Escalators and More Coming to Busy Brooklyn Transit Complex
Located in an area nicknamed "the dungeon" because it's arguably the darkest part of District 37 in Brooklyn, NY, according to City Council Member Sandy Nurse, the busy Broadway Junction...
US$5 Million Funding Opportunity To Support Women in Apprenticeships, Nontraditional Occupations Announced
The U.S. Department of Labor announced up to $US5 million in funding for up to 14 grants available to organizations that attract and support women in gaining access to registered...
TEI Provides Five-Elevator System for New Manhattan Residential Tower
TEI Group tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing a five-elevator system for 250 East 83rd Street, a 31-story residential building rising in the Yorkville section of Manhattan's Upper East Side....
“Failure to Follow Basic (Elevator) Safety Procedures” Results in Homicide Charge in NYC
A 67-year-old elevator mechanic was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the February 2021 death of a 25-year-old apprentice mechanic at a Bronx building where they were performing an elevator...
Event: A Look Back at Building the Empire State Book
On May 1 from 6-7 p.m. EST, NYC’s The Skyscraper Museum will host an online event featuring the authors of the historical essays that provided the framework for Building the...
Elevator Shaft Collapse Leads to Parking Garage Collapse in NYC
At least one person has been killed and five others injured after a parking garage collapsed in Manhattan, NY, leaving cars piled up in crumbled concrete, the Daily Mail reports....
Elevator Work Progressing at Staten Island Railway Station
Accessibility upgrades coming to the New Dorp station of the Staten Island Railway (SIR) are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023 with elevators online by the...
Champion Elevator Expands NYC Footprint With Acquisition
Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced the acquisition of Brooklyn, NYC-based PRO Elevator Services Inc. on April 16. Champion observed...
