We’re making good on our promise to make each of the Long Island Rail Road’s 124 stations accessible to all. Even in the midst of this COVID-19 crisis, we delivered the latest accessibility project at Murray Hill Station in Queens. Crews installed two new elevators as part of the station…
As many non-essential employees across the state are telecommuting as we all work together to flatten the curve and combat COVID-19, the MTA’s and LIRR’s essential workers and contractors continue safely transporting health care workers, first responders and other essential workers to and from their jobs. These transportation not only…
There have been many ups and downs, as is the case when you’re building elevators, but the two brand-spanking-new ADA-compliant elevators at Murray Hill in Queens are nearing completion much to the delight of passengers and local businesses. Work continued through the summer and fall of 2019, and now the…
Residents and visitors to Murray Hill are pleased to see the progress at the Murray Hill LIRR Station as steel elevator frames rise above street level in a visible sign of the accessibility improvements underway. When operational by the end of this year, the new elevators will make travel easier…
Thanks to a heated (65°) area within a barricaded zone, which segregated construction work at Murray Hill Station throughout the winter, the concrete pour for the eastbound and westbound elevator shafts was successful. The eastbound shaft is being backfilled, while the westbound shaft has already been backfilled, replacing the excavated…
As part of the new MTA Live Media Program, four digital communication screens have been installed, as a test, in an LIRR M7 car. Live screens have been installed in many LIRR stations, as well as in subway stations and in Grand Central Terminal. Through this program, more than 53,000…
Whether by seeing or feeling, passengers know they’re at the edge of a train platform thanks to these ubiquitous bumpy yellow tiles. Invented by Seiichi Miyake, the first tactile warning strips we installed in Okayama, Japan on March 18, 1967 next to a school for the blind. To this day…
Construction of new elevators at Murray Hill Station is progressing, even in cold weather. The work includes removing existing concrete retaining walls, excavation, and forming and placing concrete for the new elevators. To help keep the project on schedule, a heated area has been established within a barricaded zone- which…
Construction is underway at Murray Hill Station with the ongoing installation of new ADA-compliant elevators on the eastbound and westbound platforms. CCTV cameras and improved lighting and signage will also be installed, as will brick pavers and trees in the station plaza. The station’s electrical service will be updated, the…
Long Island is in the midst of historic change. For years, as other regions invested in areas like quality, affordable rental housing, mixed-use development, and public transit, LI was content with the status quo.
We sat silent as we watched droves of young people — educated in our outstanding public schools at significant expense — leave home and help create economic growth in other regions of our country.
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