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August 06, 2020 FOR MEDIA PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY; NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR SOCIAL MEDIA
ADVISORY: MTA to Announce New Elevators on L Line and Join Advocates to Call for Urgently Needed Federal Funding
MTA officials will join accessibility advocates to announce the opening of new elevators on the line, making another subway station fully accessible, while standing together to call for urgently needed federal funding to accelerate the MTA’s accessibility program. WHEN: TODAY, Aug. 6, at 2:30 p.m. WHERE: New subway station elevator off southwest corner of 14^th Street and Avenue A, MANHATTAN Livestream Available: https://youtu.be/XPZ4w_ZsyhM WHO: Janno Lieber, President, MTA Construction & Development Alex Elegudin, Senior Advisor for Systemwide Accessibility, MTA New York City Transit Joseph Rappaport, Executive Director, Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled Jose Hernandez, President, NYC Chapter of the United Spinal Association

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ADVISORY: MTA to Announce New Elevators on L Line and Join Advocates to Call for Urgently Needed Federal Funding