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Submission: On November 08 via manual from US — Scanned from US
Submission: On November 08 via manual from US — Scanned from US
Form analysis 9 forms found in the DOM
POST /account/logoff
<form action="/account/logoff" method="post"> <button class="popup-btn"><i class="ic ic-white ic-sign-out"></i> Sign Out</button>
<input name="__RequestVerificationToken" type="hidden" value="USE1T77IUNC1u1Wtnc6WJDjkmlPY5F72naLjQ4EbXV5c7nCZdV85dHuHtNTcVJ17I9oXuExqcuk9-S4G2arOO5jMY6cAS2ZBTLfK4KIzFQY1">
</form>GET /search
<form action="/search" method="get" class="popup hd-popup hd-popup-h hidden" id="search">
<fieldset class="mb-2">
<legend class="sr-only">Search Type</legend>
<label class="radio-inline search-select"><input type="radio" name="search" data-action="/search" data-placeholder="site" checked=""> Site</label>
<label class="radio-inline search-select"><input type="radio" name="search" data-action="/classifieds/search" data-placeholder="classifieds" id="qbt-classifieds"> Listings</label>
</fieldset>
<div class="input-group">
<label for="q" class="sr-only">Search</label>
<input type="search" name="q" id="q" class="form-control" placeholder="search site">
<span class="input-group-btn">
<button class="btn btn-primary" id="search-submit" aria-label="Search"><i class="ic ic-search-w"></i></button>
</span>
</div>
</form>POST /account/mailinglistdirect
<form class="np share-mailing" action="/account/mailinglistdirect" method="post" novalidate="novalidate">
<hr>
<h2 class="title share-title">Get your daily Brooklyn newsletter</h2>
<div class="input-group">
<label for="share-email" class="sr-only">Email</label>
<input type="email" name="email" data-val="true" data-val-email="Email is invalid." data-val-required="Email is required." id="share-email" class="form-control" placeholder="Enter your email address">
<span class="input-group-btn">
<button class="btn btn-primary">Sign Up</button>
</span>
</div>
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="email" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
<input name="__RequestVerificationToken" type="hidden" value="USE1T77IUNC1u1Wtnc6WJDjkmlPY5F72naLjQ4EbXV5c7nCZdV85dHuHtNTcVJ17I9oXuExqcuk9-S4G2arOO5jMY6cAS2ZBTLfK4KIzFQY1">
</form>POST /comments/post
<form action="/comments/post" class="np" data-type="Comment" id="comment-form" method="post" novalidate="novalidate"><input name="__RequestVerificationToken" type="hidden"
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data-val="true" data-val-length="Your comment cannot exceed 1000 characters." data-val-length-max="1000" data-val-required="Required" id="Description" name="Description" placeholder="Add your comment" rows="5"></textarea><span
class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Description" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span> <small class="comment-desc-left help-block"><span>1000</span> characters remaining</small>
<div class="comment-submit-area">
<button class="btn btn-primary btn-block comment-submit account-modal-trigger" data-ga-category="Comments" data-ga-action="Post" data-ga-label="MTA Failing to Meet Needs of NYC's Disabled on Public Transit: Report">Post</button>
<button class="btn btn-default btn-block comment-cancel hidden" type="button">Cancel</button>
</div>
<div class="comment-perspective alert alert-warning hidden">
<div class="message"></div>
<div class="clearfix">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary pull-left comment-perspective-edit">Edit</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default pull-right comment-perspective-post">Submit For Review</button>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<input type="hidden" value="7770555" name="ContentId">
<input type="hidden" value="465905" name="TagId">
<input type="hidden" value="Content" name="TagType">
<input type="hidden" value="Comment" name="Type" class="comment-form-type">
<input type="hidden" value="False" name="Mod">
<input type="hidden" name="ParentId" class="comment-form-parent">
<input type="hidden" value="Comment">
<input type="hidden" value="" name="EditId" class="comment-form-editid">
<input type="hidden" value="0" name="Score" class="comment-form-score">
</form>Name: vm-embedded-form — POST /account/mailinglist
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value="USE1T77IUNC1u1Wtnc6WJDjkmlPY5F72naLjQ4EbXV5c7nCZdV85dHuHtNTcVJ17I9oXuExqcuk9-S4G2arOO5jMY6cAS2ZBTLfK4KIzFQY1"><input name="invisible" type="hidden" value="true">
<div class="input-group"><label class="sr-only" for="share-email">Email</label> <input aria-required="true" class="form-control" data-val="true" data-val-email="Email is invalid." data-val-required="Email is required." id="mce-EMAIL" name="EMAIL"
placeholder="you@example.com" required="" type="email"> <span class="input-group-btn">
<div>
<div class="grecaptcha-badge" data-style="bottomright"
style="width: 256px; height: 60px; position: fixed; visibility: hidden; display: block; transition: right 0.3s ease 0s; bottom: 14px; right: -186px; box-shadow: gray 0px 0px 5px; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden;">
<div class="grecaptcha-logo"><iframe title="reCAPTCHA" width="256" height="60" role="presentation" name="a-rau9bwfos389" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"
sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-storage-access-by-user-activation"
src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api2/anchor?ar=1&k=6Le0ql8kAAAAAN1VWMm4vzF-fUbG7f25SKmyfNzE&co=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmtyZWFkZXIuY29tOjQ0Mw..&hl=en&v=3sU2vDRVDmUU2E0Ro4VadvPr&size=invisible&cb=hd01ntqct6w8"></iframe>
</div>
<div class="grecaptcha-error"></div><textarea id="g-recaptcha-response" name="g-recaptcha-response" class="g-recaptcha-response"
style="width: 250px; height: 40px; border: 1px solid rgb(193, 193, 193); margin: 10px 25px; padding: 0px; resize: none; display: none;"></textarea>
</div><iframe style="display: none;"></iframe>
</div><input class="button g-recaptcha btn btn-primary" data-callback="onSubmit" data-sitekey="6Le0ql8kAAAAAN1VWMm4vzF-fUbG7f25SKmyfNzE" id="vm-embedded-subscribe" name="subscribe" type="submit" value="Sign me up">
</span></div>
</form>POST /account/register
<form action="/account/register" data-modal="true" id="quick-account-form" method="post" novalidate="novalidate"><input name="__RequestVerificationToken" type="hidden"
value="0LYhqHcdPYBjmE_j7iSPTRPOC769A2olzmEeflu4rv7wtHhygRyn7-KqdQe39FQTBOYXxWDoOsnVXtcqnYqoWbQyNQyTi2759eLc_d8S0q41"><input id="Register_ReturnUrl" name="Register.ReturnUrl" type="hidden"
value="/policy-government/mta-failing-to-meet-needs-of-nycs-disabled-on-public-transit-report-7770555"><input data-val="true" data-val-required="The Type field is required." id="Register_Type" name="Register.Type" type="hidden"
value="Modal"><input data-val="true" data-val-required="The OptedIn field is required." id="Register_OptedIn" name="Register.OptedIn" type="hidden" value="False"><input data-val="true" data-val-required="The Source field is required."
id="Register_Source" name="Register.Source" type="hidden" value="Unspecified">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="Register_quick-account-email">Email</label>
<input autocomplete="email" class="form-control input-lg text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-email="Email is invalid." data-val-length="Email cannot exceed 100 characters." data-val-length-max="100"
data-val-remote="That email address is already taken." data-val-remote-additionalfields="*.Email" data-val-remote-type="POST" data-val-remote-url="/account/registeremailok" data-val-required="Email is required."
data_val_remote="That email address is already taken. <a class='account-email-exists' href='/account/login?returnUrl=%2Fpolicy-government%2Fmta-failing-to-meet-needs-of-nycs-disabled-on-public-transit-report-7770555'>Sign in</a>"
id="quick-account-email" name="Register.Email" type="email" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Register.Email" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
<label class="control-label" for="Register_FirstName">First Name</label>
<input autocomplete="fname" class="form-control input-lg username-trigger text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-length="First Name cannot exceed 50 characters." data-val-length-max="50" id="Register_FirstName" name="Register.FirstName"
type="text" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Register.FirstName" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
<label class="control-label" for="Register_LastName">Last Name</label>
<input autocomplete="lname" class="form-control input-lg username-trigger text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-length="Last Name cannot exceed 50 characters." data-val-length-max="50" id="Register_LastName" name="Register.LastName"
type="text" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Register.LastName" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="Register_Username">Display Name</label>
<input class="form-control input-lg username-target text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-length="Display Name cannot exceed 100 characters." data-val-length-max="100" data-val-remote="That display name is already taken."
data-val-remote-additionalfields="*.Username" data-val-remote-type="POST" data-val-remote-url="/account/registerusernameok" data-val-required="Display Name is required." id="Register_Username" name="Register.Username" type="text" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Register.Username" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
<small class="help-block">Other users will see this in comments, classifieds, and more.</small>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="control-label" for="Register_Password">Password</label>
<input class="form-control input-lg" data-val="true" data-val-length="The Password must be at least 6 characters long." data-val-length-max="100" data-val-length-min="6" data-val-required="Password is required." id="Register_Password"
name="Register.Password" type="password">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Register.Password" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
<small class="help-block">Must be at least 6 characters long.</small>
</div>
<h3>Optional Information</h3>
<p> This optional information will not be shown on BKReader. If you plan on participating in contests or auctions, you should complete this section. This also helps our staff find your account more easily should you require support. As we
personally review every registration, this information will help us to more quickly activate your account. </p>
<div class="row">
<div class="form-group col-md-6">
<label class="control-label" for="Register_PhoneNumber">Phone</label>
<input class="form-control input-lg text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-length="Phone cannot exceed 50 characters." data-val-length-max="50" id="Register_PhoneNumber" name="Register.PhoneNumber" type="tel" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Register.PhoneNumber" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</div>
<fieldset class="form-group col-md-6">
<legend class="legend-plain mb-1">Gender</legend>
<label class="radio-inline"><input id="gender_t" name="Register.Gender" type="radio" value="True"> Male</label>
<label class="radio-inline"><input id="gender_f" name="Register.Gender" type="radio" value="False"> Female</label>
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Register.Gender" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</fieldset>
</div>
<fieldset class="form-group">
<legend class="legend-plain mb-1">Birth Date</legend>
<div class="form-inline">
<div class="form-group">
<label class="sr-only" for="Register_DOB_m">Month</label>
<select class="form-control input-lg" data-val="true" data-val-number="The field Month must be a number." id="Register_DOB_m" name="Register.DOB_m">
<option value="">Month</option>
<option value="1">Jan</option>
<option value="2">Feb</option>
<option value="3">Mar</option>
<option value="4">Apr</option>
<option value="5">May</option>
<option value="6">Jun</option>
<option value="7">Jul</option>
<option value="8">Aug</option>
<option value="9">Sep</option>
<option value="10">Oct</option>
<option value="11">Nov</option>
<option value="12">Dec</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="sr-only" for="Register_DOB_d">Day</label>
<select class="form-control input-lg" data-val="true" data-val-number="The field Day must be a number." id="Register_DOB_d" name="Register.DOB_d">
<option value="">Day</option>
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<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
<option value="11">11</option>
<option value="12">12</option>
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<option value="15">15</option>
<option value="16">16</option>
<option value="17">17</option>
<option value="18">18</option>
<option value="19">19</option>
<option value="20">20</option>
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<option value="22">22</option>
<option value="23">23</option>
<option value="24">24</option>
<option value="25">25</option>
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<option value="27">27</option>
<option value="28">28</option>
<option value="29">29</option>
<option value="30">30</option>
<option value="31">31</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="sr-only" for="Register_DOB_y">Year</label>
<select class="form-control input-lg" data-val="true" data-val-number="The field Year must be a number." id="Register_DOB_y" name="Register.DOB_y">
<option value="">Year</option>
<option value="2022">2022</option>
<option value="2021">2021</option>
<option value="2020">2020</option>
<option value="2019">2019</option>
<option value="2018">2018</option>
<option value="2017">2017</option>
<option value="2016">2016</option>
<option value="2015">2015</option>
<option value="2014">2014</option>
<option value="2013">2013</option>
<option value="2012">2012</option>
<option value="2011">2011</option>
<option value="2010">2010</option>
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<option value="1968">1968</option>
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<option value="1966">1966</option>
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</fieldset>
<div class="form-group">
<button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block" type="submit" id="quick-account-form-submit" disabled="">Register Now</button>
<a href="/account/login?returnUrl=%2Fpolicy-government%2Fmta-failing-to-meet-needs-of-nycs-disabled-on-public-transit-report-7770555" class="btn btn-link btn-lg theme-colour btn-block modal-toggle" id="quick-account-form-switch" data-target="#account-modal-login">Already have an account? Sign in</a>
</div>
<div id="register-recaptcha" data-sitekey="6Le0ql8kAAAAAN1VWMm4vzF-fUbG7f25SKmyfNzE" data-callback="VM_Register_onSubmit" data-size="invisible"></div>
</form>POST /account/quickconfirmemail
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<p class="alert alert-success"><b>Your account was created successfully.</b><br>You will receive an email that contains a code to verify your account. Please paste this code into the field below and press 'Confirm'</p>
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name="ConfirmAccount.User" type="hidden" value="">
<div class="form-group-lg">
<label class="control-label" for="ConfirmAccount_Code">Verification Code</label>
<input class="form-control input-lg text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-required="Verification Code is required." id="ConfirmAccount_Code" name="ConfirmAccount.Code" type="text" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="ConfirmAccount.Code" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group-lg">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block" id="account-confirmemail-submit">Confirm</button>
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value="/policy-government/mta-failing-to-meet-needs-of-nycs-disabled-on-public-transit-report-7770555">
<div class="form-group-lg">
<label class="control-label" for="Email">Email</label>
<input class="form-control input-lg text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-email="Email is invalid." data-val-required="Email is required." id="account-login-email" name="Email" type="email" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Email" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</div>
<div class="form-group-lg">
<label class="control-label" for="Password">Password</label>
<input class="form-control input-lg" data-val="true" data-val-required="Password is required." id="Password" name="Password" type="password">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="Password" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
<div class="clearfix mt-1">
<label class="checkbox-inline pull-left">
<input checked="checked" data-val="true" data-val-required="The Remember me? field is required." id="RememberMe" name="RememberMe" type="checkbox" value="true"><input name="RememberMe" type="hidden" value="false"> Remember me? </label>
<a class="pull-right" href="/account/forgotpassword?returnUrl=%2Fpolicy-government%2Fmta-failing-to-meet-needs-of-nycs-disabled-on-public-transit-report-7770555" id="account-login-forgot">Forgot password?</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group-lg">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block" id="account-login-submit">Sign In</button>
<a href="/account/register?returnUrl=%2Fpolicy-government%2Fmta-failing-to-meet-needs-of-nycs-disabled-on-public-transit-report-7770555" class="btn btn-link btn-lg btn-block theme-colour modal-toggle modal-toggle" data-target="#account-modal-register">Don't have an account? Register</a>
</div>
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<p id="account-forgot-message">Enter your email address below to receive a code to reset your password.</p>
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name="ForgotPassword.ReturnUrl" type="hidden" value="">
<div class="form-group-lg">
<label class="control-label" for="ForgotPassword_Email">Email</label>
<input class="form-control input-lg text-box single-line" data-val="true" data-val-email="Email is invalid." data-val-required="Email is required." id="account-forgot-email" name="ForgotPassword.Email" type="email" value="">
<span class="field-validation-valid" data-valmsg-for="ForgotPassword.Email" data-valmsg-replace="true"></span>
</div>
<div id="account-forgot-resetsection" class="hidden">
<div class="form-group-lg">
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MTA FAILING TO MEET NEEDS OF NYC'S DISABLED ON PUBLIC TRANSIT: REPORT
"As a New Yorker with a disability, it is frustrating to see accessibility
treated as an afterthought or as optional, rather than essential," New York City
Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams says.
BK Reader Staff Nov 5, 2023 8:57 AM
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New York City’s public transit system is falling far behind other major cities
both on timeline and technology needed to be truly, fully accessible, New York
City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams says.
That's the conclusion of a new report released Wednesday by Williams titled ‘Out
Of Service,’ which analyzes the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s failure to make
the system accessible to disabled New Yorkers.
The report examines initiatives the city and state can undertake in both the
immediate and long term to better serve New Yorkers with a range of
disabilities.
Among the key findings of the report:
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* About 29% of subway stations are accessible via elevator, but due to frequent
elevator outages, the number of accessible stations on a day-to-day basis is
actually lower.
* The MTA has invested significantly in aesthetic improvements that make
stations less accessible, such as by removing benches and replacing them with
leaning benches or that are underutilized for accessibility purposes, like
using new LED screens to display advertisements instead of closed captioning
for announcements.
* Accessibility improvements have been slow and uneven; at the current pace of
upgrades, the subway would not be fully accessible by elevator until the year
2100.
"Public transportation must be equitably accessible to the entire public, and we
cannot accept delays in services to the disabled community," Williams said in a
news release.
"As a New Yorker with a disability, it is frustrating to see accessibility
treated as an afterthought or as optional, rather than essential. In addition to
the long-term goals on too-long timelines, there are things that the MTA can do
right now to make our public transit more accessible, and I urge them to
prioritize these simple, low-cost improvements that will aid New Yorkers much
more than spending on aesthetic or cosmetic changes."
Immediate actions suggested include:
* Implement the efforts from a 2019 pilot program system-wide, beginning with
the most trafficked stations
* Improve train boarding so that doors align properly with designated boarding
areas, and raised infrastructure closes any large gaps between the train and
platform
* Install wayfinding infrastructure including tactile guideways and boarding
areas
* Expand the myMTA app and partner with third-parties such as MagnusCards and
NaviLens
Near-term actions include:
* Improve Access-A-Ride, including through expanding access to and reducing
cost of e-hail services
* Expand bus service networks with attention paid to critical stops such as
senior centers
* Restore accessible benches and ADA-compliant restrooms in stations
* Improve air quality and maintain safe temperatures in station, and provide
N95 masks
Long-term actions include:
* Ensure all stations with elevators are truly accessible, with no stairs
required
* Improve elevator reliability and robust, real-time notification of outages
The MTA piloted several accessibility measures at the Jay Street/Metrotech
station beginning in 2019. However, the results of that pilot do not appear to
be widely disseminated to the public, and expansion of any of the initiatives
involved has been slow and without wide public awareness, according to the
public advocate's office.
To read the Public Advocate’s full report, click here.
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