New York

JFK Airport Escalator Fire Send Four to the Hospital

An escalator fire at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport at approximately 7 a.m. on July 24 sent four people to the hospital to treat minor injuries from...

TEI Provides Five-Elevator System for Brooklyn, NY, Tower

TEI tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing a five-unit elevator system for 98 Dekalb Avenue, a 610-ft-tall, 49-story tower designed by SLCE Architects and developed by Rockrose Development in Fort...

Triumph Electrical Supply To Stock and Supply Montanari Machines

Montanari Group, the Italy-based manufacturer of elevator traction machines, has partnered with Triumph Electrical Supply, with headquarters in Mineola, NY, and a branch in Woodside, NY, for Triumph to stock...

NYT Piece Uses Elevator To Explain Housing Costs and Other Woes

Stephen Jacob Smith, founder and executive director of the Center for Building in North America, used the elevator to explain why housing costs have skyrocketed, among other woes, in a...

NAESA Approved for New York Mechanics Training Classes

NAESA International has announced it has received approval to teach New York Mechanics training classes. Registration is now open with courses offered on the following dates below that have been...

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...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers