Summer G line shutdown

As of June 28, parts of the G line were shut down for the summer to allow for signal modernization work, which will result in more reliable service for the 160,000 daily riders who use the line. This allows work to be done more quickly and efficiently and helps cut down on long-term overnight and weekend closures. Riders of the G line can look forward to better G service and cleaner, more modern stations when the full G line reopens in the fall.  

Here’s the schedule and accessible travel tables for all three phases of the shutdown: 

• 6/28-7/5: trains won’t run between Court Sq and Nassau Av. 
  • Accessible travel options for Phase 1  
• 7/5- 8/12: trains won’t run between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs. 
  • Accessible travel options for Phase 2 
• 8/12-9/3, ​ trains won’t run between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Church Av. 
  • Accessible travel options for Phase 3

Celebrate Disability Pride Month with us! 

July is Disability Pride Month! While we celebrate Disability Pride every month at the MTA, July allows us to mark the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and take a specific moment to acknowledge the experience and importance of people with disabilities to our city and region. Learn more about our plans for the month. 
 

Webinar July 9: Expanding Access for All Event with the New York Transit Museum

Join the MTA Accessibility team and the New York Transit Museum to discuss the history of accessibility at the MTA and look to the future of accessibility beyond the requirements of the ADA. Accessibility at the MTA does not only consider those who identify as having disabilities—we are working to build a system that is welcoming, safe, comfortable and accessible to all.  

Learn more about new technologies and solutions that the MTA is testing across subways, buses, and paratransit to make that vision of a universally accessible system a reality, and how you can be part of this movement. Register now for this virtual event. 

“Nothing About Us Without Us”  NYC Public Schools Art Competition Winners' Work Displayed in MTA Stations for Disability Pride Month

MTA joins New York City Public Schools to celebrate the annual Disability Pride Visual Arts Contest, a competition that honors the resilience and achievements of individuals with disabilities in their ongoing pursuit of equity, access, and inclusion. More than 70 students in kindergarten through 12^th grade submitted individual and group artwork in line with this year’s theme, “Nothing About Us Without Us.”  

This year, for the first time ever, the ten finalists and one grand finalist will have their work displayed across all MTA subway stations and train cars during the month of July to celebrate Disability Pride Month!

Disability UNITE Festival 

Join us to celebrate Disability Pride at the Disability Unite Festival 2024! Come together with friends and family at the Central Park Naumburg Bandshell to celebrate community and commemorate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Festival will include resource booths from dozens of organizations plus music, dancing and more at the bandshell. If you attend in person, look for us the MTA booth for more information and resources on our Reduced-Fare OMNY fare payment program, strollers on buses, and more. We hope to see you there! You can also follow the action virtually if you cannot attend in person.

Access-A-Ride (AAR) updates

Spring On The Move newsletter

Check out the spring edition of AAR's On The Move newsletter. Learn about using MY AAR, connecting to paratransit outside of NYC, AAR's new electric vehicles, and more. 

E-hail phase 3

We’re excited to launch Phase 3 of our popular Access-A-Ride on-demand E-Hail program. This program has been ongoing in different iterations since 2017. Riders who were in Phase 2 of the program will get either 25 or 40 rides per month with up to a $60 subsidy for each trip. The initial charge of $4 will remain the same. We hope to add more customers in the fall. The program will run at least through the end of 2024. 

Copiague, Amityville and Lindenhurst LIRR stations now fully accessible! 

The Copiague, Amityville, and Lindenhurst Long Island Rail Road stations are now fully ADA-accessible! These stations serves over 100 combined eastbound and westbound trains a day.

Elevator modernization projects

Ever wonder why elevators need to be replaced and just what goes into that process? Wonder no more! This new elevator modernization webpage and explainer video from MTA Accessibility detail why elevator modernization is necessary, and what happens during the elevator capital replacement process.

Innovative accessibility features: we need your feedback!

Ever wonder what those colorful QR-type codes are in some subway stations? Those aren’t QR codes, they’re NaviLens codes!

Convo live ASL interpretation at Customer Service Centers