United Spinal Settles Suit with MTA Regarding Accessibility at a Subway Station
New York, NY – July 21, 2011– It was announced today that the MTA has
agreed to the installation of an elevator at the Dyckman Street
(#1)subway station. The agreement was the product of settlement of
litigation between United Spinal Assoc -- represented by Disability
Rights Advocates (DRA) -- the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(MTA) and New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA).
In the settlement, the MTA commits to installing an elevator at the
elevated southbound platform of the Dyckman Street Station, which will
enable people who use wheelchairs, among others, to get on and off
southbound #1 trains.
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