First Subway Elevators Fully Funded by Developer to Open in Midtown

A developer, Sedesco, has fully funded two new subway elevators at the 57th Street station beneath Sixth Avenue as part of a city program allowing real estate firms to fund accessibility improvements in exchange for building larger structures. The initiative, Zoning for Accessibility, aims to accelerate the MTA's federal court-mandated goal of making 95% of subway stations accessible by 2055 through public-private partnerships.