Accessibility
Posted inAccessibility, Queens, Transit
Anyone with a wheelchair or stroller is severely hampered from heading to the tennis tournament or a Mets game on mass transit despite long-delayed promises to upgrade accessibility at the hub.
Posted inTransit
Congestion Pricing Cash Crunch Could Give MTA an Out on Pact to Make Subway Stations Accessible
A landmark 2022 legal settlement was hailed as the start of making nearly every subway station ADA-compliant. But that same agreement lets the MTA lower its spending when funds fall short.
Posted inAccessibility
City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible
With fewer than one in three cars outfitted for people with disabilities despite landmark 2013 deal, Manhattan federal judge demands speedy plan to boost numbers.
Posted inAccessibility
Federal Judge Lets Human Rights Case Against Access-A-Ride Proceed
Judge Jessica Clarke held that the “illogical and unnecessarily circuitous routes” aren’t giving people with disabilities comparable service.
Posted inClimate
Flood Waters Short Circuit Lifts Meant to Keep Elevated Homes Accessible
Queens residents with disabilities bemoan steep costs and frustrations when machinery they rely on to enter and exit their raised houses breaks.
Posted inAccessibility
Express Bus Lift Problems Leave Wheelchair Users Stuck
From bus operators who don’t know what they’re doing to mechanical breakdowns, people with disabilities who spoke to THE CITY said they try to avoid the longer distance coaches.
Posted inCity Hall
Tongue Twisted: Adams Taps AI to Make City Robocalls in Languages He Doesn’t Speak
New York City law requires public documents and announcements be made available in a wide range of languages, but the mayor’s computer-assisted pretending raises alarms for some ethics experts.
Posted inTransit
City Moving Slow on Requirement for Sidewalk Ramps at Every Corner
A 2019 settlement mandated the city Department of Transportation to survey and fix any street that didn’t have adequate access for people with disabilities. One deadline has already been blown and officials are still figuring out a new timeline.
Posted inTransit
TLC Misses Deadline to Make Half of All Taxis Wheelchair Accessible, Again
The Taxi and Limousine Commission has been struggling to meet a court-ordered quota of vehicles capable of carrying wheelchairs and motorized scooters for a decade — and coming up short.
Posted inAccessibility
Mobility-Impaired New Yorkers Blast MTA’s Proposed Changes to E-Hail Program
While increasing the number of participants, the agency plans to raise costs and cap subsidies: “It very much feels like I’m being punished for using paratransit,” one commuter testified.

