Infrastructure

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Brooklyn Cable Guy’s Diagnosis Raises Worry Virus Is One House Call Away

March 24, 2020, 12:34 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

Infected Optimum technician said he “didn’t feel safe” entering customers’ homes. Workers are calling on their companies to increase safety measures.

Coronavirus

Letter Carriers Balk at Entering Brooklyn Post Office Over Coronavirus

March 20, 2020, 5:14 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

After a supervisor in Williamsburg tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Postal Service workers decided to pick up deliveries outside.

Transportation

In a City Turned Upside Down, Alternate-Side Parking Rules Haven’t Budged

March 17, 2020, 3:00 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.

Drivers emerge en masse from coronavirus seclusion to keep moving cars for street sweepers. Some Council are calling for a suspension.

Infrastructure

City Hall May Pull Plug on LinkNYC Owner Over Missing Kiosks — and $75M Owed

March 3, 2020, 7:59 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The group behind LinkNYC towers that give free Wi-Fi and phone calls is far behind schedule on installations and payments to the city, officials say.

Special Report

It’s Manhole Explosion Season: What You Need to Know About a Century-Old Problem

Feb. 24, 2020, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The blasts injure people, wreak property damage, power outages and traffic disruptions annually. We take a deep dive as risk is at height.

Transportation

MTA Could Make Many More Subway Stations Accessible, Study Finds

Feb. 20, 2020, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The first part of a nearly $18 million review obtained by THE CITY concludes that most of the 100 stops surveyed can be retrofitted with elevators.

Accessibility

In Queens Courts, Unequal Access to Justice Starts at the Stairs

Feb. 19, 2020, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

A dispute over who’s supposed to operate a mechanized lift presents a barrier at one courthouse. We found more obstacles at other legal facilities.

Transportation

Barclays Center Has Subway’s Worst Privately Owned Elevator

Feb. 10, 2020, 8:42 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

The elevator at the bustling station functioned just 74% of the time in 2019, MTA records show. Its landlord is being called out in a new report.

Transportation

City Brings Criminal Court Case Over Busted Subway Escalator

Feb. 10, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

MTA steps up pressure to get stairs at Lexington Avenue-53rd Street, under the Lipstick Building, rolling again after more than a year out of service.

Government

Dozens of LinkNYC Kiosks Are Installed but Not Activated

Feb. 5, 2020, 4:10 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

At least 50 of the kiosks made to replace old-school pay phones with Wi-Fi sit idle with no connectivity — some for over two years, THE CITY found.

Infrastructure

Brooklyn Cable Guy’s Diagnosis Raises Worry Virus Is One House Call Away

Letter Carriers Balk at Entering Brooklyn Post Office Over Coronavirus

In a City Turned Upside Down, Alternate-Side Parking Rules Haven’t Budged

City Hall May Pull Plug on LinkNYC Owner Over Missing Kiosks — and $75M Owed

It’s Manhole Explosion Season: What You Need to Know About a Century-Old Problem

MTA Could Make Many More Subway Stations Accessible, Study Finds

In Queens Courts, Unequal Access to Justice Starts at the Stairs

Barclays Center Has Subway’s Worst Privately Owned Elevator

City Brings Criminal Court Case Over Busted Subway Escalator

Dozens of LinkNYC Kiosks Are Installed but Not Activated

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