Advocates for the disabled and elected officials are demanding Gov. Hochul improve crucial subway elevators. It comes as the MTA held its monthly board meeting on Wednesday. elijahwestbrook reports.
They chanted,"Elevators are for everyone," but that's not what the group outside the agency's headquarters was saying takes place at more than a dozen subway stations.
"We need to feel safe in the elevator. We shouldn't have to worry if the elevator is going to be broken and we get stuck in the elevator," said Dr. Sharon McLennon, executive director of the Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York. "Elevator outages make it more than difficult. It can be impossible. More than once I have gotten off the train at an 'accessible stop,' only to find the elevator is out of service," one demonstrator said.The MTA to alert riders of breakdowns when they happen
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