New York|M.T.A. Violated Law Omitting Elevators in Station Upgrade, Prosecutors Say
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M.T.A. Violated Law Omitting Elevators in Station Upgrade, Prosecutors Say
The Middletown Road station in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx underwent a $27 million renovation that did not include adding elevators.Credit…Jeenah Moon for The New York Times
By Sarah Maslin Nir
- March 13, 2018
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of violating the rights of the disabled when the agency spent tens of millions to renovate a subway station without installing elevators, even after being told repeatedly that making the station accessible was mandatory and technically doable.
The dispute centers on the Middletown Road station in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx, which underwent a $27 million renovation that was completed in 2014 and included new stairs, tile and paint. The M.T.A. carried out the changes “without insuring that the station was rendered readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use [...]
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