MTA announces federal funding to improve accessibility at Classon Avenue subway station
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined MTA leaders earlier today to make an accessibility-related announcement.
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The Classon Avenue G train station will soon become ADA-accessible, thanks to hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
The new surge of funds into the MTA will go toward making an additional 13 subway stations ADA-accessible as well. For people with disabilities like Khalia Hayslett, the executive director of Sunshine Network, this change is welcomed.
"I would call FDNY to carry me down or carry me up," said Hayslett. "It's a new transit and accessibility is a priority."
Not everyone agrees with Hayslett's analysis of the MTA and their efforts to increase accessibility across the transit system. This comes after the MTA announced that there would be a pause on making accessibility improvements after congestion pricing was paused by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
"They are speaking out of both sides of their mouth," said disability rights activist Dustin Jones. "I don't think the MTA is right for putting us on the backburner last week then saying we're back in first place out of nowhere."
The construction at Classon Avenue is expected to be completed by 2026.
