Editorial | NYC subways need real platform barriers to keep riders safe
An editorial calls for the MTA to install platform barriers across New York City's 472 subway stations to prevent fatalities from riders falling onto tracks. The proposal advocates for ceiling-to-floor barriers to improve safety.
How many more people in New York City need to fall onto the subway tracks and be struck and killed by oncoming trains before the MTA finally gets around to installing real platform barriers? There are 472 subway stations in the City of New York, and to be sure, installing ceiling-to-floor platform barriers at every...
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