Accessibility News

An Access-a-Ride van sits on First Avenue in Manhattan.

Access-A-Ride Speeds Up in Congestion Zone

March 25, 2025, 6:08 p.m.April 4, 2025, 3:24 p.m.

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.

The MTA opened a new elevator at the Woodhaven station in Queens.

Subway

Straight to the Top: New Nonstop Elevators to Speed Subway Accessibility Coverage

Feb. 5, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 4, 2025, 6:30 p.m.

The J/Z’s Woodhaven Boulevard station in Queens is the first stop in the system where elevators by an existing turnstile level and deposit riders directly at the platform.

Transit

Bronx Subway Station Saga Shows Long Winding Road to Accessibility

Dec. 20, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 20, 2024, 11:20 a.m.

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.

The MTA opened a new Access-A-Ride assessment center in Lower Manhattan on Stone Street.

Accessibility

Two-Year Wait for Manhattan Access-A-Ride Assessment Center Ends

Oct. 31, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 30, 2024, 6:58 p.m.

Commuters wanting paratransit options have a new place for evaluations — but many say the entire process is outdated anyway.

The NYPD’s 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn offers a wheelchair accessible in the back of the building.

Accessibility

NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible

Oct. 28, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 28, 2024, 9:26 a.m.

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.

Taxi drivers testify remotely outside City Hall during a hearing on requiring vehicles to be wheelchair accessible.

Taxis

Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High

Oct. 10, 2024, 5:53 p.m.Oct. 10, 2024, 11:25 p.m.

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.

Birdseye view of the stairs from the LIRR to Mets-Willets Point. Aug. 28, 2024.

Sports

With U.S. Open in Swing, Fans Would Love to See Wheelchair Access at Willets Point

Aug. 29, 2024, 5:52 p.m.Aug. 29, 2024, 6:09 p.m.

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.

MTA head Janno Lieber announces an agreement with accessibility advocates to expand elevator access at more stations.

Transit

Congestion Pricing Cash Crunch Could Give MTA an Out on Pact to Make Subway Stations Accessible

June 11, 2024, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 25, 2025, 8:44 a.m.

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.

A wheelchair-accessible cab drives along Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.

Accessibility

City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible

May 7, 2024, 5:58 p.m.May 8, 2024, 8:09 a.m.

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.

Access-a-Ride Luz Paulino-Santos tries to find her vehicle while commuting home from Midtown to Inwood.

Accessibility

Federal Judge Lets Human Rights Case Against Access-A-Ride Proceed

April 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 15, 2024, 4:07 p.m.

Judge Jessica Clarke held that the “illogical and unnecessarily circuitous routes” aren’t giving people with disabilities comparable service.

Accessibility

Access-A-Ride Speeds Up in Congestion Zone

Straight to the Top: New Nonstop Elevators to Speed Subway Accessibility Coverage

Bronx Subway Station Saga Shows Long Winding Road to Accessibility

Two-Year Wait for Manhattan Access-A-Ride Assessment Center Ends

NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible

Cabbies Say Cost to Move to Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Is Too High

With U.S. Open in Swing, Fans Would Love to See Wheelchair Access at Willets Point

Congestion Pricing Cash Crunch Could Give MTA an Out on Pact to Make Subway Stations Accessible

City Ordered to Fix Broken Pledge to Make Half of Taxis Wheelchair-Accessible

Federal Judge Lets Human Rights Case Against Access-A-Ride Proceed

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