The city has reached a deal with a real estate developer to bring major accessibility improvements to the Queensboro Plaza subway station as part of an agreement to build a 26-story residential tower on Queens Plaza North.
The MTA and the Department of City Planning (DCP) brokered the deal with Grubb Properties to install a street-level elevator and a new, fully accessible entrance to the Queensboro Plaza 7-N-W station at no cost to the MTA or the city.
“New York depends on mass transit, and mass transit needs to be available and accessible to all New Yorkers,” MTA Chair and CEO Jann Lieber said. “The improvements at Queensboro Plaza demonstrate how the MTA is using every possible strategy to make the entire subway system ADA accessible.”
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