The topic of elevators in the subway system has often been a sore spot for the disabled community. It most recently surfaced as a hot issue when the Prospect Avenue, 53rd Street and Bay Ridge Avenue ...

For Brooklyn subway riders, it’s only up from here. The Big Apple’s tallest subway station is finally set to get elevators, putting an end to straphangers’ 90-foot hike that officials have likened to ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

Two escalators at the Columbus Circle subway stop in Manhattan have been out of service for almost a year and likely won't reopen until the end of 2025. The 59th Street-Columbus Circle station is one ...

NEW YORK, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - In a major advancement for New York City's MTA infrastructure, the last of six newly installed escalators at two key subway stations have officially opened to ...

Quemuel Arroyo, the New York transit system’s chief accessibility officer, has used a wheelchair for half his life. He understands how difficult it is to navigate the subway. Quemuel Arroyo lobbies ...

The tallest subway station in the five boroughs is set to receive a major accessibility upgrade, officials said this week. The Smith-9th Streets station in Gowanus — which stands nearly 90 feet above ...

GOWANUS — THE SKY-HIGH SMITH AND NINTH STREET subway station in Gowanus will finally be getting an elevator, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon and the MTA announced Friday. At ...

After walking through the turnstile at Aquarium Station, 85-year-old Joan Taylor glanced up at the seemingly never-ending flight of stairs, and the neighboring defunct escalators cordoned off by ...

Those who have written to you advocating that Metro replace its escalators with steps like most of the New York subway system has [Dr. Gridlock, March 27] have never: been elderly; had either a ...