Queensboro Plaza Adds Third Elevator with Private Funding

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MTA opened a new elevator at Queensboro Plaza subway station on April 10, adding a third accessibility option for 97,000 daily riders.

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These quarter-inch workers build five-foot-tall mounds containing between 30,000 to 16 million insects - the largest above-ground ant colonies.

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Grubb Properties funded and constructed the elevator as part of the Zoning for Accessibility program, which lets developers build taller in exchange for transit improvements.

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The new elevator features a larger cab designed specifically for riders with mobility devices, strollers, and luggage

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This newest elevator will ensure seniors, people with disabilities, and parents with young children have access to public transportation," said Council Member Julie Won.

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Grubb Properties must respond to any elevator issues within two hours and will handle all maintenance of the new entrance.

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This project marks the first completed initiative under the city's Zoning for Accessibility program, potentially setting a blueprint for future improvements.

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The MTA is investing nearly $6 billion to make 67 more stations ADA-accessible and upgrade elevators at 78 others by 2024.

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For fast-growing Long Island City, with new residents and businesses flooding in, these accessibility improvements came at a critical time.

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