These new lean bars can't stand scrutiny.
The MTA replaced the bench with a new sloped bar at a bustling Manhattan subway station, which was widely panned by Strafanger as “unpleasant” and “somehow nasty.”
The new metal slate was recently announced on the platform at West 4th Street Subway station, offering A, C and E lines near Washington Square Park.
The MTA reportedly says the changes at stations that are not the first transit hubs to receive lean-in equipment are part of a pilot program that allows homeless people to stop camp setup.
But there is nowhere for the homeless to sleep, but if the train is backed up, there is nowhere for the riders to sit either.
“I hate it,” 47-year-old Colby B. also called it “silly” Tuesday afternoon.
“I'm disabled,” she fumed.
“If I'm running around, having a place to sit for a moment makes a big difference.”
Varda Steinhardt, 64, said his 22-year-old son needs a place to sit as he is suffering from a seizure. She said it would be dangerous for him to stand on the upcoming train with his disabilities.
“Sometimes you come here and it's waiting for the A-train for 15 minutes,” she explained. “My son has been struggling to stand for a long time, so that's not alright.”
Marcia Simmons, who had been leaning against one of the bars with his cane due to a recent injury, was shocked to see a wooden bench wiped off the platform.
“I leaned over it and walked for the past 10 minutes, so I'm really tired,” Simmons said.
“So when you want to sit down, but instead leans on something, it's a bit annoying.”
The complaints seem to span generations with Madison Hofleur on his way home from school, adding, “I think it's very uncomfortable for people walking or running.”
The new trending bars were located on the Uptown Line for trains A, C and E, with both benches and bars on the Downtown Line. The lines b, d, f, m were not touched.
The MTA said in a Statement to PIX 11 This is the first time that bars have been implemented to lean on busy station island platforms, and is part of a pilot program to assess how they work.
Additionally, cash-bound agents will cost dramatically less. The bar costs around $450, while a wooden bench costs $4,000.
When PIX 11 asked NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow about criticism aimed at the bar on Tuesday morning, some people find the station difficult to access.
MTA spokesman Tim Minton told local Upper West Side The exit of the spirit Research shows that riders want less homeless people or mentally ill people gathering on the subway.
“The station is for people traveling,” he reportedly.
“This is a small step that someone can rest and discourages people who aren't going to the station on a trip.”
He also pointed out that this was not the first station to replace a typical bench with something else.
The agency did not respond immediately to inquiries from the post.
Other Strafangers had a soft tone for the new setup on Tuesday, but admitted to the issue of underground homelessness.
“That's good, it's actually,” said 69-year-old Johnny Regan, adding, “The homeless need a place to stay,” he leaned in.
“It's comfortable,” Felicia Dijon said in a hurry to get on the train. “The homeless once slept on the bench.”
