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Claddagh Electronics Appoints Johnson Business Development Consultant

Claddagh Electronics Ltd., the Long Island City, NY-headquartered manufacturer of code-compliant solutions for the vertical-transportation industry, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Jeff Johnson as business development...

Noble Elevator System for Lower East Side Mixed-Use Building

Noble Elevator Co., Inc. Vice President Thomas Dutton tells ELEVATOR WORLD Noble provided a three-elevator system for 139 Bowery, a 14-story mixed-use building on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The elevators...

ADA-Compliant Elevators Come to Two More LIRR Stations

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on June 28 it has made the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Amityville and Lindenhurst stations accessible to all in accordance with the...

Commuters Petition for Elevator at Bronx Station

A resident living near Bronx, New York’s Spuyten Duyvil Metro-North station has created a petition in an attempt to get an elevator at the station or put the idea on...

Third Annual Louis J. Mezzo Golf Outing a Great Success

The third annual Louis J. Mezzo Golf Outing on June 13 at Harrison Meadows Country Club in Harrison, New York, was a great success, with approximately 100 participating under sunny...

NYARM to Host Office-to-Residential Conversions Seminar

The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) plans to host an “Office-to-Residential Conversions” seminar on June 25 from 3:30-5 p.m. at Butcher & Banker on the vault level at...

Lawsuit Casts Shadow Over Billionaires’ Row Supertall

A lawsuit filed by owners of condominiums in the 96-story, 1,296-ft-tall 432 Park Avenue on Billionaires' Row in Manhattan is casting a shadow over the future of one of the...

Otis Provides Six-Unit Elevator System for New Brooklyn Towers

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a six-unit elevator system for 420 Carroll Street, a two-tower residential development in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Domain Properties,...

Carnevale Joins LB as Senior Consultant — Strategic Accounts

Mick Carnevale, a vertical-transportation industry professional with nearly 20 years' experience, has joined Lerch Bates Inc. (LB) as senior consultant — Strategic Accounts, Carnevale announced. Carnevale returns to LB (he...

US$343 Million Awarded to Transit Systems for Accessibility Upgrades

Eight transit systems in eight states will receive a total of US$353 million in federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir