Posted inAccessibility, Parks, Summer
How to Get a Free Beach Wheelchair in NYC
Sand-accessible wheelchairs are offered at multiple city beaches — but you have to request them in advance.
Accessibility
Posted inCity Life
Art Goes Underground at Former Subway Storefronts in Murals From New Yorkers With Disabilities
The MTA has teamed with a nonprofit serving people with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs to display their work inside one-time newsstands.
Posted inAccessibility, Transit
TLC Finally Hits 50% Accessibility Target After Years of Delays
About 5,000 yellow taxis are now wheelchair accessible, up from just over 200 in 2013.
Posted inAccessibility
Wheelchair User Trapped at Rehab Sues NYCHA for Accessible Apartment
Susan Bourne was disabled by a stroke in 2013. Instead of making her apartment accessible, NYCHA has waged a yearslong campaign to evict her.
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Access-A-Ride Speeds Up in Congestion Zone
Customers who use MTA’s paratransit services say they have seen an improvement in travel times in Manhattan amid an overall increase in reliability — up from dismal stats four
years ago.
Posted inTransit
Straight to the Top: New Nonstop Elevators to Speed Subway Accessibility Coverage
The J/Z’s Woodhaven Boulevard station in Queens is the first stop in the system where elevators bypass an existing turnstile level and deposit riders directly at the platform.
Posted inTransit
Bronx Subway Station Saga Shows Long Winding Road to Accessibility
Work to bring elevators to the No. 6’s Middletown Road stop is set to begin in February, nearly a decade after a federal lawsuit said it had to be done.
Posted inAccessibility
Two-Year Wait for Manhattan Access-A-Ride Assessment Center Ends
Commuters wanting paratransit options have a new place for evaluations — but many say the entire process is outdated anyway.
Posted inAccessibility
NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible
It’s been eight years since a class-action lawsuit was filed against the city’s police department claiming federal disability law violations. Deadlines to fix the situation have been pushed back while New Yorkers scream for help.
Posted inAccessibility, Labor, Transit
Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High
Drivers rallied outside of a Taxi & Limousine Commission hearing on Thursday as the city tries to figure out how to comply with a judge's order enforcing a decade-old settlement.