Accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) helps people travel around the New York metropolitan area using buses, subways, and trains. While all buses can be used by people who use wheelchairs, many parts of the rail system were built before rules required access for everyone. This means that most stations are not easy for people with disabilities to use.

There are laws, like the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the New York City Human Rights Law, that say people cannot be treated unfairly because of their disability. To follow these rules, the MTA has been adding elevators to new stations and updating important ones. A plan from 2018 called the Fast Forward Plan aims to make many more stations accessible. By 2024, the MTA wants to improve access at 70 stations, and by 2055, most stations should be easy for everyone to use.

Background

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been adding ways for people with disabilities to use its main stations since the 1980s. However, much of the MTA's transit system is still not easy for everyone to use.

All buses are designed for people who use wheelchairs, but many train stations were built before rules required them to be easy for everyone to use. This means many stations do not have ramps, elevators, or clear signs to help people with disabilities. The MTA is working to improve this, but progress has been slow.

Station count

Rapid transit

New York City Subway

As of January 2025, only about a third of the New York City Subway stations are easy to use for people with wheelchairs. Many stations have special automatic gates to help with this. The MTA tried to make 100 important stations easier to use by 2020, and almost did — 97 were ready, 2 were still being worked on, and one was being planned.

Some stations are getting new elevators that go right from the street to the trains, skipping the usual areas in between. This saves money. But many older stations were built with narrow platforms, making it hard to add wheelchair access. Some stations have a mix of easy-to-use and hard-to-use platforms.

Manhattan

As of May 2026, about 44% of stations in Manhattan are easy to use for people with wheelchairs.

The Bronx

As of January 2026, about 30% of stations in the Bronx are easy to use for people with wheelchairs.

Brooklyn

As of February 2026, about 26% of stations in Brooklyn are easy to use for people with wheelchairs.

Queens

As of March 2025, about 33% of stations in Queens are easy to use for people with wheelchairs. One station’s easy-to-use platform is only open during special events.

Staten Island Railway

As of September 2023, about 29% of stations on the Staten Island Railway are easy to use for people with wheelchairs.

Station	Services	Accessible entrance and notes
First Avenue		Elevator for westbound service at northwest corner of East 14th Street and Avenue A. Elevator for eastbound service at southwest corner of East 14th Street and Avenue A.
14th Street/Eighth Avenue	​​​	Elevator at northwest corner of West 14th Street and Eighth Avenue.
14th Street/Sixth Avenue	​​​	Elevator at northeast corner of West 14th Street and Sixth Avenue for L and northbound F, , and ​M. Elevator at northwest corner of West 14th Street and Sixth Avenue for L and southbound F, , and ​M (connects to passageway to 14th Street-Seventh Avenue 1, ​2, and ​3 station). Elevator at southwest corner of West 14th Street and Seventh Avenue for 1, ​2, and ​3 (connects to passageway to Sixth Avenue L and 14th Street F, , and ​M stations).
14th Street–Union Square	​​​	Elevator at northeast corner of East 14th Street and Union Square East (Park Avenue South). Note: 4, ​5, ​6, and platforms are not ADA-compliant.
23rd Street–Baruch College	​	Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of East 23rd Street and Park Avenue South. Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of East 23rd Street and Park Avenue South.
28th Street	​	Elevator at southwest corner of East 28th Street and Park Avenue South. Note: accessible for southbound trains only.
34th Street–Herald Square	​​​ ​​​	Elevator at Herald Center building on west side of Broadway south of West 34th Street.
34th Street–Hudson Yards*	​	Elevator near the southwest corner of Hudson Park & Boulevard and West 34th Street.
34th Street–Penn Station	​​	Elevator on south side of West 34th Street west of 7th Avenue at LIRR entrance to Penn Station. Elevator at northwest corner of 7th Avenue & West 33rd Street.
34th Street–Penn Station	​​	Elevator at southeast corner of West 34th Street and Eighth Avenue.
42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal	​​	Elevator inside Port Authority Bus Terminal on 8th Ave between West 41st and West 42nd Streets. Elevator and manually–operated lift at southwest corner of 8th Avenue and West 44th Street. Note: The passageway ramp used to transfer between A, ​C, and ​E and 1, ​2, ​3​, 7, ​​, N, ​Q, ​R, ​W, and S trains is not ADA-compliant.
47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center	​​​	Elevator at northwest corner of 6th Avenue and West 49th Street.
49th Street	​​​	Elevator at northeast corner of West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue. Note: accessible for northbound trains only.
50th Street	​	Elevator on northwest corner of West 49th Street and Eighth Avenue. Note: accessible for southbound trains only.
57th Street–7th Avenue	​​​	Elevator at northeast corner of West 55th Street and 7th Avenue. Elevator at southwest corner of West 57th Street and 7th Avenue. Note: elevator at West 57th Street is not ADA-compliant.
59th Street–Columbus Circle	​​​​​	Elevator at northwest corner of Columbus Circle and Central Park West. Elevator at southwest corner of 8th Avenue and Columbus Circle.
66th Street–Lincoln Center	​	Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of West 66th Street and Broadway. Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of West 66th Street and Broadway.
68th Street–Hunter College	​	Elevator at northeast corner of East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue.
72nd Street	​​	Elevators inside station house on north side of West 72nd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
72nd Street*	​​	Quintet of elevators at southeast corner of Second Avenue and East 72nd Street.
86th Street	​	Elevator on northeast corner of East 86th Street and Lexington Avenue. Note: accessible for northbound local trains only.
86th Street*	​​	Elevator at southeast corner of East 86th Street and Second Avenue.
96th Street	​​	Elevators inside station house in median of Broadway; entrances on south side of West 96th Street and north side of West 95th Street.
96th Street*	​​	Elevator in plaza on west side of Second Avenue between East 95th and East 96th Streets.
125th Street	​​	Elevator at northeast corner of East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue.
125th Street	​​​	Elevator at southwest corner of West 125th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue.
135th Street	​	Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue.
137th Street–City College		Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of Broadway and West 137th Street. Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of Broadway and West 137th Street (elevator currently under construction but will open to customers upon completion).
168th Street	​	Elevator at southeast corner of West 168th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue for A and ​C only. Note: elevators to 1 platforms are not ADA-compliant.
175th Street		Elevator at northeast corner of West 177th Street and Fort Washington Avenue.
181st Street		Elevators inside station house on the east side of Fort Washington Avenue between West 183rd and West 185th Streets, across from Bennett Park. Wheelchair ramp entrance at northwest corner of West 184th Street and Overlook Terrace.
Bowling Green	​	Elevator to northbound platform and lower mezzanine level at northeast corner of Broadway and Battery Place. Note: The elevator to lower mezzanine level and southbound platform resides within the fare control area of this station.
Broadway–Lafayette Street/Bleecker Street	​ ​​​	Elevator at northwest corner of Lafayette and Houston Streets.
Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street	​​​​	Elevator on west side of Centre Street south of Chambers Street.
Canal Street	​	Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of Canal Street and Lafayette Street. Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of Canal Street and Lafayette Street. Note: N, ​Q, ​R, ​W, J and ​Z platforms are not ADA-compliant.
Chambers Street	​​	Elevator at northwest corner of Hudson and Chambers Streets.
Cortlandt Street/World Trade Center	​​	Elevators at southwest corner of Dey Street/Broadway and northeast corner on John Street/Broadway, shared by 4 and ​5 trains. Elevator at southeast corner of Church Street and Park Place. Note: 2, ​3, A, and ​C platforms are not ADA-compliant.
Dyckman Street		Elevators inside station house at southwest corner of Hillside Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue/Ft. George Hill (accessible via wheelchair ramp at street level).
Fulton Street	​​​​​​​	Elevators at southwest corner of Dey Street/Broadway and northeast corner of John St/Broadway for 4 and ​5 trains, connection to N, ​R, and ​W trains. Elevator at northeast corner of Fulton and Nassau Streets for A, ​C, J and ​Z trains Elevator at southwest corner of Fulton and William Streets for A, ​C, 2 and ​3 trains.
Grand Central–42nd Street	​​​	Elevator to mezzanine inside main entrance, immediately to the right of Grand Central Terminal entrance (East 42nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues). Elevator at northwest corner of East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
Harlem–148th Street		Wheelchair ramp inside station house at the east end of the intersection of West 149th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (7th Avenue).
Inwood–207th Street		Elevator at northwest corner of Broadway and West 207th Street.
Lexington Avenue/51st Street	​​​	Elevator at northeast corner of East 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue.
Lexington Avenue–63rd Street	​ ​​	Elevator on north side of East 63rd Street west of Lexington Avenue. Elevator at northwest corner of East 63rd Street and Third Avenue.
Roosevelt Island	​	Elevators at station house.
South Ferry*		Elevator at SW corner of Whitehall and State Streets. Note: N, ​R, and ​W platforms are not ADA-compliant.
Spring Street	​	Elevator at southwest corner of Spring Street and Sixth Avenue. Note: accessible for southbound trains only; elevator for northbound platform in planning as part of 2025–2029 Capital Program.
Times Square–42nd Street	​​​ ​​​	Elevators at southeast corner of 7th Avenue and West 42nd Street and northwest corner of Broadway and West 42nd Street. Notes: The passageway ramp used to transfer between 1, ​2, ​3​, 7, ​​, N, ​Q, ​R, ​W, and S and A, ​C, and ​E trains is not ADA-compliant. The passageway ramp used to transfer between 1, ​2, ​3​, 7, ​​, N, ​Q, ​R, ​W, and S and B, ​D, ​F, , and ​M trains is not ADA-compliant. (The B, ​D, ​F, , and ​M trains' platforms at 42nd Street–Bryant Park are also not ADA-compliant.)
West 4th Street– Washington Square	​​ ​​​	Elevator at northeast corner of 6th Avenue and West 3rd Street.
WTC Cortlandt*		Elevator at southwest corner of Greenwich and Vesey Streets.

Station	Services	Accessible entrance and notes
Third Avenue–149th Street	​	Elevator for northbound service at southwest corner of East 149th Street and 3rd Avenue. Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of East 149th Street and Melrose Avenue.
161st Street–Yankee Stadium	​​	Elevator at northeast corner of East 161st Street (service road) and River Avenue. Note: The elevator only runs from street to lower mezzanine level for B and ​D trains. Use secondary elevator inside fare control to reach the upper mezzanine level and platforms for the 4 train.
170th Street		Elevator at southeast corner of East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue.
231st Street		Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of West 231 Street and Broadway. Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of West 231 Street and Broadway.
233rd Street	​	Elevator at northwest corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street.
Bedford Park Boulevard	​	Elevator at northwest corner of Grand Concourse (main road) and Bedford Park Boulevard.
East 149th Street		Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard. Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard.
East 180th Street	​	Elevators inside station house at northwest corner of East 180th Street and Morris Park Avenue (accessible via wheelchair ramp at street level).
Fordham Road		Elevator at southeast corner of Jerome Avenue and East Fordham Road.
Gun Hill Road (Seymour Avenue)		Elevators inside station house on south side of East Gun Hill Road between Sexton and Dewitt Places.
Gun Hill Road (White Plains Road)	​	Elevators inside main entrance in White Plains Road median between East Gun Hill Road and East 211th Street.
Hunts Point Avenue	​	Elevator on the Monsignor Del Valle Square at the northwest corner of Hunts Point Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard.
Kingsbridge Road	​	Elevator at northeast corner of Grand Concourse (service road) and East Kingsbridge Road.
Mosholu Parkway		Elevator to mezzanine and northbound platform near southeast corner of East Mosholu Parkway North and Jerome Avenue. Note: The elevator to mezzanine level and southbound platform resides within the fare control area of this station.
Parkchester	​	Elevators inside station house at the median of Hugh J. Grant Circle.
Pelham Bay Park	​	Elevator at back of station beyond escalators, near corner of Westchester Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard
Pelham Parkway	​	Elevator at southwest corner of Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road.
Simpson Street	​	Elevator for northbound service at southwest corner of Simpson Street and Westchester Avenue. Elevator for southbound service at northeast corner of Simpson Street and Westchester Avenue.
Tremont Avenue	​	Elevator at southeast corner of Grand Concourse (service road) and Echo Place.
Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue	​	Elevator at northwest corner of Westchester Avenue and Lane Avenue.

Station	Services	Accessible entrance and notes
59th Street	​​	Elevator at northwest corner of 59th Street and 4th Avenue.: 90
62nd Street/New Utrecht Avenue	​​​​	Elevators inside station house at southeast corner of 62nd Street and New Utrecht Avenue.: 92
86th Street		Elevator at southeast corner of 86th Street and 4th Avenue.
Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center	​​​ ​ ​	Elevator at southeast corner of Pacific Street and Fourth Avenue. Elevators at Hanson Place and Flatbush Avenue in Atlantic Terminal mall; shared with LIRR station. Elevator at southeast corner of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, adjacent to the Barclays Center.
Avenue H		Ramp for southbound service on north side of Avenue H east of East 15th Street. Ramp for northbound service on south side of Avenue H west of East 16th Street.
Bay Parkway	​​	Elevator at northwest corner of Bay Parkway and 86th Street.
Bay Ridge–95th Street		Elevator at northwest corner of 95th Street and 4th Avenue.
Bedford Avenue		Elevator at northeast corner of Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street.
Borough Hall	​​	Elevator in front of Supreme Court Building at Court Street and Montague Street for 2 and ​3. Elevator in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall at Court Street and Joralemon Street for 4 and ​5. Notes: The transfer passageway connecting the northbound 2 and ​3 platform and the northbound 4 and ​5 platform is ADA-compliant. The elevators to the N, R, and ​W platform are not ADA-compliant.
Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway		Station at street level.
Church Avenue	​	Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue. Elevator for southbound service at southwest corner of Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.
Church Avenue	​	Elevators inside station house on the east side of East 18th Street between Church and Caton Avenues.
Church Avenue	​	Elevator at northwest corner of Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue.
Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue	​​​​	Wheelchair ramps inside station house accessible from the northeast corner of Surf Avenue and Stillwell Avenue and southeast corner of Mermaid Avenue and Stillwell Avenue. Southernmost accessible station in the system. Notes: Wheelchair ramps inside fare control each stretch out from the mezzanine to the F and ​, N and Q platforms. The ramp from the D platform to the mezzanine is not accessible because it is built to a steep grade and leads down to a small staircase; that platform is instead accessed first via a ramp to the N platform and the first of two elevators, each one leading up to an overpass and then via the latter elevator to the D platform.
Crown Heights–Utica Avenue	​​​	Elevator at northwest corner of Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway, in Eastern Parkway median.
DeKalb Avenue	​​​​​	Elevator at southeast corner of DeKalb Avenue and Flatbush Avenue Extension.
Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum	​​	Elevator to the south side of Eastern Parkway in front of the Brooklyn Museum
Eighth Avenue	​	Elevators inside station house at northwest corner of Eighth Avenue and 62nd Street.
Euclid Avenue	​	Elevator at northeast corner of Euclid and Pitkin Avenues.
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College	​	Elevator at southeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue.
Flushing Avenue	​	Elevator at southwest corner of Flushing Avenue and Broadway. Elevator to each platform from station house.
Franklin Avenue	​​	Elevator at southwest corner of Franklin Avenue and Fulton Street.
Grand Street		Elevator for northbound service at northeast corner of Grand Street and Bushwick Avenue. Elevator for southbound service at northwest corner of Grand Street and Bushwick Avenue.
Greenpoint Avenue		Elevator at northeast corner of Greenpoint Avenue and Manhattan Avenue.
Hoyt Street	​	Elevator near southwest corner of Hoyt Street and Fulton Street. Note: accessible for southbound trains only.
Jay Street–MetroTech	​​​​​	Elevator at northwest corner of Jay and Willoughby Streets, for all train services.
Kings Highway	​	Elevators to platforms inside station house on south side of Kings Highway between East 15th and East 16th Streets.
Livonia Avenue		Elevator inside station house at northwest corner of Livonia and Van Sinderen Avenues.
Marcy Avenue	​	Elevator for eastbound service at southwest corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway. Elevator for westbound service at northwest corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway.
Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street	​	Elevator at southeast corner of Union Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue for G trains. Elevator at northwest corner of Lorimer Street and Metropolitan Avenue for L trains. Note: The transfer passageway between the G platforms and the L platforms is not ADA-compliant; there is an accessible out-of-system transfer.
Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues	​	Elevators inside station house at the triangle formed by Gates, Myrtle, and Wyckoff Avenues.
Park Place		Ramp from Prospect Place west of Franklin Avenue; service in both directions on single track.
Prospect Park	​​	Entrance ramp on Lincoln Road between Flatbush Avenue and Ocean Avenue; elevators after fare control.
Seventh Avenue	​	Elevator at northwest corner of 7th Avenue and 9th Street.
Sheepshead Bay	​	Elevators inside station house on the south side of Sheepshead Bay Road at the southeast corner of East 15th Street.
Utica Avenue	​	Elevator at northwest corner of Fulton Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.
Wilson Avenue		Ramp at dead-end of Wilson Avenue east of Moffat Street. Note: accessible for northbound trains only.

Station	Services	Accessible entrance and notes
21st Street–Queensbridge	​	Elevator at northwest corner of 21st Street and 41st Avenue.
61st Street–Woodside	​	Elevator at northeast corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 61st Street; shared with LIRR station.
Aqueduct Racetrack		Elevator next to south staircase down to Resorts World Casino Parking Lot. Alternate wheelchair access via the Sky Bridge entrance to Resorts World New York City.
Astoria Boulevard	​	Elevators at southeast corner of Hoyt Avenue South and 31st Street, and northwest corner of Hoyt Avenue North and 31st Street.
Beach 67th Street		Elevator to mezzanine level and westbound platform at northwest corner of Beach 67th Street and Rockaway Freeway. Note: The elevator to mezzanine level and eastbound platform resides within the fare control area of this station.
Court Square–23rd Street	​​	Elevator at northeast corner of 23rd Street and Jackson Avenue for the 7 and G trains. Elevator at northeast corner of 23rd Street and 44th Drive under Skyline Tower for southbound E and F trains. Notes: The northbound E and F platform is not ADA-compliant. The passageway between the E and F platforms and the G platform is not ADA-compliant.
Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue		Elevators to platform level inside station house at northeast corner of Mott Avenue and Beach 22nd Street.
Flushing–Main Street	​	Elevator on Roosevelt Avenue east of Main Street, north side.
Forest Hills–71st Avenue	​​​	Elevator on south side of Queens Boulevard between 70th Road and 71st Avenue.
Howard Beach–JFK Airport		Elevators at Coleman Square and 159th Avenue.
Jackson Heights– Roosevelt Avenue/ 74th Street	​​​​​	Elevator after fare control in station house on Roosevelt Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets, or enter on Broadway between 74th and 75th Streets.
Jamaica–179th Street	​	Elevator at southeast corner of 179th Place and Hillside Avenue.
Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer	​​​	Elevator on south side of Archer Avenue at Parsons Boulevard.
Jamaica–Van Wyck		Elevator at corner of 89th Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway south service road, adjacent to Jamaica Hospital.
Junction Boulevard	​	Elevator at northeast corner of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue.
Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike	​	Elevator at southeast corner of Union Turnpike and Kew Gardens Road.
Mets–Willets Point	​	Ramp to overpass on south side of Roosevelt Avenue. Note: Only the northbound side-platform is accessible; service at this platform is available only to Main Street-Flushing on Mets baseball game, USTA game, or special events.
Middle Village– Metropolitan Avenue		Station at street level.
Northern Boulevard	​	Elevator for eastbound service at southeast corner of 54th Street and Broadway. Elevator for westbound service at northeast corner of 56th Street and Broadway.
Ozone Park–Lefferts Boulevard		Elevator at northwest corner of Liberty Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard.
Queens Plaza	​​	Elevator at southwest corner of Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue.
Queensboro Plaza	​​​	Elevators at southeast corner of Queens Plaza South and Crescent Street, and northwest corner of Queens Plaza North and 27th Street.
Rockaway Park–Beach 116th Street	​	Station at street level.
Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport	​​​	Trio of elevators off southwest corner of Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue near elevated LIRR tracks; shared with Jamaica LIRR and AirTrain JFK stations.
Woodhaven Boulevard	​	Elevator for southbound service at northeast corner of Woodhaven Boulevard (service road) and Jamaica Avenue. Elevator for northbound service at southeast corner of Woodhaven Boulevard (service road) and Jamaica Avenue.

Commuter rail

As of September 2018, about 75% of the stations in the MTA's commuter rail system can be used by people using wheelchairs. Many of these stations are at ground level, making it easier to add accessibility features. Some stations have been updated with elevators to meet modern accessibility rules. About 57% of the accessible stations belong to the Long Island Rail Road.

In the late 1990s, the Long Island Rail Road started changing some stations. Ten stations were closed in March 1998 because they didn’t work with new trains.

In January 2020, the MTA said three more Metro-North stations would get elevators. The Forest Hills station on the LIRR will also get elevators because the ramps there don’t meet current rules.

Long Island Rail Road

As of November 2024, 89% of Long Island Rail Road stations can be used by people using wheelchair ramps or elevators. Some stations meet all modern rules, while others are accessible but missing a few features.

Metro-North Railroad

As of January 2018, 64% of Metro-North stations can be used by people using wheelchair ramps or elevators. Some stations meet all modern rules, while others are accessible but missing a few features.

Buses

All MTA buses can be used by people who use wheelchairs. This is because all the buses in use today were built after rules were made to make public transport accessible for everyone. By 2019, most local buses had ramps, and express buses had lifts to help people get on and off.

Before these rules, many buses were not accessible. In the past, some bus drivers did not want to help people with disabilities, and the lifts on early buses often did not work well. Today, the MTA trains all bus drivers to follow these rules, and new buses have systems that let drivers talk to passengers without using their hands. In 2026, the MTA plans to train express bus drivers better so they can use the lifts on their buses more easily.

Access-A-Ride

The MTA also has a special service called Access-A-Ride for people who cannot use regular buses or subways. This service works in New York City and nearby areas. Passengers pay the same $3.00 fare as they do for regular buses.

Access-A-Ride started as a test program after rules were made to make public transport accessible. It has grown over time but can be hard to use because rides must be booked ahead of time, and vehicles sometimes arrive late. During the COVID-19 pandemic, some trips were canceled because of traffic and not enough drivers. In 2024, Access-A-Ride got its first electric vans, and as of that year, it serves about 30,000 people each weekday.

Pilot programs and other assistance

In October 2019, the MTA introduced an accessible station at the Jay Street–MetroTech subway station. This station included special signs for people who cannot see well, pads you can feel with your feet, apps to help find your way, and stickers on the floor to guide passengers.

The MTA also tested a new way to help people who have trouble hearing at the Bowling Green station in early 2020. In late 2020, the MTA created two apps called NaviLens and NaviLens Go. These apps could read bus-arrival times by scanning special codes at bus stops. In early 2024, the MTA added colorful codes outside some subway stations. These codes could show train times and translate signs into many languages using the NaviLens apps. At first, these codes were only at certain bus stops and subway stations, but in 2023, the MTA got money to add them to more places.

In September 2022, the MTA began a test to add special spots for strollers on 100 buses, so parents could keep their strollers open while riding. Even though some people worried this might be unsafe, the test grew in 2023 to include over 1,000 buses.

The New York City Department of Education also has a program to help students learn how to use the city’s subways and buses.

Future accessible stations

Several groups of stations were suggested by the MTA in February 2019. Each group includes at least one station that will get improvements to make it easier for everyone to use, no matter their abilities. There were 24 groups in total: three in Queens, three in Staten Island, four in the Bronx, four in Manhattan, and ten in Brooklyn. By July 2019, the MTA had narrowed down the choices, and in September 2019, they announced 48 stations that might get these improvements.

As of July 2021, many stations in the MTA system are planned to get these updates. These projects are at different stages, like planning, designing, or building. The list does not include stations that are already easy to use but will still get more improvements, like Forest Hills on the LIRR Main Line in Queens.^: 201 

Station	Current service	Location	Status	Notes/refs.
149th Street–Grand Concourse	​​	The Bronx	Renovation in progress
57th Street	​	Manhattan	Renovation in progress (ZFA)	Being constructed by developer of 41–47 West 57th Street.
137th Street–City College		Manhattan	Renovation in progress	Southbound platform only; northbound platform already accessible.
Junius Street		Brooklyn	Renovation in progress	"Package 3" bundle awarded in December 2022.
Rockaway Boulevard		Queens
Kings Highway	​	Brooklyn
Steinway Street	​	Queens
Woodhaven Boulevard
Broadway Junction	​​​​	Brooklyn	Renovation in progress	MTA "City Station" candidate: 91 : 24:32 to 46:16 : 24
Van Cortlandt Park-242 St		The Bronx	Renovation in progress	"Package 5" bundle awarded in December 2023 Northbound platform only for Court Square–23rd Street; southbound platform already accessible. Northbound express platform and southbound platforms only at 86th Street; northbound local platform already accessible.
New Lots Avenue		Brooklyn
86th Street	​​	Manhattan
33rd Street–Rawson Street		Queens
46th Street–Bliss Street
81st Street–Museum of Natural History	​	Manhattan
96th Street
36th Street	​​​​	Brooklyn
Court Square–23rd Street	​	Queens
Classon Avenue		Brooklyn
Broadway	​	Queens
Huguenot		Staten Island
Williams Bridge	MNRR: Harlem Line	The Bronx	Renovation in progress
Woodlawn
Ludlow	MNRR: Hudson Line	Westchester County	Renovation in progress
Hollis	LIRR: Main Line	Queens
Burnside Avenue		The Bronx	Renovation in progress	"Package 6" bundle awarded in December 2024.
Middletown Road	​
Avenue I	​	Brooklyn
Myrtle Avenue	​
Norwood Avenue	​
Kingsbridge Road: 919		The Bronx	Renovation in progress	"Package 7" bundle awarded in September 2025.
167th Street	​
Briarwood	​	Queens	Renovation in progress	"Package 9" bundle awarded in December 2025.
Parsons Boulevard
Gates Avenue	​	Brooklyn
42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue	​​​​​	Manhattan	Renovation in progress
Third Avenue-138 Street	​	The Bronx	Contract award pending	Bundle awaiting awarding.
Brook Avenue
Morrison Avenue–Soundview		The Bronx	Contract award pending	"Package 10" bundle awaiting awarding.
Seventh Avenue	​​	Manhattan
Second Avenue	​
Nostrand Avenue	​	Brooklyn	Contract award pending	"Package 8" bundle awaiting awarding.
18th Avenue
Fort Hamilton Parkway
Neptune Avenue	​
Jefferson Street
Wakefield–241st Street		The Bronx	Contract award pending	"Package 11" bundle awaiting awarding.
110th Street	​	Manhattan
145th Street	​​​
5th Avenue/53rd Street	​	Manhattan	Construction pending (ZFA)	To be constructed by developer of 570 Fifth Avenue.
Co-op City	MNRR: New Haven Line	The Bronx	Under construction	Being built as part of the Penn Station Access project
Hunts Point
Morris Park
Parkchester/Van Nest
106th Street		Manhattan	Under construction	Being built as part of phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway
116th Street
125th Street
168th Street		Manhattan	In design	In Washington Heights/Inwood station grouping
Clifton		Staten Island	In design	Formerly part of "Package 8" bundle.
Lexington Avenue/59th Street	​​​​​	Manhattan	In planning
125th Street		Manhattan	In planning
Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard	​	Queens	In pre-planning	Planned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as part of planned improvements in bus service to LaGuardia Airport
Delancey Street/Essex Street	​​​	Manhattan	In pre-planning	: 24:32 to 46:16
Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets	​​	Brooklyn	In pre-planning
Hunterspoint Avenue	LIRR: Main Line	Queens	On hold	Construction deferred to 2025–2029 Capital Program: 201
Kings Highway		Brooklyn	In pre-planning	In first Bensonhurst station grouping
Vernon Boulevard – Jackson Avenue	​	Queens	In pre-planning	: 55
Wakefield	MNRR: Harlem Line	The Bronx	In pre-planning; funding on hold
Broad Street	​	Manhattan	On hold	Part of 45 Broad Street stalled development
East Broadway	​	Manhattan		Part of 247 Cherry Street, 269 South Street, and 259 Clinton Street stalled development
Mets-Willets Point	LIRR: Port Washington Branch	Queens		Postponed indefinitely due to pending LaGuardia Airport Access Study
Rector Street	​	Manhattan		Southbound platform only; will be constructed by developer of 42 Trinity Place
Republic	LIRR: Ronkonkoma Branch	Suffolk County	Proposed station
Sunnyside	LIRR: Main Line	Queens		Originally planned as part of the East Side Access project; now proposed as part of the MTA's 20-year needs assessment
77th Street	​	Manhattan	Awaiting zoning approval (ZFA)	Southbound platform only; proposed to be constructed by Northwell Health as part of Lenox Hill Hospital expansion
Halsey Street		Brooklyn	Easement designed (ZFA), funding not committed	Northbound platform only
Union Street				Southbound platform only
25th Street				Northbound platform only
Canal Street		Manhattan	In pre-planning	ZFA easement for northbound platform only. Full accessibility proposed as part of 2025–2029 Capital Program.
Beach 36th Street		Queens	In pre-planning	Transit plaza and associated space outside station secured as an easement. Full accessibility proposed as part of 2025–2029 Capital Program.
190th Street		Manhattan	Contract award pending	Contract pending for uptown platform only. Full accessibility proposed as part of 2025–2029 Capital Program.
23rd Street		Manhattan	In pre-planning	Accessibility proposed as part of 2025–2029 Capital Program. Uptown platform only for Spring Street; downtown platform already accessible. Southbound platform only for Wilson Avenue; Manhattan-bound platform already accessible.
157th Street
191st Street
207th Street
Cathedral Parkway-110th Street
125th Street	​
110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza
155th Street
116th Street	​
23rd Street	​
Spring Street
Canal Street	​​​​
President Street–Medgar Evers College	​	Brooklyn
Sterling Street
Grand Army Plaza	​
Nostrand Avenue
Saratoga Avenue
Franklin Avenue/Botanic Garden	​​​​
Brighton Beach	​
Van Siclen Avenue
Avenue N	​
Smith–Ninth Streets	​
Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street	​​
53rd Street
Bedford-Nostrand Avenues
Flushing Avenue
Myrtle–Willoughby Avenues
Cypress Hills
Van Siclen Avenue	​
Wilson Avenue
103rd Street–Corona Plaza		Queens
88th Street
121st Street	​
63rd Drive-Rego Park	​
Elmhurst Avenue
Grand Avenue-Newtown
Forest Avenue
Beach 90th Street	​
Prospect Avenue	​	The Bronx
West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue
Woodlawn
Baychester Avenue
Eastchester-Dyre Avenue
Elder Avenue
182nd–183rd Streets	​
Fordham Road
Norwood–205th Street
Prince's Bay		Staten Island