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MTA unveils new elevators at 14th Street subway station


MTA unveils new elevators at 14th Street subway station

The MTA unveiled three new elevators at the 14th Street and 6th Avenue subway station in Manhattan on Thursday as part of a project to improve accessibility at the station.

The elevators will connect passengers from the street level to the station’s mezzanine, from the mezzanine to the F and M line platform in the uptown location, and from the mezzanine to the L line platform, the MTA said in a press release.


What you need to know

  • The MTA on Thursday unveiled three new elevators at the 14th Street and 6th Avenue subway station in Manhattan, connecting to the Uptown platform of the F and M trains and the L train platform.
  • The agency is also installing three new elevators connected to the F and M train platform downtown and three at the 14th Street and 7th Avenue 1, 2 and 3 train stations
  • The elevators were funded in both the MTA’s current and previous capital plans, both of which were unaffected by Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to suspend congestion tolls.

The MTA is also installing three new elevators connecting the platform at F and M stations downtown, as well as three at stations 1, 2 and 3 at 14th Street and 7th Avenue, the press release said.

“This MTA is committed to making our stations – 472 in all – universally accessible so that all New Yorkers can enjoy the benefits of this amazing system,” MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said at a press conference.

The opening of the elevators between 6th and 7th Avenue stations was funded under both the MTA’s current and previous capital spending plans, which were not affected by Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to suspend congestion charging.

The project, which has been in the works for several years, includes the renovation of platforms and ticket areas, better lighting and new and renovated stairs.

This includes making the crossing between the two stations, which was closed for much of the last year, ADA compliant.

Due to the suspension of the city toll in Hochul, elevators for 23 other stations have been postponed. Of the 472 stations in the city, just over 151 are fully barrier-free.

There is still no plan to finance the $16.5 billion worth of projects that were put on hold due to the disruption.

The governor told Politico earlier this week that she is reviewing all options and will present a plan by the end of this year or early next year to replace the $15 billion the MTA could have collected from the congestion toll.

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