New York
Champion Starts 2023 With 209-Elevator Contract
Champion Elevator Corp., with corporate offices in Manhattan, NYC, announced it secured an elevator service contract for 209 units at the Parkchester residential complex in the Bronx. Described as a...
Excavation Underway in NYC to Make Way for Striking Supertall
Excavation is in full swing at 750 Eighth Avenue on the border of Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen in NYC to make way for a striking, 1,067-ft-tall, 52-story supertall hotel...
“15-Minute City” Master Plan Approved in NYC Borough
The NYC Council recently approved architecture firm ODA’s masterplan for a “15-minute city” called Innovation QNS in Queens’ Astoria neighborhood, dezeen reports. Formulated by scientist Carlos Moreno, the 15-minute city...
Plans for Elevator for NYC MTA Station Taking Shape
Plans to install the long-awaited elevator at Mosholu Parkway subway station, which serves the 4 line and is located at the border of Jerome Park and Norwood in the Bronx,...
Syska Hennessy Group Head of VT Retires After 35 Years
John Moran III, senior principal and head of the vertical transportation (VT) practice at Syska Hennessy Group, is retiring from the firm after a 35-year tenure. Under his leadership, the...
Innocore Pro Elevator Installs Two Units for LIC Building
Innocore Pro Elevator Inc., headquartered in Flushing, NY, tells ELEVATOR WORLD it installed two passenger elevators for Trio, a recently completed 10-story residential building at 27-19 Thomson Avenue in Long...
Art Installation Transforms Elevator Encasement in NYC
Americas Society inaugurated Elena Damiani's Zenith (2022) as a permanent art installation for the David Rockefeller Atrium of Americas Society’s NYC headquarters on Park Avenue. Zenith is an elevator encasement...
MTA Considering Scent Detectors To Improve Elevator Cleanliness
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in NYC is considering a new device that can detect urine in subway station elevators, Gothamist reports. While discussing elevator reliability and cleanliness during a...
NYARM To Host Reception on December 20
The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) invites NYC elevator contractors, consultants and suppliers to its year-end reception of building management professionals on December 20. The event will be...
Fight in New York Target Leads to Elevator Shaft Fall
A store security guard and an alleged teenage shoplifter were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries December 8 after the pair fell down an elevator shaft of a Target in the Bronx,...
