Showing posts with label MAYOR MAMDANI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MAYOR MAMDANI. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

BARELY 25% OF NEW YORK’S ESSENTIAL SUBWAY TRAINS

ARE ACCESSED BY ELEVATORS – FIX THIS MAYOR MAMDANI


The MTA's 2025-2029 Capital Plan commits nearly $7.1 billion to station accessibility.

This phase of the plan will make 60 additional stations newly ADA-accessible while modernizing dozens of older elevators.

Long overdue.

The MTA is not under the New York mayor’s office, but its high profile progressive Mayor Mamdani MUST ensure this work does not fall behind.

Thursday, August 13, 2026

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU A PACK OF IDIOTS DESIGNED AND BUILT SOMETHING TOTALLY OFF LIMITS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LONG AFTER THE ADA WAS ENACTED?

THEY ONLY ADDED CRAPPY, BEGRUDGING ACCESS AFTER A LAWSUIT


The Vessel, a $200 million, 150-foot tall eyesore that serves as a monument to ableism.

As we celebrated the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act this summer, remember that this giant middle finger to the ADA opened with virtually no wheelchair access. 

This supposedly immersive (but not inclusive) public art reopened after a massive redesign (not for more wheelchair access, but to prevent frequent suicides). 

It remains a gross example of toxic ableism in my book.