Elevate me later, Part Deux
The New York MTA wants to eliminate some elevator operators. On the surface, it doesn't seem like the subways need elevator operators. I occasionally switched from the 1 or 9 to the A train at 168th Street station, one of few with the operators. They don't close the doors by hand or operate levers as if they were in a Park Avenue apartment building - they just hit buttons like normal riders in modern elevators.
So why are they needed? Well, the 168th Street elevators are huge and go very deep underground, making for a fairly long trip. It wouldn't be surprising if someone felt uncomfortable riding alone with a menacing stranger, even if security cameras watched over them. Besides, the 168th Street elevator operators happen to be some of the friendliest people working for the MTA and earn their keep in the form of goodwill many times over.
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rj3 | 11:27 AM |
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