Transit officials on Monday unveiled a new staircase and entryway at the Times Square subway station that they said cost the transit authority a cool $30 million to build.
MTA CEO Janno Lieber said the “stunning… first class” 15-foot wide staircase at the “center” of Broadway Plaza at 43rd Street Street would provide tourists and others with a clear path in and out of the “Crossroads of the World.”
The new staircase is 450 square feet bigger than its predecessor, which was also not as centrally located, Lieber said.
“It was so inconvenient. You saw so many tourists coming down there and being disoriented. Not anymore,” he
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