Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request by WNYC for all stair closures in the NYC subway system. Received around October 26 of 2015.
This repository includes:
- Original FOIL response Microsoft Excel file:
original/FOIL-No-19822-Copy-of-Stair_Egress-Closures_All-Stations-3-18-2015_MasterList.xlsx - Description of data from the MTA:
original/FOIL-No-19822.pdf - CSV of all closed stairs in
closures-all-stairs.csv. Notable points:- Control area closed
- Stairs closed in closed control area
- Closed stand alone stair in open control area
- 1 flight closed in open control area in upper flight of shared landing
- 2+ flights closed in open control area in upper flight of shared landing
- Closed street stairs
- Easements closed
- CSV of only the station units that have closed street stairs and/or closed control areas, a subset of the previous CSV:
closures-entrances.csv