Accessibility
Posted inLabor
Shahana Hanif, a leading progressive and the chair of the City Council’s disability committee, withdrew her support for the contentious “No More 24” bill.
Posted inAccessibility
Disabled New Yorkers Oppose Bill to End 24-Hour Shifts for Home Aides
The battle over the “No More 24” bill has pit workers’ rights against the needs of people who rely on round-the-clock care.
Posted inTransit
Columbia University Will Pay for Elevator at 125th Street Subway Stop
The accessibility upgrades come after years of prodding from local residents and elected officials.
Posted inLabor
Home Care Workers Launch Hunger Strike as 24-Hour Work Shifts Persist
The battle over 24-hour shifts has pitted the mostly immigrant women working in the home care industry against vulnerable patients who rely on round-the-clock care.
Posted inAccessibility
Not All Elevators at Yankee Stadium Subway Stop Ready for Opening Day
The two elevators that service the No. 4 line’s platforms will not be open for several weeks, the MTA said.
Posted inAccessibility
MTA Aims to Teach More Drivers How to Use Wheelchair Lifts on Express Buses
The city’s fleet of coach buses have lifts, but riders with disabilities say operators are often at a loss on how to use them.
Posted inAccessibility
Delinquent Owners Shamed in Council for Snowy Obstacles for the Disabled
“The question is not how the streets were plowed,” one official said. “It was whether they could leave their homes at all.”
Posted inStreets
Oversight on Snowed-In Sidewalks Complicated By Even More Snow
A hearing on the city’s response to January’s winter storm was postponed by this week’s blizzard. New Yorkers with disabilities say they want their voices heard in person.
Posted inAccessibility
Lack of Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles Plagues Ride-Hailing Apps
New Yorkers with disabilities suffer longer wait times from app-based ride-hailing companies, the analysis from New York Lawyers for the Public Interest found.
Posted inAccessibility
North Bronx Subway Station to Get Elevators, Nearly a Decade After ADA Lawsuit
Improvements to the Middletown Road stop are part of a system-wide push to increase accessibility, paid for in part by congestion pricing.

