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November 10, 2005
Disabled Subway Riders Protest Busted Elevator At New Stillwell Station
Disabled subway riders want to know why it's taken so long for a new elevator to get installed at a Brooklyn train station.
They say the opening of a brand new elevator at the Stillwell Avenue station was delayed for months, making their commute more difficult.
The station recently underwent a $300 million renovation. New elevators were supposed to open in May but didn't start running until last month, with one of them in and out of service as late as Wednesday.
Because both the subway map and the MTA website indicate the station is accessible, some disabled riders have taken the D train all the way here, only to have to turn right back around because they had no way of getting off the platform.
Posted by Michelle at November 10, 2005 04:52 PM