NYC subway station replaces benches with goofy leaning bars — and commuters are confused
It’s a little annoying because I have to lean up against it and I’m really tired because I’ve been walking for the past 10 ...
Leaning benches replace traditional benches at NYC subway station as part of MTA pilot program
The MTA has replaced traditional wooden benches with metal leaning benches at one popular Manhattan subway station.
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Subway safety barriers cost MTA up to $100,000 per station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending up to $1,900 each for stainless-steel, waist-high gates it erects at subway stations, meaning the structures at a station such as First Avenue ...