(DNAINFO)  Shaye Weaver | June 16, 2017 — A developer’s plan to build new subway entrances at a busy street corner will create a dangerous “obstacle course” for pedestrians — potentially creating a life-threatening scenario for commuters, locals say.

In building a 210-foot condo tower with ground-floor retail space at the northeast corner of East 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, Ceruzzi Properties plans to move a subway staircase to the sidewalk rather than keep it inside the building as it is now, plans show. The developer also plans to add an elevator to the new entrance to make the station’s local platform accessible to those using wheelchairs and strollers.

Source: Developer to Create ‘Obstacle Course’ With New UES Subway Entrances: Locals – Upper East Side – DNAinfo New York