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An out-of-service subway station elevator with red tape forming an X across its glass doors and a sign stating it is out of service until March 20, 2023.

Image Description: A color photograph of a stainless-steel and glass subway elevator at 34th Street–Penn Station cordoned off with two strips of red tape crisscrossing the closed doors in a large “X.” Taped to the left frame is an MTA “Elevator Status” notice reading “Please excuse the inconvenience / This elevator is out of service until 03/20/23” (with the date handwritten), positioned above a permanent sign reading “Please let people with disabilities and seniors board first” and a black “Alternate Accessible Travel Information” sign directing riders: “If this elevator is out of service: Follow signs to 34 St and proceed to elevator EL-34X.”

Creator: Elevator Action Group

An out-of-service subway station elevator with red tape forming an X across its glass doors and a sign stating it is out of service until March 20, 2023.