Metropolitan Transportation Authority
New Elevators at Brooklyn Subway Station Experience Problems
A trio of new elevators at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Clark Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights, NYC, experienced at least 35 non-scheduled outages and 11 instances of entrapment...
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...
Deep Subway In NYC Forces Riders To Climb Long Stairs
Subway riders in Manhattan, NYC, are having difficulty getting around if their path forces them to enter the station at Fort Washington and 181st Street, because the escalators have broken down, forcing...
Elevator by Mid-American for New Times Square Subway Entrance
Developer Jamestown LP contributed US$10 million and the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) added US$40 million for a new entrance to the Times Square subway station — the system's busiest...
Queensboro Plaza Station in NYC to Get Three ADA-Compliant Elevators
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Queensboro Plaza subway station in Long Island City, Queens, is getting two new Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevators, Patch is among outlets to...
Billionaires’ Row Developer To Build MTA Subway Elevators
Under the new NYC Zoning for Accessibility law, Sedesco, a Turkish developer planning a 63-story mixed-use tower at 41-47 West 57th Street along Manhattan's Billionaires' Row, has agreed to build...
US$25.8-Million Subway Station Upgrade Completes In Brooklyn
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) completed a US$25.8-million renovation of the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station in Brooklyn, New York, Real Estate Weekly reports. Providing access to the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn...
NYC Lawsuit Filed Over Subway Escalator Injury
Patch reported on November 4 that an NYC couple has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) alleging that a malfunctioning escalator “violently” propelled the man down, “resulting in...
