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Title: MTA blames escalator outages on building owners.
Authors: Grieve, Jack (AUTHOR)
Source: Crain's New York Business. 4/27/2026, Vol. 42 Issue 16, p2-2. 1p.
Subjects: Escalators, New York (State). Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation equipment, Actions & defenses (Law), Public transit, Transportation agencies, Commercial buildings, Service contracts, Landlords
Geographic Terms: New York (N.Y.)
Abstract: The article focuses on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) suing owners of two New York City buildings—Zeckendorf Towers near Union Square and Two Court Square in Long Island City—for failing to maintain subway escalators and elevators as required by agreements tied to their developments. These agreements, dating back to the 1980s, allowed larger building projects in exchange for the owners’ responsibility to build and maintain subway access equipment meeting specific reliability standards, which the MTA alleges have frequently not been met. The MTA emphasizes that privately maintained escalators and elevators, though a small portion of the system, are often mistaken by riders as MTA-operated, leading to misplaced blame for service issues. The lawsuits seek court orders to compel compliance and repairs, following unsuccessful attempts by the MTA to resolve the issues through communication. [Extracted from the article]
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