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   John Levine to All   
   Re: ADA access to Grand Central #7 line    
   19 Feb 17 04:15:23   
   
   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >> >I'd like to check something on that platform   
   >> >but I'm using a motorized scooter.   
   >> >   
   >> >I can hop onto the D train at 125th which meets   
   >> >up for a transfer at 42nd and 6th. I can also   
   >> >take the 1/2/3 which transfers at 42 and 7th,   
   >> >AKA Times Square.   
   >> >   
   >> >Anyone know the elevator options at those   
   >> >two stations? I looked at the MTA map   
   >> >and as far as I can tell there's no   
   >> >elevator connection at 6th ave and 42nd.   
   >   
   >At 125th you'd be far better off taking the 4-5-6 directly to Grand Central   
   >Station. If you're starting from 125th & St. Nick, take the M60 SBS to   
   Lexington.   
      
   I wouldn't disagree,   
      
   >> The Wikipedia articles agree -- there is an elevator at Times Sq that   
   >> connects all platforms except the shuttle.   
   >   
   >But the D doesn't take him to Times Square. It takes him to Sixth Ave. with a   
   >cockamamie connection to the Fifth Avenue station on the 7. In fact neither   
   >the D nor the 7 station is accessible.   
      
   Yes, of course, it's the 1/2/3 that takes him to Times Square.   
      
   >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square%E2%80%9342nd_Stree   
   /Port_Authority_Bus_Terminal_(New_York_City_Subway)   
   >   
   >That's the A C E.   
      
   Um, if you actually look at the article (or for that matter the URL)   
   it includes both the 7th ave Times Sq station and the 8th ave Port   
   Authority station.  It says there's an elevator at Times Sq that goes   
   to the platforms for 1 2 3 7 N R Q W, everything but the shuttle.   
      
   It agrees that the connector between Times Sq and the PABT isn't   
   accessible.   
      
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