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 ...

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 ...

A dozen subway stations are newly slated for accessibility improvements, transit officials announced Tuesday. The stations, selected in concert with public feedback surveys, span four boroughs. “This ...

Adding an elevator to the 81st Street station outside the American Museum of Natural History required a dig 40 feet deep, 32 of which were through solid rock. Photo: Christopher Bonanos Adding an ...

With its busy pace and bustling subway system, New York City has long been touted as a city of opportunity and inclusivity where anyone can succeed. However, this was not always the reality for people ...

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 ...